Delaware
BREAKING: Rep. Paul Baumbach Retiring!
Announced from the floor of the House this afternoon. He will retire with an admirable set of legislative accomplishments. A true progressive who knew how to get things done. In some cases, no matter how long it took. Word on the street is that there’s a strong progressive waiting in the wings, but I don’t […]
Yes, Sarah McBride Is A Delaware Way Candidate. And That’s OK
GUEST POST BY JASON SCOTT It isn’t controversial to state that the “Delaware Way” prioritizes corporate constituents over human ones. We often define the Delaware Way as deference to established political relationships and the agreements—both spoken and unspoken—among politicians to uphold these rules in order to advance within the hierarchy. While this structure underpins the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 13, 2024
SB 313 (Townsend) is on today’s Senate Agenda. Wanna know why it’s gonna pass?: Why does this matter? Money. In fiscal year 2023, corporations and other entities such as limited liability corporations paid Delaware about $1.86 billion in franchise taxes and fees. This amounts to nearly 30% of state revenues for last year, more than […]
BREAKING: Eugene Young Drops Out!
Story broken by that bleeping BLT in the comments section. Got lots to say about this, but I’ve got to run our for awhile. Bet you’ve got lots to say as well. So SAY it!
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
A good day yesterday. All of the good bills passed. None of them ran into trouble. Only weird vote yesterday was on a bill moving Delaware’s fleet of vehicles to an all-EV standard by 2040. All the R’s voted no, all the D’s voted yes–except for Sean Matthews, who voted no. He is spending his […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
No tiptoeing back into session. We’ve got two agendas chockful of key bills today. Starting in the House: HS 2/HB 125 (S. Moore) ‘requires all public schools to offer only students who qualify for a reduced-price meal, under the federal School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program, a free breakfast and lunch every school […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 31 To June 6, 2024
I am El Somnambulo, and I am a political junkie. This is my kind of week. 1. State Rep. Rae Moore Draws Primary Challenger. Well, it’s a candidate from the past. One Matthew Powell. He ran in a three-way primary to succeed DINO Quin Johnson in 2020. Despite having Johnson’s endorsement, Powell finished behind both […]
Implicated In Philly Ethics Probe, Now Starting PAC For Bethany Hall-Long
Is this even legal? I don’t know, but let’s just lay it out there. There’s this Philly guy, see? His name is Jimmy Cauley. Dis Cauley guy was involved in the campaign of one Jeff Brown, a Shop-Rite owner who spent a bleepload of money on advertising in his run for Mayor of Philadelphia: Brown’s […]
My Random Thoughts On Delaware’s Primaries
Subject to change from the moment I hit ‘Publish’. 1. The race between Marcus Henry and Karen Hartley-Nagle is, in my opinion, over. Marcus has been everywhere, Karen is barely running a campaign. In addition, KHN has reportedly split–or been split from–her political consigliere without whom she has no idea as to how to run […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 17-23, 2024
1. The Rev Interviews Collin O’Mara. Since he is/was a skeptic, this extensive and aggressive interview with O’Mara comes highly recommended. Listen to the interview, form your own opinion. I think you’ll be impressed. I especially love his critique of the budget process and how he proposes to change it, especially when it comes to […]
Bribes, Payoffs, Or Both? What Do These Lobbyists Expect For Their $$’s?
From my inbox: Please Join Us After Session On May 23rd Contributions may be made for one candidate or for any combination. Checks for Senator Trey Paradee should be made payable to “Committee To Elect Paradee” and may be brought the evening of the event or mailed to: Committee To Elect Paradee, 22 Bell […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 23, 2024
Paul Baumbach’s bills protecting state retirees’ health care benefits passed the Senate. Each bill had a friendly amendment added onto them. They’re at the top of today’s House Agenda, and will again pass unanimously, just like they did in the Senate. Yo, John can I have a press credential for the bill signing? W-what, there’s […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 22, 2024
As expected, the Hospital Cost Review Board bill as amended passed the House and heads to the Governor. No R’s voted yes, D Reps. Lynn and Matthews voted no. One of my fave spies has sent me a piece opposing the legislation written by one Ben DuPont. Pete’s kid. Suggested I knock it down point-by-point. […]
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