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Speaker Pete ‘Unavailable For Comment’ Watch: Day 5

By El Somnambulo July 5, 20226 Comments

Let's wrap up Day 4, courtesy of the Delaware State News: While Senate leadership agreed on the next course of action, the same could not be said for those in…

Yo, Speaker Pete: Ball’s In Your Court

By El Somnambulo July 1, 202213 Comments

What are you gonna do? Continue to run interference for the disgraced State Auditor, or do your job? From the Delaware Constitution: § 1. Impeachment power of House; trial by…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 24-30, 2022

By El Somnambulo July 1, 202213 Comments

1. Lydia York To The Rescue. Whether or not jurors have become so used to Delaware Way corruption that they're prepared to give Kathy McGuiness a pass, we as Democrats…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 30, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20227 Comments

SS1/SB 101. The entire Senate D Caucus (with the exception of Champion Of The Overdogs Spiros Mantzavinos) wants the House to pass this bill that affords legal protection for renters.…

Chris Coons Deserves Every Turd Thrown at Him

By Alby June 28, 20229 Comments

I was talking to someone the other day who said he thought Jason gives Delaware's junior senator too much shit. Duncan Black, who blogs as Atrios at eschatonblog.com, would beg…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 23, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 23, 202210 Comments

I'm guilty of false advertising. I apologize. I promised the following in yesterday's legislative piece: One legislator in particular will not be happy. (Hint: They killed an exceedingly-popular bill despite…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 22, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 22, 2022

A Tale Of Two Bills. Both of which were on yesterday's Agendas. Neither of which were worked. Let's start with Mayor Mike's/Buccini-Pollin's Wilmington property grab. We had written about it…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20224 Comments

Progressive bills continue to be held hostage in the House. Since I wrote that piece last Monday, only one of the 21 bills that the Kop Kabal has kept kaptive…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 10-16, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 17, 202233 Comments

1. It's Official! Becca Cotto Files Against Deb Heffernan. Becca has been campaigning since the beginning of the year. A true grassroots campaign. I've been knocking doors on her behalf. …

More Proof That Val Longhurst Is A Lying Liar

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20225 Comments

She no longer even pretends otherwise. Take yesterday's House Administration Committee meeting. Please. There were plenty of witnesses at the hearing prepared to speak on behalf of HB 220, which…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 16, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20228 Comments

Gun bills are in the cross-hairs today. Man, when you look at the bills the House has sent over to the Senate, you can't ignore the exceptions in them that…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20228 Comments

Kids, the term 'gun safety' only applies to the Kop Kabal package of bills in the sense that it's used for PR purposes. If the bills that passed there yesterday…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 14, 20224 Comments

What bills will the Kop Kabal allow to be considered this week? That, after all, is how business is conducted in the House. Don't forget it. Act on it. Well,…