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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 15, 2017
So many questions.
Will John Carney propose a budget before or after his Endless Coffee Klatch Tour? It now extends into late April. The tour, that is.
What, if any, proposals will members of the General Assembly introduce to close the $350 million budget gap?
Will Jellyfish John permit Sen. Nicole Poore to singlehandedly end the term of Patrice Gilliam-Johnson as Secretary of Labor?
March 15, 2017 Open Thread
Ice instead of snow, False kidnap reporting, Joe’s favorite JoeBama meme, Guard union negotiation, Dover City Manager Scott D. Koenig to retire
March 14, 2017 Open Thread
Kidnappings and robbery related, Storm craps out, More prison officers needed, Joe Biden, Gas Prices
Delaware Elections 2018: United States Senate, aka the Race to Change the Face of Delaware Politics
This race has the potential to be the most important Delaware race in at least 45 years. In 1972, upstart Joe Biden defeated incumbent US Senator J. Caleb Boggs in a year where the D’s suffered defeat after defeat (It was the Nixon defeats McGovern presidential landslide). It’s quite possible that the 2018 US Senatorial […]
Hurrah for Longhurst
Delaware Public radio is reporting that “House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst (D-Bear) is calling on the state to restore funding for public after-school programs”. This is a good start, no, a great start.
March 13, 2017 Open Thread
Delaware’s drug war must change, Winter Storm, UDance marathon, Pike Creek blaze
March 12, 2017 Open Thread
Oberly resigns, Snow is coming, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Smyrna wins basketball title
March 11, 2017 Open Thread
Repeal and Replace in Delaware, Delaware City Refinery fined $150K, Dover Election Board, Winter Weather, Harriet Tubman Day, Philadelphia Union vs Toronto FC Match Preview, New Receivers for Eagles
Republicans Hate People Voting
Two bills have been introduced to change absentee voting in Delaware. But Delaware Republicans will most likely stand in the way because they concept of an oligarchy hates it when people vote.
Our First Look At Delaware Elections 2018
Over the next few weeks and months, we’ll be examining every key 2018 race in depth. However, to get the juices flowing and to get the grassroots recruiting, today we’ll list every race that will be on the 2018 ballot. Uh, except for row offices, which really should be appointed rather than elected. If you […]
Carney Looking to Raise Property Taxes, More Coffee Klatches
Instead of raising income taxes on the far richest in Delaware and those that can afford it, Carney is looking at raising property taxes. Do both, sir, do both. “Here’s the way I look at taxes: they ought to be fair; they ought to be simple; they ought to generate revenue; and they ought to […]
March 9, 2017 Open Thread
How America got Stephanie Hansen elected to Senate (link) Serial attacks raise fears among women, UD students (link) UD professor made historic star discovery (link) More Delaware correctional officers call it quits (link) North Wilmington Jewish center receives 4th bomb threat of the year (link)
March 8 2017 Open Thread
Serial kidnapper, Wilmington Police use of force guidelines, Nationwide Healthcare Services, Rehoboth City Hall Over Budget, Chuck Wicks, Shorebirds, Seals
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