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Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 7, 2011

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20117 Comments

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 Most Prominent Politicians from Delaware

By cassandra_m June 6, 20119 Comments

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

By cassandra_m June 6, 20113 Comments

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…

John Carney Wants to Know How You’d Manage the Federal Budget

By cassandra_m June 5, 201120 Comments

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

By cassandra_m May 28, 201117 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo May 27, 201125 Comments

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.

By Delaware Dem May 23, 201185 Comments

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

By liberalgeek May 23, 20115 Comments

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

By cassandra_m May 22, 20114 Comments

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

By Delaware Dem May 21, 20119 Comments

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

By Delaware Dem May 20, 201113 Comments

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!

By El Somnambulo May 19, 201154 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo May 19, 20117 Comments

While I haven't looked at all the districts yet, I'm very encouraged by what I've seen so far.