DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 16, 2024
RIP: Rep. Joe DiPinto. It would be difficult to find a more civic-minded Wilmingtonian than Joe DiPinto. To me, he was a public servant in the best sense of the…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 15, 2024
The Big Story: Open The Floodgates--Great Bills Coming Through. Today's Senate committees are full of 'em. You'll have to wait just a little longer to revel in all that goodness,…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The Big News: Compromise, Compromise. Apparently, compromises have been reached on both the Hospital Cost Review Board and the Wilmington towing scam bill. Of the two, I'm most skeptical of…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Late, Great Hannibal Lecter. More proof irony is dead: Silence of the Lambs. Has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 11, 2024
State Department As Feckless As Biden On Gaza. Can't anyone just come out and say the obvious?: The State Department’s report on the war in Gaza — which suggested Israel…
Delaware Political Weekly: May 3-9, 2024
1. Have The Governor's Races Changed Over The Last Week? On the R side, which doesn't particularly matter, the answer is a clear yes. On the D side, I think…
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 10, 2024
Let Your Grass Grow. Not that kind of grass. Anybody who's driven past my yard knows why I draw inspiration from this piece: Your vibrant green lawn may look lush,…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 9, 2024
Here's yesterday's Session Activity Report. You will note that the two bills addressing high school athletics policy cleared committee and were passed in the Senate unanimously. Carney wasted no time…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 9, 2024
Everything Falls Apart--In The Carney Administration. Another scandal, another attempted cover-up: A former Delaware Department of Labor supervisor embezzled more than $181,000 from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund in…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 8, 2024
I guess the biggest news is the number of absentees in the House yesterday. Six in all, with several roll calls having at least eight absences. Allergies? Also, the two…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The Big Story: Senate Executive Committee To Consider Hospital Cost Bill Today. Hearing starts at 4 pm. Here's how you can listen and/or participate. I wonder if the Senate will…
My Sentiments, Exactly
Guest Post By La Somnambula Watching the news media coverage about the college campus protests even by liberal media outlets such as MSNBC, I might be led to believe these…
The Working Families Party Endorsements
I was there on Saturday to hear from an inspiring array of candidates. And inspiring they were, individually and collectively. But let's not bury the lede: Collin O'Mara delivered the…