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That Didn’t Take Long

By cassandra_m March 23, 20096 Comments

New Jersey files a lawsuit today to overturn a sports-betting ban: A group representing gaming and horse-racing industries in New Jersey filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to overturn a…

Breaking: Powerful Law Firm to Close, Delaware Heavy-Hitters Going to…

By El Somnambulo March 23, 200919 Comments

Philadelphia-based Wolf Block, a very powerful law firm with strong governmental ties, will dissolve, according to this report on Philly.com. 10 attorneys from its Delaware office, including former AG Charles…

Friday Job Bank

By liberalgeek March 20, 200922 Comments

I had this idea that DL could help find jobs for people. So I'm hoping that if you have a friend (or yourself, Donviti) that needs a job, throw up…

Homelessness is Hard

By liberalgeek March 20, 200913 Comments

I have not given much of an update on the homeless man that I have been helping. This is more of a reflection of my laziness than a lack of…

HB1 Update

By cassandra_m March 19, 200936 Comments

Heard from Rebecca who is in Dover with her band of Green Shirts and she says that the House went into session right at 2PM, but promptly recessed for caucus…

Breaking: 8% Pay Cut Among Markell Proposals

By El Somnambulo March 19, 200958 Comments

Jack Markell has proposed an across-the-board 8% pay cut for all state employees, including teachers. This would include both merit and non-merit employees and, coupled with benefits reduction and holiday…

Happy Easter from The SEU

By liberalgeek March 19, 200916 Comments

This morning I attended the second meeting in a month of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Oversight Board. The big news that came out of this meeting was that a…

Reminder — Budget and HB1 Events Today

By cassandra_m March 19, 20098 Comments

Today is going to be a busy one. Governor Markell is presenting his FY2010 budget today (addressing the massive shortfalls) in a press conference at 1PM in Dover. Not sure…

NCCo Budget 2010

By cassandra_m March 18, 200931 Comments

Yesterday evening, County Executive Chris Coons delivered his budget address. He took about 40 minutes to deliver this, including an extensive setup of his Listening Tour (which rhetorically at least)…

Comment Rescue: WDEL Interviews Nominee for DNREC Secretary

By cassandra_m March 17, 200933 Comments

This is a heads up from Allan Loudell for an event many of us are vitally interested in: I have to run off after 5 p.m. to cover County Executive…

Pre-filed Legislative Business II

By cassandra_m March 17, 200917 Comments

(I am bumping this up since we closed out old business earlier this AM and wanted folks to have a chance to comment on these items.) ************************ The General Assembly…

NCCo Budget Address

By cassandra_m March 16, 2009

NCCo Executive Chris Coons rolls out his budget for FY 2010 tomorrow night, Tuesday 17 March 2009 in the Council Chambers of the Redding City/County Building in Wilmington. No idea…

HB 1 Bill Up for Vote in House This Week

By cassandra_m March 16, 200922 Comments

This is from Rebecca at Progressive Dems of Delaware: House Bill 01 of the 145th General Assembly is scheduled to come to the floor for a vote on Thursday, March…