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Coalition Formed Among Delaware Civil Rights Groups

By nemski January 20, 20175 Comments

The formation of a new group called the Delaware Civil Rights Coalition was announced yesterday in Dover. Delaware Public Media says “about a dozen civil rights and religious groups in Delaware banded together on the eve of President-elect Trump’s inauguration to fight discrimination.”

Cigarette Purchases Are a Reason for Legalizing Marijuana

By nemski January 20, 20173 Comments

Updated with Cannabis Bureau of Delaware's action yesterday.

January 20, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski January 20, 2017

Tuskeegee Airman dead, flags at half-mast in Delaware, Carl Bonini, Dover, Georgetown's African-American History

SD10 Special Election Update

By jason330 January 19, 201729 Comments

Democrats: What is Hansen all about? Is she another co-opted, corporate Dem, or does she have some progressive fire in the belly? I'm holding off criticizing or praising until I see something from the campaign, which I will get to hear from on Saturday the 28th:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 19, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 19, 2017

The first set of John Carney's nominees sailed through the Senate yesterday. Republicans could not contain themselves from raining effusive praise on these nominations. And why should they? It's basically…

Carney Pushing Public-Private Partnerships, But What Are PPPs Really?

By nemski January 19, 201714 Comments

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

By jason330 January 19, 20178 Comments

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

By nemski January 19, 20172 Comments

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

By nemski January 19, 201724 Comments

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

By nemski January 18, 201744 Comments

Two weeks, two bomb threats at the Siegel JCC. Welcome to Trump's America.

Carney’s Inaugural Address

By nemski January 18, 20173 Comments

Carney's Inaugural Speech as written.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20179 Comments

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…

Call Lisa Blunt Rochester

By nemski January 18, 201758 Comments

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.