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DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022
Right-Wing ‘Legal Foundation’ Goes After Delaware Voter Rights. (h/t to Matt Bittle) You know because a good man, an honest man, is forced to choose between doing his elections job and, um, honoring the Delaware Constitution: The Foundation’s client is Michael Mennella, an inspector of elections for the Delaware Department of Elections…The Foundation’s client Michael […]
Black Opry Revue Preview: Part Two
We’re bringing these incredible artists to the Arden Gild Hall this Saturday. In conjunction with Black History Month, and presented in partnership with the Delaware Division Of The Arts and radio station WXPN. (Up-to-date vax cards and masks required.) You can get tickets right here. I promised that you would hear from all five performers. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 18-24, 2022
1. Collin O’Mara Pondering Run For Governor. He would be the second member of his immediate family to have run for Governor. His wife ran for Governor–of Maryland–in 2018, and came in 4th in the Democratic primary. O’Mara ‘maintains a residence in Wilmington’ so, like Dave McBride, he could presumably legally run for the position. […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Feb. 24, 2022
Putin Starts Shootin’: Early Thursday, just as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia announced on television that he had decided “to carry out a special military operation” in Ukraine, explosions were reported across the country. Blasts were heard in Kyiv, the capital; in Kharkiv, the second largest city; and in Kramatorsk in the region of […]
Black Opry Revue Preview: Part One
We’re bringing these incredible artists to the Arden Gild Hall this Saturday. In conjunction with Black History Month, and presented in partnership with the Delaware Division Of The Arts and radio station WXPN. (Up-to-date vax cards and masks required.) You can get tickets right here. But first, how about a taste of three of the […]
Watch The State Of Corrections In Delaware Summit Tom’w And Weds.
Sen. Marie Pinkney and Rep. Mimi Minor-Brown are holding a virtual State Of The State Of Corrections In Delaware Summit this Tuesday and Wednesday. If you look at the linked agenda, this appears to be quite the ambitious and well thought-out program. Ideal for both newcomers to the issue and for policy wonks. Sessions will […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022
The Trumpiest Item Of The Day. Yep, he’s negotiating with the Saudis for them to underwrite at least two yu-u-u-ge golf tourneys at his ailing clubs. The golfers? Multi-millionaires who don’t think they’re getting paid enough by the PGA. Headed by Greg Norman, who uses the typical ‘I’m not a politician’ line to justify forming […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022
Trump’s MAGA PAC Subsidized Empty Office Space In Trump Towers. The $$’s were supposed to go to Junior Trumps: “It’s a huge scam,” said one former aide with direct knowledge of Trump’s political spending. “I can’t believe his base lets him get away with it.” (He’s kidding, right?) After the 2020 election, the Trump presidential […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
Putin Facing A Personality Crisis? Is he rational, or has he undergone a fundamental change?: In Moscow, many analysts remain convinced that the Russian president is essentially rational, and that the risks of invading Ukraine would be so great that his huge troop buildup makes sense only as a very convincing bluff. But some also […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 11-17, 2022
1. It’s Progress Vs. Delaware Way In RD 32. I should have known that the Chamber Of Commerce wasn’t gonna give up this seat w/o a fight. Andria Bennett has been one of the Chamber’s most dependable allies in Dover, going so far as to quote Chamber talking points on the floor. Her (eventual) retirement […]
Delaware Transit Official Donated To Trucker Protest–From A Delaware Government E-Mail
His name? Richard Paprcka. His position? COO of the Delaware Transit Corporation. From the Washington Post: One donation of $50 to the Freedom Convoy campaign used an email address associated with the Delaware Transit Corp. The payment made on Feb. 9 under the name of the state transit agency’s chief operating officer, Richard Paprcka, included […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Lawyer With Too Much Time On Her Hands Files Stoopid Lawsuit. No, not Ted Kittila this time: Attorney Janice Lorrah of Hockessin, the mother of a 6-year-old daughter, has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court against Gov. John Carney, claiming that his unilateral extension of the school masking mandate violates state statutes and due process. […]
Delaware Political Weekly, February 4-10, 2022
Hoo-boy, now we’re talkin’! A hot-stove political junkie’s dream of a week. 1. More RD 4 Nomination Post-Mortems. The alleged rationales for choosing Bud Freel (other than ‘he’s one of us’ in the most clannish sense) were mere fig leafs. Whatever name recognition advantage that Bud Freel might have over Dr. Bohm would not have […]
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