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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 29, 2023
The Headlines: Speaker Pete Tries To Ram Seaford Charter Change Down The Throats Of D Caucus Members–Chapter 4. House Doesn’t Show Up For Work. Senate R’s Signal That They Will Not Hold Up Bills For Seaford Charter Change. In fact, the Senate R’s joined the Senate Democrats in unanimously approving the Bond Bill. Prime sponsor […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 29, 2023
Some Florida-Sized Corruption By DeSantis. How about a $92 mill highway construction project on behalf of a guy who gave the Governor a ‘golf simulator’?: The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) steered $92 million last year in leftover federal coronavirus stimulus money to a controversial highway interchange project that directly benefits a top […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The Headline: EVERYTHING FALLS APART IN HOUSE. We (well, I) first noted the marathon break between the recess for Caucus and the time the House eventually went back into session (3:15 to 7:45) last evening. We (well, I) noted that the House site changed the scheduled hours of session 4 times during the course of the […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Today’s Headlines: *Third Time The Charm For Seaford’s LLC’s? I doubt it, but it’s back on today’s House Agenda. There must be a story behind the story. I’d love to hear it. *Budget & Bond Bills Headed For Passage. Both on today’s Senate Agenda. Well, not precisely. The Bond Bill has been laid on the […]
500,000 Rounds Of Ammo Walk Out Of Cebela’s-But Not On Their Own
No, not nationwide. From one store in Delaware. Which is what happens when a store has the ammo right out on the sales floor. Cabela’s is under investigation for lax shoplifting prevention after half a million rounds of ammunition was stolen from its Christiana Mall store, the Delaware Department of Justice said in a statement […]
Remember That ‘Self-Sustaining’ Port Of Wilmington?
Looks like Jeffrey Bullock and the self-anointed ‘grown-ups’ are gonna stick us with a, wait for it, $100 million price tag. Oh, and try to hide it from us. From the News-Journal: Delaware will get less money from the Port of Wilmington following its failed deal that privatized the port and taxpayers could be on […]
Sarah McBride Announces For Congress!
It’s official: State Sen. Sarah McBride, the country’s highest-ranking transgender elected official, announced her candidacy Monday to become Delaware’s next sole congresswoman. McBride, if elected, would become the first trans person elected to federal office, catapulting the already nationally known politician to an even bigger stage. She would also be the youngest elected official Delaware […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 25, 2023
The Coup That Wasn’t: The leader of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, is expected to go to Belarus under a deal brokered by the Belarusian president, putting an end to a shocking, albeit short-lived, challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority. Prigozhin will not be prosecuted, a Kremlin spokesman said, adding that Wagner forces […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Need To Repost This. You know, with the relentless heat wave in Texas and all: In a week when parts of the state are getting triple-digit temperatures and weather officials urge Texans to stay cool and hydrated, Gov. Greg Abbott gave final approval to a law that will eliminate local rules mandating water breaks for […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 23, 2023
Supreme Court To Navajo Nation: “No Water For You”. Chief Justice Roberts could have flipped the decision with his vote, but didn’t. Justice Gorsuch (!?) goes nuc-u-lar: “Where do the Navajo go from here? To date, their efforts to find out what water rights the United States holds for them have produced an experience familiar […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 22, 2023
The headlines: House To Consider Budget, LEOBOR, and Plastic Disposables Today. We Have Our Pot Czar: “I know there are people who, when they saw someone who had a very strong law enforcement background was nominated for this position, kind of made certain thoughts and jumped to certain conclusions. I don’t know … if anyone […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Story That Led To Alito’s ‘Pre-buttal’: In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2023
The headlines: Bill Protecting Gender-Affirming Health Care will not be considered this year: A proposal to extend legal protections for providers of gender-affirming care will not be considered by state lawmakers during the final weeks of this year’s legislative session. Following introduction of the House Bill 230 Thursday, bill sponsor Rep. DeShanna Neal, D-Elsmere, said […]
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