Delaware

Romney wins Delaware.

Filed in Delaware by on April 24, 2012 22 Comments

I am calling it. Romney wins. Gingrich fails, and drops out of the race (as he promised, surely he won’t break that promise).

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Can Newt Gingrich Win Delaware?

Filed in Delaware by on April 24, 2012 18 Comments
Can Newt Gingrich Win Delaware?

Politico’s Ginger Gibson — yes, that Ginger Gibson — writes about Gingrich’s hope, the “dangerous state of Delaware”.

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Tuesday Daily Delawhere [4.24.12]

Filed in Delaware by on April 24, 2012 6 Comments
Tuesday Daily Delawhere [4.24.12]

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Wilmington Ordering an End To Occupy Delaware in Spencer Plaza

Filed in Delaware by on April 23, 2012 16 Comments
Wilmington Ordering an End To Occupy Delaware in Spencer Plaza

The Office of the Mayor issued a press release and I gather officially notified the Occupy Delaware residents today that they were to clear Spencer Plaza before 1 May 2012. Here is the entire release:

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DL Tracking Poll Results — James Van Houten (R) (Round 2)

Filed in Delaware by on April 23, 2012 2 Comments

Last month, 53% of our readers disapproved of Republican Insurance Commissioner candidate james Van Houten, disapproval rating, and 24% were undecided. This month, not much has changed. Van Houten’s unfavorable rating has dropped to 47%, and his favorability rating has increased one point, to 25% from 24%. Somehow, people became more undecided about him, which I suppose is a good thing for the Van Houten campaign. Better to be unknown than disliked.

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Wilmington Mayor’s Debate — Social Justice Edition

Filed in Delaware by on April 23, 2012 3 Comments

Last Monday night, the candidates running for Wilmington Mayor met at the New Destiny Fellowship Church to take questions from members of the Black Clergy Consortium. All of the candidates showed for this debate, except for Robert Marshall, who, in spite of telling lots of people he’s really in, is looking like he may not have the stomach for it. Selara Gatewood was also at this event, and this was probably the first time people got a chance to see and hear her.

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Daily Delawhere [4.23.12]

Filed in Delaware by on April 23, 2012 4 Comments
Daily Delawhere [4.23.12]

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New Castle County Rezoning: A Boon For Developers?

Filed in Delaware by on April 23, 2012 0 Comments
New Castle County Rezoning: A Boon For Developers?

The New Journal is reporting this morning that the New Castle County Council is seeking a last minute vote to make a broad change the use of land in the county.

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Sunday Daily Delawhere [4.22.12]

Filed in Delaware by on April 22, 2012 1 Comment
Sunday Daily Delawhere [4.22.12]

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Lack of Rain Proving To Be a Big Issue in Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on April 21, 2012 14 Comments
Lack of Rain Proving To Be a Big Issue in Delaware

As I wrote last week, Delaware’s on the verge of facing a drought. Delaware needs rain to start recovering. Without rain, we’re headed for some tough times.

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Saturday Daily Delawhere [4.21.12]

Filed in Delaware by on April 21, 2012 1 Comment
Saturday Daily Delawhere [4.21.12]

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Governor Markell’s Weekly Address – Service

Filed in Delaware by on April 20, 2012 0 Comments

In his weekly message, Governor Markell talks about the annual Week of Service and how the event has grown since 2009’s Weekend of Service. The Governor and First Lady kicked off the Week of Service last Sunday at an event for the Delaware National Guard’s “War on Hunger.”

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Delaware Jobless Rate Below 7%

Filed in Delaware by on April 20, 2012 1 Comment

The unemployment rate for Delaware in March 2012 is at 6.9%.

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