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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April 2026
Quite a few bands and artists you haven’t heard of, but likely should, this month. Which ones catch your ear? This song activated whatever psychedelics remain in my system from the ’70’s and early ’80’s. Making it the inevitable choice for the ‘Micro-Dose Song Of The Month’. Ladeez and Gentlemen, The Clog: I’m calling it–Nathan […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 30, 2026
1. BREAKING: Nicole Poore Has A Challenger! Keonna Watson. Got this in my e-mail yesterday evening: Friend, I am Delaware. I was raised in New Castle County—shaped by these streets, these neighborhoods, and the people who showed up for one another when systems too often failed us. My roots run deep here. My parents were […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Dog Bites Man: Yet Another Leak At Croda Plant. Federal and state regulators are investigating a leak of a cancer-causing chemical that occurred earlier this month at an industrial site near the base of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. According to Delaware’s environmental notification system, “an unknown quantity of ethylene oxide was released” on April 14 […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
FILL IN THE BLANK: @StevenCheung47 / Via x.com “TRUMP S-ITS FOR HIS 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW.” General Assembly To Consider New School Funding Formula: Delaware is taking a major step forward to overhaul Delaware’s public school funding formula that dates back to the 1940s through legislation set to be introduced next week. Monday’s votes by the […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Containing Delaware Hospital Costs–A Process That Doesn’t Matter: A group of state revenue analysts will vote on Wednesday to determine the level at which they predict health care costs will burden Delaware taxpayers in 2027. A subcommittee of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, better known as DEFAC, sets what is called the “health […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2026
Carney’s Open Mic Fiasco: A backlash emerged against Wilmington Mayor John Carney last week after his administration directed artists performing at a city-sanctioned open mic to not talk about homelessness or LGBTQ issues. Hours before the Thursday event, which the city sponsored at The Queen music hall, the mayor’s special assistant sent an email to […]
Delaware Way Insiders Try To Foist Ed Mulvihill On RD 6 Democrats
By insiders, I mean at least two of Delaware’s top corporate lobbyists, and blood relatives of Tiny Tony DeLuca. As you know, Deb Heffernan announced her retirement last week. She will not run for reelection. A great candidate, Rachel ‘Rae’ Krantz, has been running for that seat for several months now. She would be an […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 26, 2026
Do You Have A ‘Floordrobe’? This guy says it’s a sign of ADHD: Do you ever delay putting away clean laundry or unworn outfits from a vacation and instead keep those clothes in a pile on the floor or draped over a chair for many days on end? What about items you’ve only worn once […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Delaware Challenges ICE Access To Employer Records. Good: Gov. Matt Meyer’s opposition to giving ICE investigators wage records for 15 Delaware businesses hasn’t changed, even after a federal judge ordered the state to provide the information last week. Lawyers for the Delaware Department of Labor have filed a court motion to put the order on […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 24, 2026
John Carney–‘Laugh At Indivisible Delaware, But Don’t Laugh At Me’. I can’t make this stuff up. From what passes for his Administration: Wilmington, Del. — The City of Wilmington is inviting residents and performers to take the stage and showcase their talents during two upcoming Open Mic Nights at The Queen. Events aim to highlight the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 23, 2026
1. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement. This is big. Big big. I had learned while campaigning for Becca Cotto back in 2022 that Heffernan had a lot of residual goodwill in that district. Cotto ran a great race, far exceeded her projected ‘win’ number (the number of votes the ‘calculus’ suggested she needed to reach to win), […]
BREAKING: Rep. Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement!
You know what to do. Here’s where you do it: https://www.raefordelaware.com/ You just know that the Finnigans and the Byrds will be looking for an easily-malleable insider to try to fill that seat. Time to really rally around Rae!
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 23, 2026
It’s more challenging writing an interesting legislative piece on Thursdays. Little, other than committee hearings, happens on Wednesdays. And there are no committee meetings on Thursdays. Basically, the agendas are pretty much the only items worth discussing today. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Thankfully, there are some substantive (if not universally desirable) bills for […]
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