Delaware
Shawn Garvin Brings ‘Teh Weak’.
Yep, we’re talking about The Underwater City At Fort DuPont. You will surely recall this letter from Jack Guerin to DNREC Secretary Garvin concerning this boondoggle: Hello Mr. Garvin, I’m contacting you based on your dual role as Secretary of DNREC and Board Secretary of the Fort Dupont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation (FDRPC). You are […]
The Delaware General Assembly Redistricting Special Session
Lt. Gov. BHL has just reconvened the Senate. Sen. Sokola has moved that SB 199, the legislative redistricting bill, be considered under suspension of rules. Sokola: Retains the cores of all 21 Senate districts, 5 minority-majority districts, one Black majority districts. Hocker: Will vote against bill b/c too much consideration is given to districts losing […]
Judge To McGuiness: ‘State Will Not Pay For High-Priced Lawyer For You’
For the first time, Kathy McGuiness will save the taxpayers some money. Just not of her own volition: McGuiness hired Steve Wood, a former state prosecutor, who’s now a partner at McCarter & English LLP, a month before she was indicted. He petitioned the court to represent her in the case for $550 per hour […]
The FINAL House Maps Are Here!
Here they are: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1sUzubRE9FsMcORurIfVl_-3B9XqevKLN&ll=39.1487474501171%2C-75.386594&z=9 At a quick first glance, it looks like Mike Ramone has been put back into the 21st. Val Longhurst (15th RD) is still not gonna have to justify what she did to the residents of Delaware City. As a result, Melissa Minor-Brown’s district (17th) is blatantly gerrymandered b/c she’s picking up […]
Here Are The Final Senate Maps
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1cEm-nZCQSQW5-mpUzOTs-8xPiy7jlSCf&ll=39.1487474501171%2C-75.386594&z=9 Let’s see what changes I can find… Slaughter Beach residents got their wish. They’re back in the 18th SD (Wilson) and out of Bonini’s district, meaning the 18th now runs from Sussex’s westernmost boundary out into the Delaware Bay. Hey, it’s what the residents who spoke at the hearing said they wanted. It doesn’t […]
‘Stop DE Corruption’: DNREC Must Be Regulator Of Fort DuPont Project, NOT Facilitator Of Environmental Degradation
YES! Finally! Folks, please read this letter in its entirety. Hello Mr. Garvin, I’m contacting you based on your dual role as Secretary of DNREC and Board Secretary of the Fort Dupont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation (FDRPC). You are one of seven state officials on the FDRPC Board along with Laura Lee who is a […]
Senate Redistricting Hearing: Comments On The Comments
I’m annoyed. I’m annoyed at some of tonight’s speakers, including those from the ACLU and the League Of Women Voters. Even though…we are members of the Delaware Chapter of the ACLU. Virtually all of tonight’s hearing focused on a few districts in Sussex County. Three speakers complained that the beachfront community of Slaughter Beach was […]
Delaware House Of Representatives Public Hearing: Comments On The Comments
Well, first and foremost, the R’s are not happy with Mike Ramone being placed in Paul Baumbach’s district. House Minority Leader Danny Short spoke to that, as did several of Ramone’s constituents. Schwartzkopf gave some mumbo-jumbo about the numbers and how they had no choice. Except–Ramone is right on the district boundary. Both the ACLU […]
Anybody Here Live In Delaware City?
If so, you might want to check out Monday evening’s Public Hearing to get public comment on the proposed House of Representatives redistricting maps. Here’s the notice: https://legis.delaware.gov/TaskForceMeetingDetail?taskForceMeetingId=10517 Oh, and you might want to comment on whether it’s appropriate for the incumbent representative to saddle Delaware City with a highly-dubious ‘development’ project, and then skedaddle […]
Who Is Retiring? Paul Baumbach Or Mike Ramone?
If what DD wrote over at Blue Delaware is accurate–that Mike Ramone has been drawn into the 23rd District, currently represented by Baumbach, then the maps tell me that one of the two is retiring. Otherwise, you’ve taken Ramone out of the 21st District, and placed him in the same district as Baumbach. So, yes, […]
BREAKING: All Of House D Leadership Calls For McGuiness To Take Leave Of Absence
Yes, even Speaker Pete, who may just be trying to scoop himself out of electoral quicksand. Here’s the story. Some excerpts: A joint-statement from Delaware Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, and Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman issued Wednesday night notes the auditor plays a “paramount” role in protecting the public’s interest […]
The House Maps: Questions And Answers
Finally. Here they are: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1f2BGBdha-fie-fe4ufRHzWWkaE7perJh&ll=39.1487474501171%2C-75.386594&z=9 Man, they really pulled some shit here. First, check out the questions I had here. Now, guess who has beaten a fast retreat from Delaware City. If you guessed ‘Our PAL Val’ Longhurst, you would be correct. After steering this crony-infested development project into a community that really didn’t want […]
“Send In The Mapses…
…to fry my synapses (hey, I never claimed to be Sondheim) Well, maybe next week.” Well, maybe this week. Here’s the lede: The House and Senate have scheduled public hearings to review, and to comment upon, the proposed redistricting maps. Here is that schedule: Public Hearing Schedule(s) House Redistricting Hearing: 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18 […]
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