Delaware
Pre-File Profile: May, 2025
I promised to highlight the most interesting bills that were pre-filed on May 1. Looks more like I will be profiling the least uninteresting bills. There are definitely some good bills, but they are generally incremental in scope. Here goes: HB 132 (Phillips): Delaware relies on fees imposed as surcharges by the criminal legal system […]
The New Castle County Democratic Convention
Well. That was quite the morning. Let me just say that I might be an unreliable narrator here, since I was there as a participant. And, yes, I won’t bury one of the ledes: I did shout at the Speaker of the House. We’ll get to that. Today’s convention was scheduled to approve proposed rules […]
The Increasingly Less-Infrequent Delaware Political Weekly Which Still Doesn’t Appear Weekly: Late April 2025
1. Gotta lead with the upcoming school board elections. If, for no other reason, because thereby hangs a tale featuring arguably Delaware’s most-unqualified candidate for elective office. The school board elections take place on Tuesday, May 13. You can find out specifics about the races in your districts here. Although I remain skeptical of their […]
More Problems For The Port
Yet another judge’s ruling–which calls out the lack of impartiality of a state agency: Plans to expand the Port of Wilmington through construction of a massive new container terminal in Edgemoor hit an obstacle again last week when a state judge placed another construction permit into limbo. Delaware Superior Court Judge Kathleen Miller on Wednesday […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Big News: End-Of-Life Options Bill Set To Clear Final Legislative Hurdle. HB 140 (Morrison) is on today’s Senate Agenda. Barring any unexpected defections, the bill should pass. Barely. Gov. Meyer has pledged to sign it. According to the Senate Public Information officer, both Senators Cruce and Seigfried will vote yes. Some other pretty big […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A rare Wednesday with not even a Senate Agenda to warrant either house going into session. All committee meetings in both chambers today. We have yesterday’s productive session to discuss, with a few interesting footnotes. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. The Senate passed SB 75 (Paradee), which seeks to eliminate county impediments to the creation […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Was gonna write my obligatory run-down of today’s activities. Then I read this: Port fight reignites as lawmakers deny nominees, revive task force I’m flummoxed. Can someone please share the story behind the story? The Governor’s office and the State Senate appear ready to go to the mat over this. I mean, I’ve always considered […]
Delaware’s Local School Board Elections: Who Ya Got?
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, local school boards throughout the state will elect board members. If you reside in one of the districts that has contests, you are eligible to vote. Here is the slate of filed candidates from the Department Of Elections. While I’m aware of the contest in my own district (Brandywine School […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 10, 2025
A slow week meanders to an end. Only item of note from yesterday was the release of HB 140 (Morrison) from the Senate Executive Committee. This likely sets up a vote for next week on the end-of-life options bill. As long as I’m referring to what didn’t happen, I might as well point out that […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 9, 2025
Some tidbits from yesterday’s Session: Only Claire Snyder-Hall voted against Rep. Bolden’s incumbency protection bill. It’s never passed the Senate, but with Cruce and Seigfried replacing no votes from McBride and Gay, who knows? Here is (a) how you turn a good bill into a far-less good bill and (b) how lobbyists earn their money. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
It’s deja vu all over again as I think I wrote virtually this same intro a few weeks back: The State is facing a budgetary crisis precipitated by Trump’s insanity. The Governor and (particularly) Senate leaders aren’t on the same page. The Rethugs have grasped onto partisan talking points to oppose increased taxes on Delaware’s wealthiest. […]
Pre-File Profile: April 4, 2025
The Delaware House and Senate each had a pre-file of new bills this week. A ‘pre-file’ is when bills are introduced while the General Assembly is out of session. Here is the entire list, all bills dated 4-3-2025: https://legis.delaware.gov/Legislation/RecentLegislation. Here are the bills of most interest to me: The Momo had asked whether anybody would […]
Delaware’s Legislators Of The Week: March 25-27, 2025
Only three distinguished themselves, all for the same reason. These three legislators brought forward thoughtful and worthwhile improvements to the Musk-Pass SS1/SB 21 bill. These were not, to be clear, the equivalents to the throw-sand-in-the-gears RWNJ amendments consistently introduced en masse during abortion debates. These amendments were carefully-crafted and deserved serious consideration. The fact that they […]
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