2026 – Page 20 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 25, 2026

By Alby March 25, 202612 Comments

New Castle County residents should brace for a tax increase. County Executive Marcus Henry proposed a 17.2% hike of the property tax rate to the county council last night. The…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 25, 2026

A productive day in Dover, but with work on the bill I was most interested in left undone. The bill? This one. The bill 'prohibits the State, a unit of…

Song of the Day 3/24: Hank Williams, “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle”

By Alby March 24, 2026

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Trains and prison have always been favored subjects in country music. The train whistle calls to farm boys who long to ramble or need to…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 24, 2026

A strong House Agenda highlights today's session. Meaning, we'll start with the Senate Agenda. Only one bill of note, and it's likely non-controversial. SB 247 (Mantzavinos) 'clarifies that counties and…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 24, 202616 Comments

Former State Senator Nancy Cook Has Passed Away. No legislator exercised more control over Delaware's annual budgeting process than Nancy Cook. For decades. Making her one of the most influential…

Song of the Day 3/23: Incubus, “Megalomaniac”

By Alby March 23, 2026

Predicting Donald Trump's behavior is fairly easy: Just ask yourself, "What would an asshole do?" Robert Mueller – a Republican, mind you – dies? Anyone else would heed the advice,…

DL Open Thread: Monday, March 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 23, 20268 Comments

Will They Leave Their Masks On? So insane, only Trump would do it: Tom Homan, the White House border czar, confirmed on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would…

Song of the Day 3/22: Afroman, “Lemon Pound Cake”

By Alby March 22, 2026

That cops frequently act like bullying dicks is hardly news. They usually demonstrate it through immunity-enabled violence. But they sometimes show it with the whining victimhood that bullies display when…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: March 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 22, 2026

RIP--Metaverse. We Hardly Knew Ye: This week, it was reported that Meta, the company behind Facebook, would be shutting down Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality social network with VR headset…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 21, 20262 Comments

"Ladies And Gentlemen, Please Remove Your Tin Foil Hats And Stand For Pete Hegseth's National Anthem": BTW, I was quite surprised when I saw who wrote the music for this.…

Song of the Day 3/20: Tom Waits, “Big in Japan”

By Alby March 20, 2026

Donald Trump considers himself a very funny guy. His rallies, back when he was capable of holding them, were long, boring exercises in his putative stand-up comedy. Many of his…

DL Open Thread: Friday, March 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 20, 202622 Comments

Wilmington Senior Center Closes. Won't Say Why: Days after posting their March lunch menu onto social media, officials from the Wilmington Senior Center closed the doors of the 70-year-old facility.…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 19

By El Somnambulo March 20, 2026

"I would like to dedicate this next song to Dan Poliseno": 1. Dan Poliseno: Filed March 9. Withdrew March 16. Meaning, as of now, Rep. Alonna Berry has no R…