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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 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 18, 2026
Some political stories simply won’t wait until the Political Weekly. This is one of them: Dwayne Bensing is primarying incumbent AG Kathleen Jennings. Here’s his statement on why he’s running: Our state stands at a crossroads, and it’s time for a new generation to take up the torch for justice. I’m ready to lead a […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 17, 2026
These are just a few of the award-winning commercials created by Joe Sedelmaier, who passed away this past week: Mr. Sedelmaier stuck to comedy for his nearly 1,000 commercials. “I don’t feel there’s that much to be serious about in a commercial,” he told The Chicago Tribune in 1993. “You’re serious about selling the guy’s […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Why Democrats Suck–Case #Infinity Plus 2: DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 15, 2026
State Demands $876K From Police Athletic League Of Delaware. Can we just substitute ‘Val Longhurst’ for ‘PAL’?: The financial crisis facing the Police Athletic League of Delaware escalated in recent weeks after state officials demanded that the community center nonprofit repay nearly $900,000 in misspent pandemic relief money, New Castle County police chief Col. Jamie […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 14, 2026
Well–not exactly. This article has been embargoed until after 9 am because of Breaking News. I won’t keep you waiting long–in fact, not at all. 1. FOUR Delaware Progressive candidates secure major national endorsements: Kira Alejandro has been endorsed by Run for Something (RFS), a national organization that recruits and supports the next generation of […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 14, 2026
One notable bill passed the Senate yesterday. SB 22 (Townsend), which aims to increase affordable access to mental health care services in Delaware, unanimously passed and now heads to the House. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Happy to see that SS1/SB 23 (Huxtable) cleared committee despite some opposition from local governments. Today’s Senate Agenda […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Who’s The Boss?: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, delivered a warning on Taiwan to President Trump as they met for a summit in Beijing on Thursday, saying that the issue, if handled poorly, could lead to conflict and “an extremely dangerous situation.” The summit, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade, could […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Marie Pinkney and Matt Meyer With A Legit Healthcare Proposal. I’ve come to the conclusion that all the posturing against ChristianaCare will amount to nothing because legislators have no intention to allow it to amount to anything.. But this I like: Delaware lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would greatly increase the number of patients […]
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