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Delaware Way Insiders Try To Foist Ed Mulvihill On RD 6 Democrats
By insiders, I mean at least two of Delaware’s top corporate lobbyists, and blood relatives of Tiny Tony DeLuca. As you know, Deb Heffernan announced her retirement last week. She will not run for reelection. A great candidate, Rachel ‘Rae’ Krantz, has been running for that seat for several months now. She would be an […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 26, 2026
Do You Have A ‘Floordrobe’? This guy says it’s a sign of ADHD: Do you ever delay putting away clean laundry or unworn outfits from a vacation and instead keep those clothes in a pile on the floor or draped over a chair for many days on end? What about items you’ve only worn once […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Delaware Challenges ICE Access To Employer Records. Good: Gov. Matt Meyer’s opposition to giving ICE investigators wage records for 15 Delaware businesses hasn’t changed, even after a federal judge ordered the state to provide the information last week. Lawyers for the Delaware Department of Labor have filed a court motion to put the order on […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 24, 2026
John Carney–‘Laugh At Indivisible Delaware, But Don’t Laugh At Me’. I can’t make this stuff up. From what passes for his Administration: Wilmington, Del. — The City of Wilmington is inviting residents and performers to take the stage and showcase their talents during two upcoming Open Mic Nights at The Queen. Events aim to highlight the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 23, 2026
1. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement. This is big. Big big. I had learned while campaigning for Becca Cotto back in 2022 that Heffernan had a lot of residual goodwill in that district. Cotto ran a great race, far exceeded her projected ‘win’ number (the number of votes the ‘calculus’ suggested she needed to reach to win), […]
BREAKING: Rep. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement!
You know what to do. Here’s where you do it: https://www.raefordelaware.com/ You just know that the Finnigans and the Byrds will be looking for an easily-malleable insider to try to fill that seat. Time to really rally around Rae!
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 23, 2026
It’s more challenging writing an interesting legislative piece on Thursdays. Little, other than committee hearings, happens on Wednesdays. And there are no committee meetings on Thursdays. Basically, the agendas are pretty much the only items worth discussing today. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Thankfully, there are some substantive (if not universally desirable) bills for […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Carney To Kill Roberto Clemente League? All because of $30,000? That’s–Carneyesque: “We don’t even know if our league can survive, just paying the fees to pay for the policing.” That’s the warning from Roberto Clemente Baseball League Vice President Iz Balleto to Wilmington leadership, saying that the estimated $30,000 in police costs due to rules […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 22, 2026
Oops, I missed something yesterday and, for the newbies, this will (very narrowly) expand your knowledge base. The House ran a Consent Agenda on Tuesday. A consent agenda consists of non-controversial and often inconsequential legislation. Several bills, in other words, to be approved by a single roll call. At the request of any legislator, an […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Virginia Voters Approve Congressional Redistricting: Democrats maintained their electoral momentum on Tuesday by securing the passage of an aggressively gerrymandered House map in Virginia, which could deliver the party up to four extra seats as it tries to win back control of Congress. Democrats sought to focus the campaign on President Trump, who instigated the […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Meyer’s Choice For Inspector General Looks Like A Home Run Pick: Gov. Matt Meyer nominates Robert Storch to be Delaware’s first Inspector General. Storch has been the IG of federal agencies like the National Security Agency and the Department of Defense, appointed to those positions by former Presidents Obama and Biden respectively. Storch remained in […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
One of this session’s key bills highlights today’s House Agenda. HB 400 (Harris) increases business licensing fees assessed by the Department of State. In other words, modest increases for LLC’s and corporations who choose to make Delaware their official home. We’re not talking about mom-and-pop businesses, and we’re mostly not talking about business entities who […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 20, 2026
Looks Like Debbie Hudson Capano Screwed Yorklyn Real Good. A small northern Delaware community is looking to stop a luxury townhome development through any means necessary — including a lawsuit. Yorklyn residents for years have opposed developments on former industrial land in the Auburn Valley redevelopment district, which did not go through the county’s land […]
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