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Our New State Democratic Chair?
One can only hope–and/or become a delegate to the State Convention to make sure that the Betsy Maron Era is over. Evelyn Waters Brady, who recently served as Matt Meyer’s Transition Director, has been credibly linked to the post. In other words, credible sources are saying that she’s running for the position. I love her […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Non-Citizen Nazi Sympathizer Granted Access To All Federal Payment Info: The Trump administration has approved plans to grant Treasury officials affiliated with Elon Musk’s team access to the federal system that handles trillions of dollars in payments, according to two people familiar with the situation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signed off on a plan […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Trump Starts Massive Purge Of FBI And DOJ. Targeted at anybody who had anything to do with Trump And Jan. 6 cases: President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a sweeping effort to potentially fire a large number of FBI agents across the country who worked on investigations targeting the president and his supporters, three people […]
DTI’s Growing Pains: A Measured Take on Internal and External Challenge
Guest Post By Another Frustrated but Hopeful Anonymous DTI Insider The recent op-ed published in Delaware Liberal paints a damning picture of the Department of Technology and Information (DTI). While it is true that DTI is not without its flaws, the piece leans heavily on hyperbole, personal attacks, and omissions that make it easy for […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 31, 2025
The Truth (Partially) Revealed–BHL Tried To Pack Port Board With Her Political Supporters. Take it from one horse’s ass’ mouth: The spat between the legislative and executive branches came to a boil Thursday with Meyer demanding senators withdraw Hall-Long’s nominations – made one day before the governor’s inauguration – while threatening to go to the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 30, 2025
The Big Story: State Senate Prepares To Disgrace Itself. Man, I was wrong, didn’t think it would come to this: The Delaware State Senate is going through with hearing Bethany Hall-Long’s appointments to the Diamond State Port Corporation Board despite Gov. Matt Meyer’s request to dismiss them. During her two-week stint as governor, Hall-Long nominated […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 30, 2025
I rarely (perhaps never) talk about how many people read the blog, and what they read when they read it. However, the Guest Post on the State IT Office has, as of the time I’m writing this, garnered over 2000 unique page views in about 48 hours. We know that a lot of Dover decision-makers […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
I’ve delayed this long enough. Here goes: We’re in the midst of an unprecedented attack on government safeguards that more or less stop us from sinking into oligarchy. Or autocracy. Label it howsoever you choose. The press appears unable to even fully-grasp it, much less report on it. The Democratic Party basically doesn’t exist. I […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 29, 2025
THE BIG STORY: End-Of-Life Options Bill Gets Its First Hearing Today. Should’ve been law already, but Delaware’s Worst Governor Ever couldn’t get past his own blinkered Catholicism. Didn’t try. Rep. Morrison has taken the baton from Paul Baumbach. HB 140 will be considered in today’s House & Human Development Committee meeting. 10 of the 16 […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2025
January can be pretty sparse when it comes to new music. Not this January. Could be a contender for best music month of the year. I’m posting it a couple of days early because I’ve already got seventeen songs. Plus, February’s a short month. Check it out. Before you do, though, for all you new […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Post-Democracy America: Trump Fires Justice Department Prosecutors: Acting Attorney General James McHenry fired several Justice Department officials yesterday who worked on the federal criminal investigations into President Trump, according to two DOJ officials. At least a dozen people who worked with special counsel Jack Smith received dismissals. It is not clear how many officials involved […]
Delaware’s IT Department Is In Crisis–And No One Is Holding Them Accountable
Guest Post From An Anonymous IT Insider: Technology is more critical than ever in shaping government services. But what is Delaware’s state technology agency, DTI, doing? Unlike Delaware, states like Maryland, Washington, Vermont, and California use public-facing dashboards to track IT project performance and spending, ensuring transparency and accountability. Meanwhile, Delaware’s DTI operates behind closed […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Big Story: Can Matt Meyer And Bryan Townsend Smoke A Peace Pipe (preferably filled with homegrown Delaware herb)? They’re gonna have to. Looks like Meyer will have a pretty significant agenda, including items that he and Townsend have in common. Including the fact that both of them hate the Carney pension giveaway to retired […]
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