Delaware
Carney Pushing Public-Private Partnerships, But What Are PPPs Really?
PPPs are not a way to provide jobs, it is really a way that conservatives have found to privatize different government functions
Carney’s appalling lack of leadership and vision laid bare
This post, by Cassandra at Bluedelaware.com really nails Carney’s utter lack of vision and leadership by catching his most appalling moments from a meeting with Eastern Sussex Democratic Club (which is admirably trying to nudge Carney into a position that looks something (anything) like leadership.)
Playing It Safe on the Road Well Traveled
We all knew how it was going to play out — this is Delaware after all. Our politicians are raised to find the center path all the time, thinking bi-partisanship is king. But the king is dead, the king has been dead a long time.
January 19, 2017 Open Thread
Former Governor David Buckson, Alan Dershowitz, Siegel JCC bomb threat, More shootings in Wilmington, Miss Greenville and Miss Hockessin crowned, and Delawareans headed to Women’s March
Another Bomb Threat at Siegel JCC
Two weeks, two bomb threats at the Siegel JCC. Welcome to Trump’s America.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2017
OK, kids, this gets a little tricky. Yesterday morning dawned with Jack Markell as Governor. Today, John Carney is Governor. There are only two weeks until the General Assembly breaks for budget hearings. Gov. Carney wants to have his cabinet in place by then. What to do? Well, last week President Pro-Tem David McBride announced […]
Call Lisa Blunt Rochester
Your job today is to call Lisa Blunt Rochester and tell her that you would like her to boycott Trump’s Inauguration. Call her office at (202) 225-4165.
UD President Absent from Presidents’ Letter to Trump
A letter from college and university presidents to President-Elect Trump asks Trump “to condemn and work to prevent the harassment, hate, and acts of violence that are being perpetrated across our nation”.
January 18, 2017 Open Thread
Richard Gregg to lead Christina School District, more homicides in Wilmington, Delaware has never seen a piece of land that shouldn’t be developed
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 17, 2017
Yes, today I offer you a brief respite from all of those ‘Markell legacy’ pieces emanating from…the Markell Administration. Which ends today. No, not the self-serving legacy pieces. The Markell Administration. Maybe this means that state workers can take off their body armor. I certainly hope so. When you take a closer look at the […]
Matt Meyer to Focus on Transparency in New Castle County
In a nice piece on new county executive Matt Meyer, the Delaware Business Times said that he will be focusing on transparency. Something that the residents of New Castle County have not seen in 4 long years. More than a specific to-do list, Meyer prefers to review and collaborate to develop solid policies that will […]
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