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BREAKING: Gov. Markell Submits Final Budget Proposal
Here is the press release: Dover, DE – Governor Jack Markell today unveiled a balanced Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal that promotes increased job and educational opportunities for Delawareans, while maintaining fiscal responsibility that has repeatedly earned the state a AAA rating. The budget appropriates 98 percent of available revenues and sustains a fully funded […]
Lois Margolet, founder of Capriotti’s, Died
Sad news for all the Capriotti’s fans among us, Lois Margolet, one of the founders of Capriotti’s, passed away at the age of 68.
Lisa Blunt Rochester Becomes Senator of Missouri
In a surprise move, Delaware Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester became the newest US Senator for the great state of Missouri.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 12, 2017
Exciting news! We have our First Agenda of the Year! There is one bill on it! The bill on this agenda pretty much defines everything you need to know about the General Assembly. It is a House Agenda. It is a House Bill. And, yes, the bill creates a new Special License Plate for veterans. […]
January 12, 2017 Open Thread
Donald Trump’s press conference, Philly lawyers setting up an ethical blind trust and Dennis Williams doesn’t know how to use Microsoft Outlook.
Not An Ad
Probably everyone that comes to Delaware Liberal has read The News Journal at some point of their lives. They might not be a subscriber right now, but they are running a new sale that is quite good: $19.99 for one year.
Delaware United Wants You!
If grassroots progressive politics is your thing, especially when you’re part of a group of real cool energetic volunteers, I’ve got just the opportunity for you. Delaware United is in the house! Who, you may ask, is Delaware United? I suppose I could be churlish (it’s not that much of a stretch) and merely point you […]
Blevins Joins The Gravy Train
Sigh. Though former State Senate Pro Tempore Patricia Blevins may be somewhat qualified for the executive director of the state Office of Animal Welfare, this just stinks of the Delaware Way.
Carney Cashes in On Corporate Welfare
Check out who is paying for Carney’s Inaugural soiree. No foreseeable conflicts-of-interest here, nosiree: “Thank you to our Sponsors* Platinum – $10,000 AT&T The Chemours Company, FC, LLC Comcast JP Morgan Chase & Co Morris, James LLP Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP Saul Ewing LLP Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor Herbert & Patrice Miller […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 10, 2017
You wouldn’t know it from today’s News-Journal, which used to be a newspaper, but the 149th Delaware General Assembly will convene today for its first session. Technically, the State Senate met post-election to consider some gubernatorial nominations, but today marks the official start to the two-year session. The first day invariably consists of ceremony. The […]
The Legislative Pipeline Is Open
19 bills have been prefiled in the House. Several of which are important bills. Here is the full list. Here are the ones that jump out at me: The Rethugs are wasting no time in trying to get rid of the Estate Tax. Looks like David Bentz might be a progressive champion. His HB 11 […]
Open Thread – NJ Editorial chides lawmakers on stupid antitax stance
The Delaware Democratic Party’s “all tax increases are evil” stance is stupid on its face. John Carney is an idiot to begin his term by removing a discussion of common sense tax reform from the mix of possibilities, instead focusing 100% of his energies on cutting services.
We need to put something together to help push Rep. John Kowalko’s common sense tax recommendations, it is nice to see the NJ waking up to that fact:
Help John Carney To Be the Best Democratic Governor He Can Be
$350 million. That’s the projected budgetary hole that soon-to-be-installed Governor John Carney will face this year. There is more than a little irony in that. Just like Ruth Ann Minner and John Carney had kicked the fiscal can down the road, leaving successor Jack Markell to deal with a budget shortfall in 2009, Markell has […]


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