Delaware
Meredith Newman Commits Journalism
ProPublica-caliber journalism right here in the News-Journal. We’re talking malign neglect–in assisted living facilities–and in the disgraceful response by the budget-smoothing lackeys of the Carney Administration. Read the piece, if you can (the work of the 3 or 4 legit reporters on staff is why I subscribe). Newman first frames the story through the eyes […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 6, 2023
You know those red Solo plastic cups that are ubiquitous and omnipresent? They are the biggest-selling product of Dart Container, makers of landfill, um, fillers: Dart Container Corporation — not to be confused with DART, the Delaware Transit Corporation — will be the first tenant in the Delaware Logistics Center in New Castle near Delaware […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Grasping at (plastic) straws. Word on the street is that SB 51 (Paradee) will likely be on tomorrow’s Senate Agenda. We’ll find out–tomorrow. The key question is whether one legislator will unilaterally kill the bill in the House. We’re talking Our PAL Val Longhurst, who has a business that cranks out these plastic polluters in […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Looks like a fairly laid-back pre-Easter week in Dover. To be followed by two weeks off. Gee, you don’t think Carney would veto those pot bills while the General Assembly is away, do you? Not even a Friday afternoon news dump will escape the public’s attention. Today’s House Agenda features what I assume is an […]
Judge Puts UD In Crosshairs
On the face of it, this lawsuit appears absurd: https://www.wdel.com/news/ud-facing-class-action-over-covid-campus-lockdown/article_7f81b176-d247-11ed-b285-a3de00196067.htm A federal judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit in which current and former students of the University of Delaware claim the school breached contractual obligations and unjustly enriched itself by halting in-person classes and shutting down the campus in 2020 because of the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 29, 2023
I may, on exceedingly-rare occasions, be just a tad hyper-critical of the work of the Delaware General Assembly. So, let me be clear: There has never, EVER, been a more progressive and effective political body in the State of Delaware than the current Delaware State Senate. In fact, none is even close. Yesterday was a […]
Only Carney Stands In The Way Of Legalized Marijuana Now
In an historic session, the State Senate passed both HB 1 and HB 2 this afternoon. Since neither bill was amended in the Senate, they both now await action from the Governor. The Senate votes were overwhelming, and legislators I’ve talked to believe there’s a veto-proof majority in the House. I simply cannot overstate the […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Will Lucy pull the football away from Charlie Brown yet one more time? I’ve had some legislators tell me that they believe they have a veto-proof majority in the House should John Carney once again tap into his inner Junior ROTC and veto the two pot bills, both of which are almost certainly gonna pass […]
Rethugs Launch Statewide Campaign Against–Electric Cars
Led by climate denialists, petroleum-funded ‘spokespersons’, and yes, elected Rethugs. Here’s the story from Frank Burns, who must be elected to replace Mike Ramone in 2024: I am writing because a shameful ruse is being used by the state Republican Party to try to stop adoption of electric vehicles in Delaware. They are promoting this […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Hey, kids, wanna get your bill placed first on the House Agenda? Simple. Just get El Somnambulo (that’s me!) to predict that Our PAL Val will bury it in committee. Which is not to say that the bill didn’t deserve to be buried. We’re talking HB 40 (Briggs King), which: creates the Grants-In-Aid Committee. The […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 15, 2023
If this post isn’t the worth the price of a non-subscription, I don’t know what is. So much stuff that I’m gonna have to up the Snark Factor to keep it interesting. Betcha I can do it. I’ve been told that there’s no such thing as a stupid question (not true, BTW), but I must […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Stop the presses! Stephanie Bolden wants EVERYONE to know that she would have voted for HB 2 had she shown up for session on Thursday, and anyone who says otherwise is trying to besmirch her pristine reputation. Which begs the question–will she vote to override Carney’s veto of the bill? Will she show up? BTW, […]
Memo To The Following: Return The BobbyByrd/Norfolk Southern Blood Money
I’m occasionally a reasonable person. I will assume that Bobby Byrd delivered these checks along with all the other checks he bundled from his clients, and that you didn’t discern the difference. Until proven otherwise. Besides, you received these checks before the recent spate of derailments. So, no harm/no foul. Unless you don’t return the […]
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