The Senate passed SB 41 (Hall-Long), which would increase members of the New Castle County Board of Adjustment from 7 to 13 to reflect the number of councilmanic districts, and to require that each district have a member. I understand the intent of the bill. However, is it really in the public's interest to have a Board of Adjustment that mirrors this less-than-august body?
Time to call the Diminutive Despot's bluff. Tony DeLuca's SB 50, which would putatively open the entire Senate redistricting process to the public, passed unanimously in the Senate. It was…
Not only has Dave Sokola been a true progressive voice since he was first elected to the Delaware General Assembly, but his low-key manner has tended to make him underappreciated,…
Today could be the day. Sen. Dave Sokola has placed SB 30, which legalizes civil unions, on today's Senate agenda. That likely means that he has the votes for SB…
Perhaps the greatest thing about this blogging gig is that I get to wallow in self-indulgence. (However, not as much as Matt Denn does. Before I die, I want to…
Stuff that's caught my ear lately: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VmLdZvUlo[/youtube] Kurt Vile-'Jesus Fever' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssN2_B7351U[/youtube] The Cave Singers-'Dancing On Our Graves' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAMWl_Pj6Ug&feature=related[/youtube] Anna Calvi-'Blackout' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8f8HciNGwM[/youtube] Treat Her Right-'I Think She Likes Me' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMGSmzCgrI[/youtube] The…
The picture emerging from Dover is that of a dispirited Senate Democratic Caucus and the State Senate as a whole. The ongoing DeLuca saga and the DeLuca/Peterson imbroglio is wearing on the body's members.
The Delaware State Senate and, in particular, the Senate Democratic Caucus must decide whether it is in the best interest of the legislative body and the citizens you represent to retain or replace Sen. Anthony J. DeLuca as President Pro-Tempore.