Delaware
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
What bills will the Kop Kabal allow to be considered this week? That, after all, is how business is conducted in the House. Don’t forget it. Act on it. Well, let’s look at today’s House Agenda. Want to know what the quintessential ‘bipartisan’ Delaware Way bill is this session? It’s HB 276 (Bennett), which leads […]
21 Reasons Why The Kop Kabal Must Go
Since they took power back in 2010, the Kop Kabal has routinely buried hundreds of progressive bills, sometimes at the behest of Governor Markell and Governor Carney, and most of the time because they either don’t like the sponsor and/or they are not progressive in the least. Keep in mind, since the Speaker names the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 3-9, 2022
1. Matt Meyer Publicly Supports Marijuana Legalization And Regulation. Here’s his op-ed: Delaware decriminalized small amounts of marijuana in 2015, but Delawareans, and disproportionately Black Delawareans, continue to be arrested for marijuana possession. According to an ACLU report of arrest data from 2018, Black Delawareans were more than four times more likely to be arrested […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 9, 2022
The Senate didn’t pass the Budget Bill yesterday, and it’s not on today’s Agenda. Good. Gives us the weekend to scour the Epilog Language. The House Administration Committee released both HB 450 and HB 451 from committee yesterday. HB 450, the assault weapons ban, is on today’s House Agenda. I’ll be especially interested to see […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 8, 2022
A productive day yesterday. Limits on assault weapons magazines passes in the Senate (will House weaken the bill again?); same-day voting registration passes the House. BTW, it’s official. Bill Bush is the House’s Joe Manchin. Only D to vote against same-day registration. Here is the Daily Activity Report for Tuesday. Could the Annual Budget pass […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Let’s not bury the lede: After (that word again) burying and/or weakening meaningful gun control legislation for almost two years, the House will finally be SHAMED into taking action, beginning this week. We have a well-timed spate of gun violence to thank for their reversal. (Maybe if we had had a recent George Floyd incident […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 5, 2022
Had a great relaxing weekend getaway. Clearing the mental clutter is a wonderful exercise. However, the weight of disappointing tens of thousands of our readers was always with me. I’m back to salve (or heighten) your disappointment. The Four Gun Control Measures That Could Have Saved 446 Lives: If the key gun control proposals now […]
BREAKING NEWS!: Stephanie Bolden Faces Primary Challenger!
While I hate to break news on a holiday weekend, news like this will brighten your day. One James Taylor (no, not that one) has announced that he will challenge one of Delaware’s most corrupt legislators. You know, Stephanie Bolden, the Slumlords’ Best Friend. My understanding is that some of our favorite political activists have […]
A VERY SPECIAL EDITION Of Delaware Political Weekly: May 20-26, 2022
So special we’re putting it up on Thursday. One of our own readers broke the embargo. So, we’ve been granted permission to break the following news: 1. LYDIA YORK TO PRIMARY PARK CITY KATHY FOR STATE AUDITOR!! She filed her committee yesterday. She is quite the accomplished person: She started her career in public accounting […]
DE House Can Put A Dent In Gun Violence. Why Won’t They Do It?
I will first quote an excerpt from AG Kathleen Jennings’ statement on yesterday’s Texas massacre: Our state and our nation must choose change, including a ban on the military-style assault rifles that both shooters are reported to have used. It’s also long past time for Delaware to pass into law Senate Bill 3, legislation creating […]
Carney Vetoes Marijuana Bill
It deserves its own thread, and Carney deserves all the vitriol we can throw at him. This veto defines his administration and who he is. Legalization is inevitable. We’ll likely just have to wait for a new governor–one who comes out, says they support legalization and will work for its passage. Here’s the article. Let’s […]
Mayor Mike’s Mindless Mouthpiece
I live for stories like this: A letter Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki sent to the Delaware General Assembly requesting $1.7 million to demolish the Rodney Reservoir has sparked community debate over what the Cool Springs neighborhood park’s future use should be. Purzycki in late April outlined six different projects the city is hoping the state […]
Stephanie Bolden And Lumpy Carson Kill Renters’ Right To Counsel Bill
We need to add Pistol/Speaker Pete to that list, who unnecessarily assigned the bill to yet another committee after it had finally cleared the Housing Committee. Here’s the story: The House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee voted 3-2 Thursday against a bill that would have given tenants a right to free counsel in eviction proceedings. Supporters […]
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