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Delaware Political Weekly: May 17-23, 2024
1. The Rev Interviews Collin O’Mara. Since he is/was a skeptic, this extensive and aggressive interview with O’Mara comes highly recommended. Listen to the interview, form your own opinion. I think you’ll be impressed. I especially love his critique of the budget process and how he proposes to change it, especially when it comes to […]
Bribes, Payoffs, Or Both? What Do These Lobbyists Expect For Their $$’s?
From my inbox: Please Join Us After Session On May 23rd Contributions may be made for one candidate or for any combination. Checks for Senator Trey Paradee should be made payable to “Committee To Elect Paradee” and may be brought the evening of the event or mailed to: Committee To Elect Paradee, 22 Bell […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 23, 2024
Paul Baumbach’s bills protecting state retirees’ health care benefits passed the Senate. Each bill had a friendly amendment added onto them. They’re at the top of today’s House Agenda, and will again pass unanimously, just like they did in the Senate. Yo, John can I have a press credential for the bill signing? W-what, there’s […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 22, 2024
As expected, the Hospital Cost Review Board bill as amended passed the House and heads to the Governor. No R’s voted yes, D Reps. Lynn and Matthews voted no. One of my fave spies has sent me a piece opposing the legislation written by one Ben DuPont. Pete’s kid. Suggested I knock it down point-by-point. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
The Big Story: Hospital Cost Review Board Bill Could Go To Governor Today. The bill was amended in the Senate, so it now returns to the House for final passage. It’s first on today’s House Agenda, which is the normal practice in both chambers. When a bill returns from the other chamber with amendment(s), you’ll […]
Meyer Campaign Throws Shit At Collin O’Mara
Don’t see any way one could interpret this otherwise: May 20th, 2024 Dear Commissioner, Albence, I wanted to inform you that according to the Delaware Constitution, a candidate for Governor must have been an “inhabitant of this State” for the six years preceding the general election. I write to you today because, with great confidence […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 10-16, 2024
1. A Simpler Solution? R Mike Simpler has filed to run in the 14th RD race. The Rehoboth area district has been home to Pete Schwartzkopf for almost two decades. His chosen successor, disgraced former State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, is in a three-way primary with progressives Marty Rendon and Claire Snyder-Hall. Simpler’s website, uh, doesn’t […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Big Story: Senate Considers Hospital Cost Review Board Today. Among other changes, the compromise amendment ‘(r)emoves the penalty provision for hospitals who fail to adhere to a budget that was approved or modified by the Board.’ Oh. Well, that’s a compromise, all right. First, yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Nothing unexpected happened. The Hospital Review […]
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, though. Looks like the Rethugs objected to preventing unfettered towing of cars by unscrupulous operators. HB 351(Osienski) as amended passed the House by a 24-14 […]
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 the towing bill, which had been held up by city officials who had expressed concerns about the bill. Well, it was, after all, their scam. […]
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 the answer is yes, but it’s less certain. It will become decidedly ‘yes’ if Collin O’Mara can run a campaign that builds on his momentum. […]
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 in signing the bill naming the ‘Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper’. Today’s House Agenda features HB 200 (Longhurst), which […]
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 House bills mandating insurance coverages for certain costs received a large number of R no’s and not votings. I can understand why on HB 274 […]
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