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Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 27, 2018

A quick wrap-up from last Thursday, starting with the comprehensive Session Activity Report. I will only note the passage of HB 144 (Osienski) in the Senate. Why? Because even what…

Dave McBride & Greg Lavelle: Twin Executioners Of Assault Weapons Ban?

By El Somnambulo March 26, 201826 Comments

Let's first state the obvious: The so-called leader of the Delaware State Senate has given the finger to every student, family and person who took part in the March For…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 16-22, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 23, 201812 Comments

1. Two More For RD 16. One candidate, Jakim Mohammed, filed this week for the race to succeed retiring Rep. J. J. Johnson. I like him, perhaps the only ex-cop…

Assault Weapons Ban Introduced In Dover

By El Somnambulo March 22, 201877 Comments

SB 163 (Townsend) was officially introduced today in Dover. If you read the lengthy synopsis of the bill, you will notice that several court decisions are cited as precedents. The…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 22, 20186 Comments

With two session Wednesdays lost to the snow, there's a backup of legislation in House and Senate committees. Meaning, there's a paucity of legislation available to consider during regular session. …

March 22 Open Thread: Facebook Faces the Music

By Alby March 22, 20187 Comments

It's hard not to feel some schadenfreude over Facebook's sudden fall in fortune. Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed the issue of privacy with some vague promises, but the potential legal problems…

What If Tom Carper Doesn’t Run?

By El Somnambulo March 21, 201829 Comments

I've been thinking about this lately. You have a clearly diminished incumbent, one who will be forced to display that diminished capacity publicly this year. He has more pensions than…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 20, 201817 Comments

So, Rep. PAL Longhurst goes into high dudgeon over the weakening of her bump stocks bill in the Senate. These amendments passed the Senate and are now part of the…

Kerri Harris Fundraiser Rescheduled

By El Somnambulo March 19, 2018

The Kerri Harris fundraiser scheduled for this Tuesday night has been postponed due to potential bad weather. The fundraiser has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 1814 N.…

March 19 Open Thread: Money Is the Root of All Greed

By Alby March 19, 201832 Comments

WDEL's Amy Cherry has the best story on the kerfuffle over the firing of Padua Academy's principal. The Diocese of Wilmington is trying to split hairs about it, but it…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 9-15, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 16, 201811 Comments

1. Sean Lynn Endorses Kerri Harris. Lynn has guts, and I salute him for it. You just know that, even those who might support Harris, are gonna hide in the…

Legal Pot in Delaware? Don’t Hold Your Breath

By Alby March 15, 201815 Comments

State Rep. Helene Keeley's campaign to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use has taught us many things, but none more basic than this: Delaware will legalize marijuana if and when…

Ides of March Open Thread: Where’s Brutus When You Need Him?

By Alby March 15, 20188 Comments

The Delaware State News continues to push hard for Dover Downs to get the tax break it's been demanding for the past several years. The paper is so eager it…