Delaware

In a rare crossover with the Open Thread, we can report that the Green Amendment cleared the House Administration Committee yesterday, and was immediately opposed by Delaware's Secretary Of Agriculture…

Inscrutable Vote Department:  We know that Delaware's legislative Rethugs are a bizarre combination of climate change denialists and vocal opponents of any governmental interference into what they perceive to be…

Keep an eye out for: (a) some possible amendments to the cop-friendly LEOBOR bill. (b) some blow-back on Carney's Pot Czar choice. In fact, don't just keep an eye out…

The fraudulent Police 'Reform' bills made it out of committee yesterday.  But not before at least a couple of people behind the fraud revealed themselves.  From the News-Journal story: “You…

Guess we still have to take the bad with the good.  The good?  HB 99 (Heffernan) passed the House, so addressing the climate change crisis in Delaware moves forward.  The…

Who knows?  He might win.  It's not as if there's an undeniable powerhouse in the race, or a progressive candidate who can galvanize the grassroots: Meyer, who has been county…

Imagine for a second that you support police reform. You know that a draft bill was finished in February.  You know that, despite numerous requests from numerous supporters, the draft…

Don't worry, the answer is much clearer than Dr. Freud's query about women. It would be an oversimplification to say that the Chamber wants the bad stuff, and wants to…

Posted only when I gather enough facts, rumors, innuendo and snark to justify publishing.  Until the fall. Then it legit becomes weekly. 'Cept when I've got nothing.   I've now…

Took longer than I expected, but, yes, this showed up in my e-mail just now: Kyle,  (Yes, looks like I am now and forever Kyle) This week, our esteemed Senator…

I'm asking everyone to make this a snark-free zone. The candidacies of Tom Carper and others, including Dave Levinson, galvanized Democratic reformers who had routinely been shut out of the…

It's official.  Carper retires: U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, a patriarch of modern Delaware politics, will retire next year, ending a career as one of the most successful politicians in state…

Last Session Day until June 6.  Joint Finance Committee finalizing the budget until then. Meaning, in the unlikely event that Speaker Pete is true to his word, he has only…