Delaware

By insiders, I mean at least two of Delaware's top corporate lobbyists, and blood relatives of Tiny Tony DeLuca. As you know, Deb Heffernan announced her retirement last week. She…

1.  Deb Heffernan Announces Retirement.  This is big.  Big big.  I had learned while campaigning for Becca Cotto back in 2022 that Heffernan had a lot of residual goodwill in that…

You know what to do.  Here's where you do it: https://www.raefordelaware.com/ You just know that the Finnigans and the Byrds will be looking for an easily-malleable insider to try to…

It's more challenging writing an interesting legislative piece on Thursdays.  Little, other than committee hearings, happens on Wednesdays.  And there are no committee meetings on Thursdays.  Basically, the agendas are…

Oops, I missed something yesterday and, for the newbies, this will (very narrowly) expand your knowledge base.  The House ran a Consent Agenda on Tuesday.  A consent agenda consists of…

One of this session's key bills highlights today's House Agenda.  HB 400 (Harris) increases business licensing fees assessed by the Department of State.  In other words, modest increases for LLC's…

1.  Rep. Ronald Gray Announces Retirement, Suggests Successor: State Rep. Ron Gray (R-38th) is not running for an eighth two-year term, but is instead supporting Fenwick Island businesswoman Carlie Carey…

Here is yesterday's Session Activity Report.  Pretty much the only thing I noticed was that a lot of bills with lengthy synopses (enough to fry my synapses) cleared committee.  YMMV. …

A pretty pro-forma session yesterday.  I listened to the Senate Corrections Committee hearing on the Plummer Center and the residents and programs that have now been transferred to a facility in Smyrna. …

Well, they're not exactly back with a bang. The most interesting item on today's docket, at least to me, is a hearing conducted by the Senate Corrections Committee to address…

1. Goodbye, Chris Beardsley.  Hello, Chris Beardsley? Something tells me that, even as kind-of-a-joke, Beardsley will not have the staying power of other Delaware oddball politicos.  While (I don't think)…

Sure looks that way.  We know how both Nicole 'No Longer' Poore and Our PAL Val parlayed elective office into jobs for which they were singularly unqualified, and how they…