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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 25, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 25, 20178 Comments

Some days, you, meaning I, start to write this and then realize that there's next to 'no there there'. Such was yesterday. For you completists, here is the Session Activity…

BREAKING NEWS: World Cafe Live at the Queen to Close In May

By El Somnambulo January 24, 201736 Comments

This is not good news for music lovers or for the revitalization of the City. WCL at the Queen will close its doors on May 25. The reason? They just couldn't make a financial go of it.

How Democrats Created Betsy DeVos

By El Somnambulo January 22, 20176 Comments

While educators and politicians throughout the land are recoiling at the notion of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, Democrats created her. Or someone like her. The Democratic Party's embrace of corporate education, corporate textbooks, corporate testing and corporate-sponsored 'education reform' is what led to this.

Back From the Philly March

By El Somnambulo January 21, 201723 Comments

Wow. Just...wow. We must have had at least 50,000 people there. My wife really wanted to go, and I was more than happy to tag along. My wife and I…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 19, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 19, 2017

The first set of John Carney's nominees sailed through the Senate yesterday. Republicans could not contain themselves from raining effusive praise on these nominations. And why should they? It's basically…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20179 Comments

OK, kids, this gets a little tricky. Yesterday morning dawned with Jack Markell as Governor. Today, John Carney is Governor. There are only two weeks until the General Assembly breaks…

The Third Way Resurfaces

By El Somnambulo January 17, 201731 Comments

These losers have no shame.

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 17, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 17, 2017

Yes, today I offer you a brief respite from all of those 'Markell legacy' pieces emanating from...the Markell Administration. Which ends today. No, not the self-serving legacy pieces. The Markell…

Sen. Marshall Proposes Minimum Wage Increase

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20176 Comments

If memory serves, this is a far more modest proposal than in recent years. SB 10 provides for a 50 cent increase each year for the next four years, and then, post-2020, ties minimum wage increases to Social Security Cost-of-Living increases.

‘Bulo on WHYY TV-12 Tonight

By El Somnambulo January 13, 20172 Comments

I really hit my TV stride with this one. 'First' at 5:30 pm. Mark Eichman and I talk about the General Assembly and, specifically, the budget deficit. I'm pretty sure…

BREAKING: Gov. Markell Submits Final Budget Proposal

By El Somnambulo January 12, 201719 Comments

Here is the press release: Dover, DE – Governor Jack Markell today unveiled a balanced Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal that promotes increased job and educational opportunities for Delawareans, while…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 12, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 12, 20173 Comments

Exciting news! We have our First Agenda of the Year! There is one bill on it! The bill on this agenda pretty much defines everything you need to know about…

Delaware United Wants You!

By El Somnambulo January 11, 20172 Comments

If grassroots progressive politics is your thing, especially when you're part of a group of real cool energetic volunteers, I've got just the opportunity for you. Delaware United is in the…