Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.29.15]

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…
John Carney Announces for Governor.

John Carney Announces for Governor.

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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.

What blizzard?

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<a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/77803-webcomic-snow-bust-down-the-shore?linktype=hp_topstory"><img class="thumbnail large" src="http://delawareliberal.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Snow-Day-1200.jpg" alt="“Chip" /></a>The most surprising fact about Monday night's nor'easter is the 11 inches of snow it dropped in Delaware was the exact same color as pavement.
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: January 27-29, 2015

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: January 27-29, 2015

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I would first like to thank the meteorologists for making this article necessary.  Was this the new 'faith-based' meteorology?  Rest assured I won't be watching the insipid smile-meisters on the Weather Channel to find out what went wrong with their model.  Don't have the time.  (Personal to Al Roker: Eat something, willya? The human shar pei look is disconcerting.) I'm now assuming the General Assembly will meet today, so you're gonna get the Full Monty weekly preview.  The last preview before the six-week break for meetings of the Joint Finance Committee meetings. Which reminds me, the Governor will submit his proposed budget later this week, which, of course, plays a central role in the work of the JFC.
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Show: Week of Jan. 20-22, 2015

Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Show: Week of Jan. 20-22, 2015

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OK, I've been putting it off long enough. I suppose I should briefly discuss Governor Markell's State of the State Address.  Markell states in the address that he is open to all sorts of proposals for bridging the infrastructure funding shortfall, but he's not gonna lead on this, he's gonna wait until the General Assembly comes up with something, um, concrete. He also embraced Matt Denn's proposals for addressing crime and its causes, particularly in Wilmington. And he supported a (wait for it) fact-based task force (as opposed to other task forces). Well, a 'commission', not a task force. So commissions are fact-based. Task forces are not. Got it.