Delaware
Friday Daily Delawhere [2.6.15]
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Looking south down Rt. 1 in the evening from Indian Beach, from quadcopter photographer Sky Jack.
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Vote Tracker for February 4, 2015
We are starting to get some serious legislation now. Rep. Helene Keeley’s Marijuana Decriminalization Bill was introduced last week. As HB 39, the purpose of the bill is to decriminalize the possession or private use of a personal use quantity of marijuana, or more specifically, persons who possess one ounce or less of marijuana shall be assessed a civil penalty that will not become part of a criminal record and must forfeit the marijuana. These persons will also not be subject to incarceration. In other words, you will get something similar to a traffic ticket. Section 2 of the bill treats public use or consumption of an ounce of marijuana or less shall be considered an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a $200 fine or imprisonment of not more than 5 days, which is in line with the penalty for possession or consumption of an open container of alcohol. Current laws make possessing one ounce or less of marijuana in the First State a misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail, a criminal fine of up to $575, or both.
Republicans have also introduced their Estate Tax Repeal. Currently, the Delaware Estate Tax only applies to estates worth more than $5.43 million. So let’s all be honest and call this bill the Making the Rich Richer Bill.
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Tuesday Daily Delawhere [2.3.15]
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Aull’s Row, on 2nd Street in Old New Castle. The rowhouses were built in 1801 by John and William Aull, and were located behind the George Read II House. Neighborhood businesses originally operated in the buildings.
Monday Daily Delawhere [2.2.15]
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Welsh Tract Baptist Church, on Welsh Tract Road in Pencader Hundred. The church was built in 1746, and was the home to the third Baptist congregation in the United States, established in 1703. Patriot soldiers made a last stand in the churchyard during the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge in 1777, and it is believed that […]
Super Bowl Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.1.15]
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The steeple of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lewes, Delaware. From Sky Jack.
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Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up: January 27-29, 2015.
As a would-be oligarch, Jack Markell introduced a proposed budget that will make him a welcome guest at Chateau Country’s finest soirees. As a putative Democrat, his budget is disgraceful and indefensible. Guess whose taxes will increase? Seniors who get a modest tax break on their homes. That’s it. You know why that break was implemented in the first place? To make seniors less likely to oppose public school referenda due to the impact it would have on their fixed incomes. For Markell, it’s a two-fer: Screw seniors on a fixed income and make it harder for public school districts to raise funds. BTW, it’s time we face reality. We really are an oligarchy and not a democracy. Take some time to read this, and then come back.
Friday Daily Delawhere [1.30.15]
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The Old Custom House, on King Street in Wilmington. The Federal building was constructed in 1855, and originally housed a post office on the main floor, with a courtroom upstairs. The custom house was renovated in 1976, and housed Wilmington College until 2004. Photo by xzmattzx.
Simpson (Guilelessly) Proposes Repealing Delaware Estate Tax
The most interesting thing about this proposal to abolish the estate tax is that it is so transparent and honest. All the malarkey about this benefiting “farmers” and “small businesses” has been mercifully dropped, and the ranking Republican in the Senate simply states the truth – this is to help rich people.
Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.29.15]
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Brandywine Academy, on Vandever Avenue in Wilmington’s Brandywine Village. The schoolhouse was built in 1798, and served as a school and meeting place until 1870, a year after Brandywine Village became part of Wilmington. It later was used as a library, from 1915 to 1943.
John Carney Announces for Governor.
No, he hasn’t, but he is done something pro-environment and non-corporate that may force his recall by Carperdyne Industries. And that, coupled with Congressman Carney’s normally backbenching silent service in Congress since 2011, points me to the conclusion that Carney is gearing up. Like with Bluewater Wind prior to his first gubernatorial run.
From WDEL:
A Delaware Democrat isn’t on board with the Obama administration’s consideration of a proposal to open up Atlantic coastal waters for oil drilling. Congressman John Carney tells WDEL News offshore drilling in the Atlantic was a bad idea when it was first proposed 5 years ago, and it’s an especially bad one now.
“We’re more energy-independent from foreign oil than we’ve been in a long, long time–greater production with existing offshore wells, as well as onshore sources of oil, and so this is just unneccessary, and a great risk to our beaches in southern Delaware,” said Carney.
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