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Song of the Day 1/29: Prince, “Check the Record”
Prince Rogers Nelson did not have a will when he died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016, so his estate went into probate and was awarded in equal shares to his six half-siblings, who split into two camps. After six years in court the sides agreed to a 50-50 split and promised to share decision-making. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: January 19-25, 2024
Not gonna do a deep dive back into the campaign finance reports just now. Why? Because I need a brief respite from all that small print. 1. Carney For Mayor: A Campaign About Nothing. Just like what passed for his two, no, three, campaigns for Governor. Which is why he lost the first time: Outside […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024
I see nothing controversial on today’s House and Senate Agendas. Little of importance as well. Although these three bills move the ball forward a bit: SB 197 (Hansen): ‘(R)equire(s) that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in […]
The Little PAC That Could…
…Run Bethany Hall-Long’s Campaign Without Anyone Knowing It. Until now. Once upon a time, there was a Little PAC. It had a nice name. People For A Healthy Delaware. The PAC was the dream of former President Pro-Tempore Patti Blevins, presumably because she wanted Delawareans to be healthy. Or, perhaps it was a vanity project […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 24, 2024
Looks like a short one today as, with the exception of the mini-Bond bill, leaders in both Chambers have shown little urgency to pass anything else of importance before the Joint Finance Committee hearings start. The mini-Bond passed unanimously in the House yesterday, and is the only item on today’s Senate Agenda. Here is yesterday’s […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Some pretty bad bills and at least one really bad bill are coming your way this week. Meanwhile, The ‘Mean Girls’ continue to bury legislation designed to protect state retirees in the House Administration Committee. The more things change, the more they stay the same… Don’t see anything controversial on today’s Senate Agenda, and I […]
A Not-So-Casual Stroll Through The Annual Campaign Finance Reports
Bethany Hall-Long’s statement is some kinda weird. I hope somebody is investigating it. She supposedly ‘raised’ $829K, an amazing amount. However, when you go through the statement, you find that $540,000 of that was transferred from her other account, her Lt. Governor’s account. Which raised over $440K this year. Now I know that you can […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 12-18, 2024
1. BHL Conducts Push Poll-And Not Even THAT Looks Good. When you’re bragging about this, you’re grasping at straws. This, from her campaign: A recent poll conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows that Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long begins 2024 with a strong lead in the race to be the next Governor of Delaware. The […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 18, 2024
John Carney’s State Of The State Address takes place today. Right around the time of my brief daily afternoon nap. Kismet. I’ll cut-and-paste the address (or the press release hailing it) when it’s released. Sure beats listening to it. I wonder if BHL will preen from the podium. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Of […]
Song of the Day 1/17: Phish, “Farmhouse”
The venerable jam band Phish is coming to the Woodlands, the Dover Downs-adjacent campground that hosted the Firefly festival for a decade, for a four-day festival in August. Travel package tickets for the Mondegreen Festival go on sale tomorrow, weekend and camping passes Friday. Summer music festivals are pretty common now, and Phish was a […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 17, 2024
You know that today’s gonna be a slow day when the only ‘notable’ scheduled activity is the passage of a resolution providing for John Carney’s State Of The State Address, which will take place tomorrow. Well, time to make chicken shit out of chicken shit. There is no House Agenda today. Here are the committee […]
Delaware Political Weekly: January 5-11, 2024
1. BHL Announces Her New Campaign Team. Guess she still has enough coin to continue for awhile: Hall-Long’s campaign announced two senior staff appointments this week – Donnie Johnson as campaign manager and Sydney Diewald as finance director. According to Hall-Long’s campaign, Johnson has more than 16 years of experience in electoral management, government relations […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 11, 2024
We now see the outlines of the Delaware Rethuglican Party platform for 2024: Giving LLC’s the right to vote; getting revenge for not being able to attend church back in 2021; and now fighting the onerous regulations driving people toward the purchase of EV’s. Sound like a winning combo to you? Not content with merely […]
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