Delaware
Wanna Meet Some Of Delaware’s Most Promising Progressive Candidates?
Good news. You can! The following candidates, all of whom are building their campaigns with assistance from Leftward Delaware and the Working Families Party of Delaware, will take part in a Meet The Candidates House Meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 6 pm. The meeting takes place at the home of Julie Sandler, 5624 […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 28, 2020
By Thursday, we will all know what’s in the Governor’s proposed budget. One thing we do know: It will be printed on smooth paper. Or maybe smooth e-paper, to save a few shekels. But there will not be any growth to the base of the budget. Not with this Concord Coalition green-eyeshade guy in charge. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 17-23, 2020
1. Sarah McBride Is On The Ballot. With her astounding fundraising, I can’t imagine a serious challenger against her in the Democratic Primary for the 1st Senatorial District. I can’t say for sure, but she must’ve broken every record for initial fundraising in a Delaware legislative race. It will be intriguing to see how she […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2020
OK, kids, say you’re a green-eyeshade governor who suddenly has something like $200 mill in unexpected revenues fall into your lap. Your obsession is to ‘never grow the base of the budget’ under any circumstances, so what do you do? You gift the money to two worthy projects and enable every legislator to join you […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 22, 2020
The General Assembly and the Governor have finally, finally, found a partial funding source for the much-touted Clean Water Initiative. $50 mill, to be exact. From projected state surplus revenue. Another $50 mill could come from a Federal match and already-allocated moneys. BTW, I used the Delaware State News article b/c I’m captivated by the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020
I may, may owe Bernie Bros Greatest Foe about one-tenth of an apology. No, there was no legal or practical way that he could have pushed through a bill setting Delaware’s statewide primaries for this April. This cycle’s process has been underway for months, there would not be near enough time for the Department of […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 10-16, 2020
1. Dave McBride Is Toast. I decided to go back and see when he last had any sort of credible opponent, or, for that matter, any opponent. The year was 1986, and his opponent was one Drew Angeline, who had the distinction of having served as Rita Justice’s chauffeur when she was New Castle County […]
BREAKING: Gov. Carney Stonewalls Education Funding Lawsuit!
I am now officially a subscriber to the Delaware State News, and this story from Randall Chase is why I took the plunge. Gov. John Carney has chosen to emulate Donald Trump and has made his top appointed officials unavailable for deposition in the lawsuit charging that state public schools are inadequately funded: Attorneys for […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 16, 2020
OK, everybody, take a deep cleansing breath. I’ll take one too. Aaaaaahhhh… You can turn off the alarms: The 2020 Delaware non-presidential primaries will not be held in April. They can’t be held in April. As required by law, the State Board Of Elections long ago posted the official calendar for elections for this cycle. […]
Democrats Shouldn’t Dawdle on Gun Bills [UPDATE]: Virginia Braces For Gung-Ho Gun Nuts
As you might recall through the haze of Trumpian scandal, the Virginia legislature flipped to Democratic control in November. After the election, Democrats pledged to pass a package of gun-control laws — mostly the same agenda Delaware Democrats have punted on — gun-rights advocates are flipping out. The pledge sparked a grassroots pro-gun movement whose […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2020
Unionization, anybody? Now, that’s how to kick off a session. I find it almost impossible to envision the Petes and Vals of this General Assembly moving forward with total equanimity for the staff involved in this effort. The best part is, they dare not do anything about it lest they be revealed for the hypocrites […]
A SuxCo Republican Tells the Truth
The New Journal story about the Sussex County GOP meeting at which Nelly Jordan was ousted from her post included this inadvertent bit of truth-telling from a rank-and-file member of that benighted bunch. Sussex County native Leon Transeau called Jordan a “hard worker,” and said that ousting her over a “single negative remark” would be […]
COMMENT RESCUE: Legislative Staff Seeks To Organize
This is big, and will also be a fascinating dynamic into the relationship between staff and legislators. Particularly Democratic legislators. The Reverend RE Vanella tipped us off to this: https://prospect.org/labor/historic-union-drive-makes-delaware-first-state-again/ Allow me to borrow some of the delicious particulars from this must-read piece: On Tuesday, state legislative workers in Delaware announced a union drive on […]
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