Delaware
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 8, 2023
The fraudulent Police ‘Reform’ bills made it out of committee yesterday. But not before at least a couple of people behind the fraud revealed themselves. From the News-Journal story: “You had three years to put in what you needed to put in and participate,” said Rep. Franklin Cooke, chair of the Public Safety and Homeland […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 7, 2023
Guess we still have to take the bad with the good. The good? HB 99 (Heffernan) passed the House, so addressing the climate change crisis in Delaware moves forward. The ‘Chamber’ amendment was not so bad, and the ‘bad’ amendment, sponsored by Rep. Collins, was defeated. Props to Rep. Heffernan, this is an important bill. […]
Matt Meyer Makes It Official: He’s Running For Governor
Who knows? He might win. It’s not as if there’s an undeniable powerhouse in the race, or a progressive candidate who can galvanize the grassroots: Meyer, who has been county executive since 2016, launched into Delaware politics as a progressive outsider. He primaried and defeated then three-term incumbent Tom Gordon, an embattled politician who had […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Imagine for a second that you support police reform. You know that a draft bill was finished in February. You know that, despite numerous requests from numerous supporters, the draft is not being made available to you or to any other supporters. Imagine that you and numerous others have contacted the prime sponsor of the […]
What Does The Chamber Want?
Don’t worry, the answer is much clearer than Dr. Freud’s query about women. It would be an oversimplification to say that the Chamber wants the bad stuff, and wants to kill the good stuff. But not by much: When the General Assembly returns, there will be 13 legislative days remaining, and there are many bills […]
Delaware (Occasional) Political Weekly: May, 2023
Posted only when I gather enough facts, rumors, innuendo and snark to justify publishing. Until the fall. Then it legit becomes weekly. ‘Cept when I’ve got nothing. I’ve now got a bleepload: 1. A McBride vs. Young Primary For Congress? 8-Ball sez: “Signs point to yes”. I love them both. I hope that Gene […]
Moribund State Party Tries To Raise Funds Off Carper’s Retirement
Took longer than I expected, but, yes, this showed up in my e-mail just now: Kyle, (Yes, looks like I am now and forever Kyle) This week, our esteemed Senator Tom Carper announced his plans to not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2024, marking the end of an era in Delaware politics. Senator […]
Carper-Era Nostalgia Thread
I’m asking everyone to make this a snark-free zone. The candidacies of Tom Carper and others, including Dave Levinson, galvanized Democratic reformers who had routinely been shut out of the decision-making process to get active. Both campaigns had strong grassroots elements to them although there was also paid staff. It’s where I cut my political […]
Your Post-Carper Retirement Announcement Speculative Thread
It’s official. Carper retires: U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, a patriarch of modern Delaware politics, will retire next year, ending a career as one of the most successful politicians in state history. His announcement Monday at the Wilmington Riverfront will undoubtedly shake up the state, with now an open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. “While nothing […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 18, 2023
Last Session Day until June 6. Joint Finance Committee finalizing the budget until then. Meaning, in the unlikely event that Speaker Pete is true to his word, he has only 12 remaining Session days as Speaker after today. ‘True to his word’ being the operative variable. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Good day in the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 17, 2023
Collegiality reigned in Dover yesterday. Don’t think there was a no vote anywhere on the Agenda. While collegiality isn’t necessarily ‘good’, as in unanimous passage of the corporate law package, it is in other cases, as in the unanimous vote on SB 9. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Someone even woke up John Carney […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Looks like the Seaford ‘LLC’s Are People’ Bill is dead. For now. Wouldn’t be shocked if Rep. Danny Short is breathing a sigh of relief. The bill was on last Thursday’s House Agenda, but wasn’t worked. It is not on today’s agenda. Charter changes are generally not controversial. The legislators who have a given municipality […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 11, 2023
Will The House Of Representatives vote to recognize LLC’s, corporations, and trusts as people? We will likely find out today. The House Administration Committee (all five members of leadership) voted to release HB 121(D. Short) to the floor and it has been placed on today’s House Agenda. The bill, which is a Charter change for […]
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