2026 – Page 20 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 28, 20262 Comments

Containing Delaware Hospital Costs--A Process That Doesn't Matter: A group of state revenue analysts will vote on Wednesday to determine the level at which they predict health care costs will…

Song of the Day 4/27: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, “Blinded By the Light”

By Alby April 27, 20263 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Is “Blinded by the Light” a Bruce Springsteen song or a Manfred Mann song? Bruce wrote it in 1973 but people didn’t buy it. The…

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20261 Comment

Carney's Open Mic Fiasco: A backlash emerged against Wilmington Mayor John Carney last week after his administration directed artists performing at a city-sanctioned open mic to not talk about homelessness…

Delaware Way Insiders Try To Foist Ed Mulvihill On RD 6 Democrats

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20267 Comments

By insiders, I mean at least two of Delaware's top corporate lobbyists, and blood relatives of Tiny Tony DeLuca. As you know, Deb Heffernan announced her retirement last week. She…

Song of the Day 4/26: Nirvana, “Lithium”

By Alby April 26, 2026

H/t El Somnambulo's Sunday magazine item about lithium mining. Rechargeable batteries weren't on Kurt Cobain's mind when he wrote this "Nevermind" track in 1990 – back then lithium was best…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 26, 20264 Comments

Do You Have A 'Floordrobe'? This guy says it's a sign of ADHD: Do you ever delay putting away clean laundry or unworn outfits from a vacation and instead keep…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 25, 20261 Comment

Delaware Challenges ICE Access To Employer Records. Good: Gov. Matt Meyer’s opposition to giving ICE investigators wage records for 15 Delaware businesses hasn’t changed, even after a federal judge ordered…

Song of the Day 4/24: Spoon, “My Mathematical Mind”

By Alby April 24, 2026

Donald Trump, who likes to brag about going to Penn's Wharton School, is obviously bad at math – how else could he go bankrupt running casinos? He has repeatedly demonstrated…

DL Open Thread: Friday, April 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 24, 20263 Comments

John Carney--'Laugh At Indivisible Delaware, But Don't Laugh At Me'. I can't make this stuff up. From what passes for his Administration: Wilmington, Del. — The City of Wilmington is inviting…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 24, 202614 Comments

1. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement. This is big. Big big. I had learned while campaigning for Becca Cotto back in 2022 that Heffernan had a lot of residual goodwill in that…

BREAKING: Rep. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement!

By El Somnambulo April 23, 20263 Comments

You know what to do. Here's where you do it: https://www.raefordelaware.com/ You just know that the Finnigans and the Byrds will be looking for an easily-malleable insider to try to…

Song of the Day 4/23: Dave Mason, “Only You Know and I Know”

By Alby April 23, 2026

Dave Mason, the British guitarist who cofounded the psychedelic band Traffic before embarking on a solo career, died Sunday at 79. Mason wrote some classic rock staples that were bigger…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 23, 20261 Comment

It's more challenging writing an interesting legislative piece on Thursdays. Little, other than committee hearings, happens on Wednesdays. And there are no committee meetings on Thursdays. Basically, the agendas are…