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‘Bulo’s Music For the Masses: Only One Way to Kick Off Summer Edition
Bulo’s Memorial Day Playlist to kick off summer with.
Breaking News: Gov. Markell Nominates New DELDOT Secretary
Governor Jack Markell has announced he is nominating U.S. Department of Transportation official Shailen Bhatt (pronounced “SHAY-linn BAT”) to become Delaware’s next Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
Bhatt has experience working on local, state and federal transportation issues and is currently serving as Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Washington, DC. For the last two years, he has been responsible for setting policy and managing relationships with members of Congress and has been leading FHWA’s efforts in reauthorizing the nation’s surface transportation legislation.
Senate Democratic Plan Is Out!
The Senate maps are virtually impossible to read. But the Senate has thrown everyone a curve. Simply unbelievable.
(UPDATED)–The Democratic Redistricting Plan–My First Take
While I haven’t looked at all the districts yet, I’m very encouraged by what I’ve seen so far.
Rethug Redistricting Plan Violates Federal Voting Rights Act?
All signs point to yes. There are currently four minority-majority House districts in Delaware, where minorities make up the majority of a district’s population, if not voter registration. Under the Rethugs’ plan, there would be only two. One of the minority-majority districts (3rd RD) disappears entirely, while a second (16th) goes from a minority-majority district […]
House R Redistricting Plan Not A Serious Plan
Where was the largest proportion of population growth during the past decade? If you said lower NCC, you’d be correct. The area around Middletown and its environs have exploded. No serious redistricting plan could avoid this development, yet somehow the House Rethug redistricting plan manages to reapportion without even providing one new district in this area, let alone the two that the population shift calls for.
‘Bulo on Al’s Show Tuesday…Will Spend $320 Million…
vicariously. If you’d like to make your voice heard as to how to spend/invest/fritter away the budget surplus, call us tomorrow. I’ll be on at 10 a.m. , the Al Mascitti Show, WDEL 1150-AM. Al’s show is on every week day from 9-12 noon.
El Somnambulo Unveils His Choice for New Castle County Executive
FWIW, this name came to me after eating a delicious India/Pakistani dinner prepared by the Arden Dinner Gild. Several meals later, this name still makes real good sense to me.
News-Journal Reports Final Passage of Medical Marijuana Law
This just breaking from Dover. And sources say Markell will sign it.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 11, 2011
Gotta move quickly today. On Al’s show at 10 am, WDEL-1150 on your AM dial. Here’s the entire Session Activity Report from Tuesday. Lotsa stuff going on. Legislation abolishing ‘fusion’ candidacies passed the Senate and is on its way to the Governor’s office. The bill would allow only members of a political party to seek […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 10, 2011
The big news is that we can no longer pretend that Gov. Jack Markell has any concern for those who have struggled due to the prolonged economic downturn. While proposing cuts for Medicaid recipients, cutting scholarship assistance to Delaware college students, squeezing state employees’ benefits by calling them ‘unsustainable’, Gov. Markell has relentlessly pushed for […]
House Redistricting Moving In Another Direction?
Possibly. And I’m not sure I like the direction it may be heading. There seems to be an emerging consensus that all four Wilmington districts may survive redistricting. The alternative, which is possible, would be for Gerald Brady’s district to disappear. As it turns out, seniority would place Brady at a disadvantage amongst the Wilmington […]
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