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DL Open Thread: Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022
Did NFL Owners Try To Bribe Coaches To Throw Games? Perhaps I should have written Black coaches. We now have two credible allegations, and the NFL has immediately denied it–as if the Commissioner would know. Before I get into the allegations, first check out exactly who the NFL owners are. 16 of the 32 owners […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
Delaware Finally Does The Right Thing On Human Trafficking. The General Assembly, led by Sen. Patti Blevins, had already done their job and had passed landmark legislation on the issue. Then, the required follow-up pretty much never happened. Looks like that’s gonna change: The Delaware Department of Justice unveiled Monday the state’s first-ever dedicated Human […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2022
Only one song from last January’s list made it onto my 50 Fave Tunes Of 2021. (It finished at #2, but still…) That will not be the case this time around. A remarkable month for new music. Gee…should I expand this year’s list to, oh, 100? Didn’t think so: Nathan Arizona’s Fave Of The Month?: […]
State Chamber Comes Out Against Anything Good
From their newsletter to their members: SB1 – Healthy Delaware Families Act: The bill would create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. This latest version has undergone substantial revisions from the original bill that was introduced last year. The bill provides up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for workers at […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
Good Enough For The Confederacy, Good Enough For Madison Cawthorn. Several of North Carolina’s leading jurists are trying to remove Cawthorn from office because of his seditionist behavior. They just might have a case: That is because North Carolina’s election statute offers challengers a remarkably low bar to question a candidate’s constitutional qualifications for office. […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Jan. 29, 2022
National Butterly Center Shut Down By RWNJ’s. QAnoners believe it’s a front for sex trafficking: Center director Marianna Wright “was advised by [a] former state official (whose daughter is the Hidalgo County GOP chairperson) that she should be armed at all times or out of town this weekend,” due to a caravan of attendees at […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 28, 2022
Judge Tosses Out Massive Gulf Of Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale. The Biden Administration had been placed in the position of having to go forward with the sale even though they didn’t want to. Why did this judge toss it out?: In his ruling, Judge Rudolph Contreras concluded that the Interior Department’s Bureau of […]
Delaware Political Weekly: January 21-27, 2022
1. Kerri Evelyn Harris Files! Not for the ballot yet. But she indeed has filed her campaign committee for the 32nd RD seat currently held by Andria Bennett. In other words, she’s running. Harris’ election and Bennett’s departure represent a two-fer when it comes to challenging the Kop Kabal. Not to mention, Kerri brings so […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 27, 2022
WDEL News Photo I was inspired by watching the Senate Health & Social Services Committee meeting yesterday. Several truly-good people helping a bill that will provide important help to tens of thousands of Delaware families become law. There was a synergy between the senators, the people who spoke on behalf of the bill, and the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Breyer Foils McConnell’s Plans: Those plans weren’t even secret. McConnell baldly stated last summer that he was “highly unlikely” to allow Biden to fill a vacancy in 2024, should the Senate revert to Republican control in these midterms. He added that he might just refuse to hold hearings in 2023 as well, should a vacancy come […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 26, 2022
Get yer coffee and set yerselves down to watch a committee meeting or two this morning. They’re starting early. With two major bills being considered. Paid Family & Medical Leave. 10 AM. The bill will clear committee since all D senators are sponsors or co-sponsors on the bill. The bill will not be run in […]
Rep. Brady Arrested For Shoplifting Incidents
This is just sad. He got away with the first one. He got caught the second time. Left a store with about $200 in groceries twice w/o paying for them. Was caught the second time. Refused to pay for the items and left. Car had his legislative tag on it: According to Newark Police, Brady […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., January 25, 2022
A nothing-burger of a day. Senate’s not even holding committee meetings. House has only a few. The good news? Two of this session’s most important bills will be considered in committee on Wednesday. Specifically, SS1/SB 1, the paid family leave bill, will be considered in the Senate Health & Social Services Committee tomorrow. 10 am. […]
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