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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 25, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 25, 202116 Comments

A Message To You Rudy: You can't practice law in New York State: In its 33-page decision, the court said that Mr. Giuliani’s actions represented an “immediate threat” to the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday 24, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 24, 20216 Comments

Dispatcher: "Adam-12, Adam-12, we have a Gold Alert on SB 147 and SB 148. Both have gone missing and have been unaccounted for for at least 48 hours. Please respond."…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 23, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 23, 20214 Comments

Pretty much every bill we discussed yesterday passed yesterday. The one exception, HB 122 (Heffernan), which would require that persons with disabilities be paid a minimum wage, is at the…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20214 Comments

Five more days. Lots of unfinished business. Some, like the Budget Bill, will likely get done as early as today. But where's the urgency on marijuana legalization (HB 150), policing…

The Claudettes Coming To Arden!!

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20212 Comments

WHO, you might ask... My kind of band. First concert I've booked since the pandemic took live music away from us. Why tell you when I can show you?: And…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 19, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 19, 202111 Comments

Why Are Catholic Bishops Going After Biden? Yet another lurch towards irrelevance. I'm sure this will lead to packed pews on Sundays. 'Many Bad People In The Mask Industry'. The…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 18, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 18, 202114 Comments

We (Almost) Have A Progressive General Assembly! Passage of the $15 minimum wage bill is a BFD. The Senate has become a progressive legislative body run by progressive leaders. There…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 17, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 17, 202113 Comments

$15 MINIMUM WAGE DAY. If we had a Democratic governor, the outcome would not be in question. "Pass this bill, then come on up to my office, and I will…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 16, 202111 Comments

A great day--a GREAT day, in the State Senate yesterday. Dave Sokola and the merry band of progressives there--RULE. So many great bills passed yesterday that it's hard to know…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 15, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 15, 202113 Comments

Let's start with some good news, sorta. SB 15, the minimum wage increase legislation, is on Thursday's House Agenda. However, it's a long Agenda, SB 15 is at the bottom…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 12, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 12, 20213 Comments

Trump Handed Private Equity Firms License To Avoid Taxes. The day before the Capitol riots: There were two weeks left in the Trump administration when the Treasury Department handed down…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 11, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 11, 202123 Comments

Danny Short Has A Sad. From Matt Bittle's Twitter. There's so much dissembling goodness here, but I'll go with: While the proposed amendment had some support from our Caucus during…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 10, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 10, 202112 Comments

Today's the day that marijuana legalization comes to the House floor. It's likely to be a lo-o-o-ng day. After all, it's a lo-o-o-ng bill. HB 150 (Osienski) already has ten…