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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Delaware Cops Doing Delaware Cops Things. Utterly disgraceful: Delaware Pastor Tony Neal said he turned his life around in the early 1990s after leaving prison. But his criminal record prevented him from being allowed to attend his son’s U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony in 2014. “That was hurtful,” the Georgetown resident said. “One of the […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Let’s start with two bills whose fates remain uncertain: SB 1(Townsend) was released to great fanfare, and promised to limit increased costs of primary health care. The bill cleared its final Senate committee hurdle on April 14, and is ready for Senate consideration. I remain skeptical of the bill’s final chances based on the success […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 4, 2026
Melanie Ross Levin Owes Us An Apology. Kids, here’s what the State Rep wrote on her Facebook: What is it like being a Democratic Jewish legislator? It means dealing with antisemitism on a regular basis from the left. And EVERYONE who has done this to me in Delaware is associated with the Delaware Working Families Party. […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 3, 2026
How The Tech World Turned Evil. Some pieces lend themselves to judicious excerpting. This is not such a piece. It’s a perfect long-form Sunday morning read. Read it, you’ll learn a lot. BTW, this was recommended by one of our favorite readers. Feel free to make similar recommendations. The NYTimes ’30 Greatest Living American Songwriters’ […]
BREAKING: Working Families Party Of Delaware Endorses Six Candidates For The General Assembly
The announcements were made at a Working Families Party event this morning at the Wilmington PAL. The following were endorsed: Adrianna Leela Bohm, SD 1. Running against incumbent Dan Cruce. Shay Frisby, SD 5. Running against incumbent Ray Seigfried. Shané Darby, RD 1. Running against incumbent Nnamdi Chukwuocha, maybe. He hasn’t yet filed. Rae Krantz, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Delaware Progressives Hit The Big Time–or, at least, CNBC: A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers who pushed for a change to the state’s corporate law that benefits executives and billionaires, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have faced shareholder litigation in […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 1, 2026
Marydel Fire Company–Exception, Or The Rule?: A state audit investigating fraud within the volunteer fire company of a small, unincorporated town along the Delaware-Maryland border revealed tens of thousands of dollars of unaccounted spending. It also raised concerns among elected officials about lacking oversight for fire companies across the state. In a report detailing the […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April 2026
Quite a few bands and artists you haven’t heard of, but likely should, this month. Which ones catch your ear? This song activated whatever psychedelics remain in my system from the ’70’s and early ’80’s. Making it the inevitable choice for the ‘Micro-Dose Song Of The Month’. Ladeez and Gentlemen, The Clog: I’m calling it–Nathan […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 30, 2026
1. BREAKING: Nicole Poore Has A Challenger! Keonna Watson. Got this in my e-mail yesterday evening: Friend, I am Delaware. I was raised in New Castle County—shaped by these streets, these neighborhoods, and the people who showed up for one another when systems too often failed us. My roots run deep here. My parents were […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Dog Bites Man: Yet Another Leak At Croda Plant. Federal and state regulators are investigating a leak of a cancer-causing chemical that occurred earlier this month at an industrial site near the base of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. According to Delaware’s environmental notification system, “an unknown quantity of ethylene oxide was released” on April 14 […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
FILL IN THE BLANK: @StevenCheung47 / Via x.com “TRUMP S-ITS FOR HIS 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW.” General Assembly To Consider New School Funding Formula: Delaware is taking a major step forward to overhaul Delaware’s public school funding formula that dates back to the 1940s through legislation set to be introduced next week. Monday’s votes by the […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Containing Delaware Hospital Costs–A Process That Doesn’t Matter: A group of state revenue analysts will vote on Wednesday to determine the level at which they predict health care costs will burden Delaware taxpayers in 2027. A subcommittee of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, better known as DEFAC, sets what is called the “health […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2026
Carney’s Open Mic Fiasco: A backlash emerged against Wilmington Mayor John Carney last week after his administration directed artists performing at a city-sanctioned open mic to not talk about homelessness or LGBTQ issues. Hours before the Thursday event, which the city sponsored at The Queen music hall, the mayor’s special assistant sent an email to […]
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