Delaware
April 13, 2017 Open Thread
Chicago crime strategist named Wilmington police chief; Auditor: Delaware oversight of federal aid program weak; Judgment day: 3 girls to learn their fates in Howard High School bathroom assault; Sculptor of Wall Street’s bull wants Delaware artist’s ‘Fearless Girl’ moved
Mark Murphy Blames Teachers’ Union For His Failure to Totally Destroy Public Education in Delaware
Whoa. We all had a pretty good idea that Markell’s ‘torch’ wanted to burn public education in Delaware to the ground. Here, in this New York Magazine blog, Delaware’s former Secretary of Education verifies what we thought. All of this in his own words: Imagine if the teachers’ union was a gatekeeper for quality teaching: […]
April 12, 2017 Open Thread
Traffic nightmare in Delaware could begin this weekend; Wilmington school death: Unforeseeable or planned attack?; New Castle County Council members clash with County Council President; Concord HS wins national engineering competition second year in a row; Osprey Cam
April 11, 2017 Open Thread
Woman shot in Wilmington’s West Center City neighborhood; Union takes issue with NCCo construction changes; New Jersey man accused of stealing DuPont secrets; Dealing with the heroin and opioid epidemic in Delaware; State employees facing higher health care cost
Independent Redistricting in Delaware and the Republicans Hate It
For a party that hates government so much, the GOP sure love to muck about it in. Bryan Townsend has written a bill that would take the politics out of redistricting as he says, “Voters should choose their elected officials; elected officials shouldn’t choose their voters.”
April 10, 2017 Open Thread
Budget cuts could claim anti-child abuse work; Ozone, particulates taint air many days in Delaware; ‘We’re all sick about it’: Residents on edge after girl abducted; Guinness brewery coming to Baltimore as Maryland changes craft beer laws; Shellfish farming leases to be distributed in upcoming lottery; Parenting conference focuses on needs of young moms
Weekend Open Thread
Brewing battle over Brandywine Hundred; Dogfish Head fights to protect its brand; ‘This heartless monster’: Police reveal Pike Creek girl, 4, was abducted and raped; University of Delaware students chant “Biden is back!” and welcome Joe Biden back to campus
April 7, 2017 Open Thread
Barclays to close Ogletown site; relocate 300 employees; Police: Girl, 4, abducted in Pike Creek, later found; Wilmington gives $43,000 raise to incoming police chief; Wilmington City Council censures Councilman Sam Guy over comments made to other council members and staff
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 6, 2017
First, let me just say that what Colin Bonini and Dave Lawson did yesterday is perhaps the most disgusting display of bigotry I’ve ever seen in Dover. Which, believe me, is saying something. Two utterly despicable alleged human beings. (Deep cleansing breaths.) A truly-independent redistricting process is one significant step closer to enactment today. The […]
$2 Billion Is A Lot of Money
The good news is that Delaware has the lowest wage gap between men and women in the US. The bad news is that there’s a wage gap.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: April 5, 2017
OK, kids, lube up those finger joints and start making some calls. Here’s the deal. HB 109 (Kowalko), which lowers the current tax rate by .05% for each bracket.and creates a new tax bracket at $125,000 with a rate of 7.05% and an additional bracket at $250,000 with a rate of 7.80%, will be considered […]
April 5, 2017 Open Thread
Wilmington program could breed jobs; 500-plus residences eyed for Brandywine Country Club; Rehoboth named top family beach town by TripAdvisor; Federal funding cuts to DHSS would affect thousands of Delawareans
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