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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
The Big Story: ‘Musk-Pass’ Bill Surfaces On House Agenda. It took until about 24 hours before today’s session, but the Speaker finally released the House Agenda and, yes, SS1/SB 21 is the fourth and final item on today’s docket. Why did it take so long? I don’t know, do you? If so, what have you heard? […]
The FIRST Delaware Occasional Political (Non-)Weekly Of The 2026 Cycle: Nov. 2024 to March 23, 2025
Presented to you, for now, whenever the occasion warrants it. I think you’ll agree that that time is now. Let me start with a message to D challengers who intend to use your opponents’ fealty to Elon Musk against them, as you should. I assume you are all humane people, you recognize that even the […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 24, 2025
Yes, Trump Is Serious About Greenland: Relations between Greenland and the United States sank further on Sunday as the Greenlandic prime minister erupted over what he called a “highly aggressive” delegation of senior officials the Trump administration said it would send to the island this week. Usha Vance, the second lady, and Michael Waltz, the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 23, 2025
How Scammers Ply Their Trade. Quite the fascinating report: The F.B.I., China’s Ministry of Public Security, Interpol and others have tried to combat scammers, who often lurk on social media and dating apps, luring people into bogus financial schemes or other ruses. Telecom companies have blocked numbers. Banks have issued repeated warnings. Yet the industry […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Extortionist-In-Chief. Look who caved today: Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government pulled this month amid allegations that the school tolerated antisemitism on campus. The university released a memo outlining its agreement with Donald Trump’s administration hours […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 21, 2025
Ready, Fire, Aim: What, Exactly, Does Matt Meyer Stand For, And Why Does His Staff Keep Saying Stoopid Things? To (half-) wit: In a written statement, Mila Myles, a spokesperson for Meyer, said the governor will be “hands-on, meeting with everyone and taking action so that Delaware continues to be the global leader.” She also defended […]
Delaware’s Legislators Of The Week: March 18-20
Four legislators deserved mention for their work this week. We’ll list the Honorable Mentions alphabetically: Sen. Stephanie Hansen: Successfully shepherded a package of bills through the Senate designed to provide relief for rate payers. Her expertise in this particular policy area played a key role in developing the bills. Sen. Marie Pinkney: I wish more legislators had […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Let’s address the two big issues that surfaced yesterday. The Musk-Pass corporate law bill made it through the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. As Xerxes Wilson pointed out in this comprehensive piece, Wednesday’s three-hour hearing in the House Judiciary Committee was the first time full-throated opposition was raised in Legislative Hall. Dozens of attorneys, as well […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tesla Assets ‘Appear To Have Gone Astray’. To the tune of $1.4 billion: Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion is missing. Many Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Tesla’s accounting for years, but they have never gained much traction – until […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
So much to unpack from yesterday’s passage of HB 140 (Morrison), the ‘end of life options’ bill. I had predicted somewhere around 25 votes for passage yesterday. Instead, the bill passed with the bare majority of 21 votes. Why? Because the entire Wilmington delegation and Rep. Deb Heffernan, all of whom were absent for the […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Courts To Trump: Pretty Much Everything You’re Doing Is Illegal. Transgender Troops Ban. Dismantling Of USAID. Trump Rope-A-Dope On Deportations. We’ve learned that Democrats aren’t coming to the rescue, the courts are all we have left. Trump And Putin Still Can’t Agree On What They Get To Rip Off From Ukraine: A “no” is not […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday March 18, 2025
The Big Story: House To Consider Death-With Dignity bill today. HB 140 (Morrison) is virtually the same bill that both houses passed last year, only to be vetoed by Delaware’s Worst Governor Ever, John Carney. The bill: …permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Israel Does It Again. The Carnage Quotient had apparently fallen below acceptable genocidal standards: Israeli forces launched large aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in the first major strikes on the territory since Israel’s cease-fire with Hamas began roughly two months ago. Gaza’s health ministry said more than 400 people had been […]
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