Delaware

Looks like a fairly laid-back pre-Easter week in Dover.  To be followed by two weeks off.  Gee, you don't think Carney would veto those pot bills while the General Assembly…

On the face of it, this lawsuit appears absurd: https://www.wdel.com/news/ud-facing-class-action-over-covid-campus-lockdown/article_7f81b176-d247-11ed-b285-a3de00196067.htm A federal judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit in which current and former students of the University of…

I may, on exceedingly-rare occasions, be just a tad hyper-critical of the work of the Delaware General Assembly.  So, let me be clear: There has never, EVER, been a more…

In an historic session, the State Senate passed both HB 1 and HB 2 this afternoon.  Since neither bill was amended in the Senate, they both now await action from…

Will Lucy pull the football away from Charlie Brown yet one more time?  I've had some legislators tell me that they believe they have a veto-proof majority in the House…

Led by climate denialists,  petroleum-funded 'spokespersons', and yes, elected Rethugs. Here's the story from Frank Burns, who must be elected to replace Mike Ramone in 2024: I am writing because…

Hey, kids, wanna get your bill placed first on the House Agenda? Simple.  Just get El Somnambulo (that's me!) to predict that Our PAL Val will bury it in committee. …

If this post isn't the worth the price of a non-subscription, I don't know what is.  So much stuff that I'm gonna have to up the Snark Factor to keep…

Stop the presses! Stephanie Bolden wants EVERYONE to know that she would have voted for HB 2 had she shown up for session on Thursday, and anyone who says otherwise…

I'm occasionally a reasonable person.  I will assume that Bobby Byrd delivered these checks along with all the other checks he bundled from his clients, and that you didn't discern…

"This amendment makes technical corrections and clarifications requested by the Office of the Governor." Yeah (you're asking)?  So what? The 'so what' is that this is HA2/HB 2. HB 2…

Hate to be THAT guy, but I told you that yesterday's pot legalization bill vote was a freebie.  Far too many Pete acolytes voted for the bill.  There's hope only…

It's ba-a-a-ck. Polished to a diamond gleam by Rep. Osienski. We're talking HB 1, which: ...removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and…