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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
The big news: Paul Baumbach’s End Of Life Options bill cleared committee. 8-7. Only D to vote no was Nnamdi Chukwuocha. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. As expected, HB 280(Bentz) passed the Senate unamended and only needs the Governor’s signature to become law. The House and Senate are scheduled to each quickly run through […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 20, 2022
As loyal readers know, I am an aficionado of the game of human chess known as pro rasslin’. With their bloated contracts, WWE is almost idiot-proof. Which is good, because they’re run by an idiot. My latest example: When a wrestler, even a well-known popular wrestler, comes to WWE, they must change their name to […]
MAJOR Upgrade Coming To Delaware General Assembly!
Some items just won’t keep until the Weekly Political Update. Like THIS one: Kerri Evelyn Harris has announced her candidacy for the 32nd RD seat currently held by Andria Bennett! Bennett has said that she would not run for reelection, but she is untrustworthy. In fact, she should be leaving office now since she’s deep […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan.19, 2022
Joseph Heller, author of Catch 22, labored on his following novel, called Something Happened. One critic provided a two-word review of the novel: “Nothing happened.” While that’s not quite the case with yesterday’s legislative session, it’s close enough for government work. We’ve got more activity lined up for today, hence more breathless (and some would […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
But, first, a detail left over from last Thursday’s session. SB 64 (Townsend) passed the Senate. This is the bill that levies civil penalties if you don’t remove accumulated ice or snow from your car. There were two no votes, and one not voting. The three senators who did not support the bill were Gay, […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., January 16, 2022
Trump Voters Dying In Droves. In places where Rethugs can’t afford to have them die. To the tune of between about 1300 and 1900 Trump voters being subtracted from the rolls every day. Read this article. It will make you feel better: As of this week, about 1,800 Americans a day are dying of Covid; […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 15, 2022
What Democrats Need To Do On Voting Rights Now That Democrats Sabotaged Voting Rights Legislation. Depressing, I know: With the door slammed shut this week on federal legislation to create new protections for access to voting, Democrats face an electoral landscape in which they will need to spend heavily to register and mobilize voters if […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
How The Big Quit Happened. An absolute must-read from Mother Jones: Quits are a Janus-faced piece of economic data—a sign of how bad our work politics have gotten, and also of hope that they could be better. It signals that people are fed up but also confident they can find new jobs, often better-paying ones. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 7-13, 2022
1. Filing Fees Finalized. Candidates Start Filing. Here’s who have so far: Jack Bucchioni: D-SD 6 in Sussex County. This is the district currently held by R Ernie Lopez, who is retiring, at least from this seat. Mark Pugh: R-SD 14 in Kent County. This is the district currently held by Bruce Ennis. Pugh got […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 13, 2022
First, the big news. The brand-new marijuana legalization bill has been introduced. It’s clearly an attempt to overcome the pitfalls that befell the bill last year. It doesn’t permit people to grow their own marijuana which, of course, is ridiculous. It still enables cops to pretend to smell marijuana when they’ve stopped you. The main […]
Black Opry Revue Coming To Arden Gild Hall!!
The Arden Concert Gild will host the Black Opry Revue on Saturday, Feb.26, 2022 at the Arden Gild Hall at 8 p.m. Black Opry is a home for Black artists and Black fans of country, blues, folk and Americana music. The concert, which is being presented in conjunction with Black History Month, will feature these […]
DL Open Thread For Thursday, January 13, 2022
No ‘Jibby-Jabby’ For This Jibber-Jabberer. With the inevitable outcome. This Super-Spreader event in Texas has been extraordinarily successful in thinning out the herd: Canon had announced on Facebook in November that her employer granted her a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine. “No jabby-jabby for me! Praise GOD!” she wrote at the time. More recently, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wed., Jan. 12, 2022
Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. All of the bills we discussed yesterday were released from committee, including HB 183. The skeptic in me (about 80% of what comprises ‘me’) wonders what’s behind this bill although, on the surface, I see nothing wrong with it. Anybody with inside info? Today is solely devoted to committee […]
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