Delaware
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 7, 2011
Never let it be said that, when it comes to millionaires, the members of the General Assembly don’t keep their word. While Medicaid assistance, college scholarships, and services to protect the social safety net hang in the balance, millionaires can breathe easier knowing that the top rate in Delaware will be cut from 6.95% to […]
The Most Prominent Politicians from Delaware
Erik Loomis over at Lawyers, Guns and Money is working on a project to identify the most prominent politicians from each state. He is working on this in order of admission to the Union, which means that a survey of Delaware’s politicians is up first in this task.
Impact of Republican Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in Delaware
The Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have done the work to estimate the effects of implementing the Ryan cuts to Medicare and Medicaid on a congressional district basis. They’ve created an interactive map that will show you a report on the estimated impacts for Medicare or Medicaid. Delaware Medicare Changes (pdf): […]
John Carney Wants to Know How You’d Manage the Federal Budget
He is holding 3 meetings on Wednesday, June 8 in conjunction with the Concord Coalition, which is billed as a non-partisan policy organization. Here is the invite from Representative Carney that came in my email:
Chris Coons Votes Against the Patriot Act Extension
Senator Coons asked the Senate to limit the extension of the Patriot Act to one month so that the Senate could seriously review and revise the law to reflect current lessons learned to scale back some of the broad authorities granted to government under the original Patriot Act.
Breaking News: Gov. Markell Nominates New DELDOT Secretary
Governor Jack Markell has announced he is nominating U.S. Department of Transportation official Shailen Bhatt (pronounced “SHAY-linn BAT”) to become Delaware’s next Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
Bhatt has experience working on local, state and federal transportation issues and is currently serving as Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Washington, DC. For the last two years, he has been responsible for setting policy and managing relationships with members of Congress and has been leading FHWA’s efforts in reauthorizing the nation’s surface transportation legislation.
Andrew Staton expected to run for new Senate seat.
Andrew Staton, a Rehoboth Beach realtor and chairman of the 14th District Democratic Committee, announced today on his Facebook page that he is “considering a run for the new State Senate Seat covering Dewey, Rehoboth, Lewes, and Milton.”
The Responsibilities of the Democratic Electorate
The need to purge our party of people that don’t take their responsibilities to the people of Delaware is an unending job and it takes a concentrated effort. We have to often choose our battles so that we can win a few rather than lose a bunch of them. In 2012, we will again be in a target-rich environment.
More NJ Truthiness Watch — Hypocritical Finger Wagging at the Obama Campaign
The NJ Editorial writers have decided to wag their confused (and often hypocritical) finger at the Obama re-election campaign for poking fun at the whole “birther” business and raising money from that amusement.
Schwartzkopf and Claymont
If you are the Majority Leader of the Delaware House of Representatives, it is probably best that you not reveal that you never knew that Claymont wasn’t an actual town.
DeLuca Escapes
So Senate President Pro Tem Anthony DeLuca has been cleared of the recent charges that he violated the federal Hatch Act that prohbits elected officials from exploiting government jobs for personal or political gain. Deluca says he is now completely exonerated for anything and everything he has ever done in life. He is ready for the Rapture tomorrow.
Senate Democratic Plan Is Out!
The Senate maps are virtually impossible to read. But the Senate has thrown everyone a curve. Simply unbelievable.
(UPDATED)–The Democratic Redistricting Plan–My First Take
While I haven’t looked at all the districts yet, I’m very encouraged by what I’ve seen so far.
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