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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NCC Property Taxes To Rise: New Castle County residents will see their first direct county property tax increase in eight years after their county council passed a $387.6 million budget Tuesday night. The tax increase works out to $102/year, or $8.50/month for those living in the median $378,000 assessed value home in the county. Residents […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wilmington City Council ‘Compromises’ On Housing Funds. ‘Democrat’ James Spadola shows his true colors: After weeks of debate over how Wilmington should spend its money to address affordable housing, the City Council passed a compromise budget that largely preserved Mayor John Carney’s plan to incentivize development over short-term rental assistance. The budget included an $8.4 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 25, 2026
An Interview With Delaware’s First Inspector General: At this point it’s just me. But we’re actively engaged, we got another job announcement out this week. We’re going to staff up. We want to do that promptly. Particularly with a relatively small number of slots, we want to make sure that we’re getting great people who […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 24, 2026
In Praise Of–Miller Lite?: One of the many humiliations that arrive in your 30s is the grudging recognition that a parent was right about something. For some people, their parents were right about a financial decision they recommended, or a romantic relationship they disapproved of. My dad was right about a 96-calorie American lager produced […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 23, 2026
First In Line For Trump Slush Fund Reward? He certainly should be: A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego García, an immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. Abrego Garcia was charged last year with human smuggling after being returned to the U.S. The charges stem from a […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 22, 2026
The Honeymoon Is Finally Over. Trump is officially a lame duck: For much of President Trump’s time in office, Republican lawmakers have had little appetite to stand up to his brand of vindictive politics. Through revenge primary campaigns, bullying social media posts and the threat that he can command the G.O.P. base to go after […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 21, 2026
1. Stephanie Bolden Draws Legit Progressive Challenger. Lest you’ve forgotten who Bolden is, please allow me to reintroduce her to you: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLqfsYdMsmz/?igsh=MWlwbXU1dXkwNm1qcg%3D%3D I now introduce you to…Michelle Booker. This part of her statement particularly impresses me: What I see in District 2 now breaks my heart. The drugs, the violence, the sex trafficking, families losing […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Looks like all the bills on yesterday’s Senate Agenda passed without controversy. I haven’t checked today’s agendas yet. However, the General Assembly will be out of session for the next two weeks for budget mark-up. OK, with that out of the way, let’s see what goodies await us today. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Anyone Missing From This Picture?: All that is left of the Mother African Union Church building in Wilmington is a stone facade and overhead beams following a devastating fire on Sunday. SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS Wag The Dog Redux: The Justice Department announced charges on Wednesday against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The big news, of course, is that the watered-down version of the so-called health care cost containment bill unanimously passed the Senate. While it does place some requirements on insurers (good), the substitute bill that passed largely added language written by, and for, ChristianaCare. We covered this in today’s Open Thread, where I linked to […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
THE SINGLE MOST CORRUPT SCANDAL BY THE SINGLE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. I defy you to find another one that even comes close: The Justice Department has granted President Trump, his family and businesses immunity from ongoing inquiries into their taxes, a potentially lucrative arrangement that could shield the president from significant […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The Big News? The substitute bill supposedly designed to control hospital healthcare costs will finally make it to the floor today. Having its priorities straight, the Senate will first rubber-stamp three of the annual corporate bills that contain language far exceeding any legislator’s ability to understand what’s in them. Here is today’s Senate Agenda. OK, […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Koch Brothers Go After Delaware’s Campaign Finance Laws. You know, so they can flood the state with dark money: A conservative advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging a key instrument of election transparency in Delaware, which, if successful, could upend nearly 15 years of campaign finance law months before the November midterm elections. Americans […]
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