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Delaware Political Weekly: June 14-20, 2024
1. Meaningless Endorsements. We’re in Captain Obvious territory here: Any endorsements that take place after a primary has been resolved are meaningless. Or, in some cases, pathetic. Or perhaps you missed the e-mail that John Carney has now endorsed Sarah McBride. Yo, John, you endorsed Eugene Young. Everybody knows that you and Sarah get along […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 20, 2024
Yeah, I understand. The Budget Bill and a Supplemental Appropriations bill will be considered today. But the Big Story is that this may well be the day that Paul Baumbach realizes his crowning legislative achievement. I’m not sure how many years it’s been, but his ceaseless work on behalf of a Death With Dignity statute […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Due to Juneteenth tomorrow, there are only two scheduled session days this week. However, both agendas are jam-packed, as are the committee schedules. No time to waste. Pour yourselves another cuppa, and settle in for awhile. Whoa. Just look at that House Agenda. Where to begin? At the beginning–if only for a Teaching Moment and […]
Yikes! Matt Meyer Channels His Inner Black Preacher…
…and drops off a check for $100K at Mt. Joy Church. On behalf of New Castle County. Check out the video from about 48 minutes in: Looks like a pretty basic church/state violation to me. But I’m no lawyer.
BHL’s Corruption: It’s Not A Bug, It’s A Feature.
More essential reporting from Cris Barrish and WHYY News. Read the article: Delaware gubernatorial candidate Bethany Hall Long has taken $25,000 in donations that exceed legal limit This would be bad enough when taken by itself. However, when you consider the ‘borrowing’ of something like $200 K from donors, the alleged ‘audit’ that she won’t […]
A DL Experiment: Say Only Nice Things About Your Choice For Governor
You read that right. This thread is exclusively reserved for nice comments about your choice. No compares and contrasts. Any responses deemed as not being, uh, responsive will be ruthlessly removed by our ruthless administrators. (I wonder where ‘Ruth’ is.) Have at it!
BREAKING: The Democrat Seeking To Succeed Paul Baumbach Is…
…Mara Gorman. She filed her campaign committee today for the 23rd RD seat. Mara Gorman is the Public Affairs Manager for Planned Parenthood Of Delaware. She was the Delaware Chapter Leader for Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America. She has been a freelance writer for 24 years and, for ten years, was the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 6-13, 2024
1. Eugene Young Drops Out. One of the fears that I had expressed, and one that was likely shared by other progressive-minded folks, had been that the race could have turned negative. Neither Eugene nor Sarah were predisposed to allow that to happen. Others may disagree, but I believe that Eugene still has a very […]
BREAKING: Rep. Paul Baumbach Retiring!
Announced from the floor of the House this afternoon. He will retire with an admirable set of legislative accomplishments. A true progressive who knew how to get things done. In some cases, no matter how long it took. Word on the street is that there’s a strong progressive waiting in the wings, but I don’t […]
Yes, Sarah McBride Is A Delaware Way Candidate. And That’s OK
GUEST POST BY JASON SCOTT It isn’t controversial to state that the “Delaware Way” prioritizes corporate constituents over human ones. We often define the Delaware Way as deference to established political relationships and the agreements—both spoken and unspoken—among politicians to uphold these rules in order to advance within the hierarchy. While this structure underpins the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 13, 2024
SB 313 (Townsend) is on today’s Senate Agenda. Wanna know why it’s gonna pass?: Why does this matter? Money. In fiscal year 2023, corporations and other entities such as limited liability corporations paid Delaware about $1.86 billion in franchise taxes and fees. This amounts to nearly 30% of state revenues for last year, more than […]
BREAKING: Eugene Young Drops Out!
Story broken by that bleeping BLT in the comments section. Got lots to say about this, but I’ve got to run our for awhile. Bet you’ve got lots to say as well. So SAY it!
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
A good day yesterday. All of the good bills passed. None of them ran into trouble. Only weird vote yesterday was on a bill moving Delaware’s fleet of vehicles to an all-EV standard by 2040. All the R’s voted no, all the D’s voted yes–except for Sean Matthews, who voted no. He is spending his […]
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