Delaware
Speakout for Good Jobs Now Tour
ProgressiveCongress.org in conjunction with the Congressional Progressive Caucus is sponsoring a Congressional listening tour — the Speak Out Tour — of the US, with the goal of giving Americans a chance to talk about the thing they most care about, jobs:
Cathcart Has A New Job
Dick Cathcart is ready for a new challenge making less money, but he says it has nothing to do with the scandal he’s involved in.
Biden Joins NY Investigation into Validity of Mortgage Paperwork
Attorney General Beau Biden is joining the investigation started by NY AG Eric Schneiderman in looking at mortgage Trustee Banks Bank of New York Mellon and Deutsche Bank.
Governor Markell on Radio Times
Wish I had known about this earlier — Governor Markell was on with Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times during the first hour this AM.
It’s Just So Unfair!!!!
Several past opponents of current Democratic House members have found themselves mysteriously redistricted out of their old district.
Committee Hearing for New DelDOT Secretary Tomorrow
This is a heads up — the nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Shailen P. Bhatt, meets with the Senate Executive Committee to testify on his nomination on June 8, 2011.
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.
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