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SB 27 Update: How You Can Save Civil Unions

By xstryker March 25, 200923 Comments

Our progressive champion in the Senate, Karen Peterson, has given me some updated info about SB 27, the anti-Civil Unions bill, and what we can do to stop it. For…

Does Markells Budget Mean He Isn’t a Progressive?

By liberalgeek March 24, 200926 Comments

There was a lot of talk during the election by people on this blog and others about Jack Markell's progressive street cred. He certainly convinced a lot of progressive Democrats…

TAKE ACTION NOW: Kill Bill SB 27 (Anti-Civil Unions)

By xstryker March 24, 200920 Comments

A tip from esteemed reader MJ: SB 27 by Venables has a hearing tomorrow at 1:00 PM in his committee(Small Business). This is a DE version of DOMA. It appears…

Update on Cape Henlopen School Board Election

By cassandra_m March 24, 200915 Comments

Meyer Persow has his website up and running. If you are interested in supporting this progressive candidate you can contribute to his campaign via this website or signup to volunteer.…

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)…