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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 10, 2019
Everything is in place to pass the Delaware Equal Rights Amendment by next Wednesday. HB 1 was released from the House Administration Committee yesterday. It will be considered in the House today. The Senate has already posted a notice that the bill will be considered in the Senate Executive Committee next Wednesday. Assuming, of course, […]
John Carney To Prisoners: “Drop Dead!”
Literally. That’s what happened when Vermont did what Delaware is now doing: Sending prisoners to the Camp Hill facility in Pennsylvania. Esteban Parra, in an excellent piece in today’s News Journal, lays it out in stark terms: Vermont signed a three-year contract in 2017 transferring more than 200 of its inmates to Pennsylvania in an […]
Big Announcement From Sen. McBride?
Yes, according to the News Journal’s Scott Goss: Scott Goss ✔ @ScottGossDel Being told Senate President David McBride is going to make “a big announcement” around 4:30 p.m. today. No one seems to know what it’s about — yet. I just hope that his health problems haven’t returned.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 9, 2019
Yesterday was All Ceremony. Congratulations to all. Let’s get down to business. According to press reports, the General Assembly has two must-pass bills for January: The second leg of Delaware’s equal-rights amendment, and legislation permitting the new arena for Delaware’s minor league pro basketball team to sell alcohol. Never too early to give Buccini/Pollin a […]
BREAKING: Laura Sturgeon To Chair Senate Education Committee
Of course, Exceptional Delaware had it first: Sokola Out As Chair Of Senate Education Committee, Sturgeon Will Be Chair Dave will still be on the committee, but, as chair, Sturgeon will have a lot of influence on the state’s education agenda. Tizzy Lockman is also on the committee, which includes Sokola, DelCollo and Lopez. Checking now […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., January 8, 2019
Please excuse me while I jump into the Wayback Machine to pay a visit to January 2017 in order to do a cut-n paste. Be back in a jif… …I’m back. Man, Nemski was really on fire early in 2017. But, I digress. OK, the General Assembly convenes for its first session tomorrow. So, first […]
House Committee Assignments: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous
Guess Speaker Pete decided that Sunday afternoon was a good time to release the House Committee assignments. As if we wouldn’t notice. The short story: This is decidedly the handiwork of Pete Schwartzkopf, with his police pals and his hangers-on getting plum assignments. You can check out the assignments here. Just click on each committee […]
Mike Ramone’s Term Limits Bill Is A Bleeping Joke
Folks, you just gotta read this bill. Introduced yesterday, along with another Ramone bill that is a bleeping joke, HB 33 purports to be a constitutional amendment creating term limits, but it’s utterly pathetic and ineffectual. Oh, and unnecessary (more on that in a few sentences). Here’s the substance of the the bill in its […]
Enjoy A Great Concert, Have A Complimentary Libation, Courtesy Of El Somnambulo
I’ve got a great concert coming up at the Arden Gild Hall on Saturday, January 12 at 8 pm. If you come to the show, I will pay for your first beverage, alcoholic or otherwise (BTW, I select the wines, and they’re good. I should know, I drink enough of them.) Leyla McCalla is a […]
Delaware Elections 2020: Race-By-Race-Part 2
OK, I’m not gonna run through all 41 house races. I’m not that sadistic, and I would hope that you’re not that masochistic. I’ll just cover the ones that interest me as of this moment: RD 2: Will self-dealer Stephanie Bolden retire, or will she for once face a decent challenger? RD 3: Likely of […]
Melanie George Smith Even Phonier Than I Thought
I knew her ‘sustainability’ bill stunk to high heaven. I couldn’t figure out what the purpose was for this bill. Now I know. It was a bill designed to create a cottage industry where Melanie George Smith could prosper. But I’m getting ahead of myself. This is truly a blatant self-dealing conflict-of-interest. First read this […]
Delaware Elections 2020: Race By Race-Part 1
“In the field of opportunity, it’s plowin’ time again.”- Neil Young. Hoo, boy, ya’ think 2018 was fun? Let’s just check out 2020. Here’s who/what will be on the Election Day ballot: US President: Yes, whether Trump runs could have an impact on Republican fortunes. If he does, support will be limited to western Sussex […]
Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: The Top 10!!
But, first, the obligatory catch-up threads for those who like to binge-listen (Whoa! Looks like our ‘new improved’ editing function has kicked in.): Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 50-41 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 40-31 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 30-21 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 20-11 And now, finally, My […]
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