Delaware
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
A good day yesterday. All of the good bills passed. None of them ran into trouble. Only weird vote yesterday was on a bill moving Delaware’s fleet of vehicles to an all-EV standard by 2040. All the R’s voted no, all the D’s voted yes–except for Sean Matthews, who voted no. He is spending his […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
No tiptoeing back into session. We’ve got two agendas chockful of key bills today. Starting in the House: HS 2/HB 125 (S. Moore) ‘requires all public schools to offer only students who qualify for a reduced-price meal, under the federal School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program, a free breakfast and lunch every school […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 31 To June 6, 2024
I am El Somnambulo, and I am a political junkie. This is my kind of week. 1. State Rep. Rae Moore Draws Primary Challenger. Well, it’s a candidate from the past. One Matthew Powell. He ran in a three-way primary to succeed DINO Quin Johnson in 2020. Despite having Johnson’s endorsement, Powell finished behind both […]
Implicated In Philly Ethics Probe, Now Starting PAC For Bethany Hall-Long
Is this even legal? I don’t know, but let’s just lay it out there. There’s this Philly guy, see? His name is Jimmy Cauley. Dis Cauley guy was involved in the campaign of one Jeff Brown, a Shop-Rite owner who spent a bleepload of money on advertising in his run for Mayor of Philadelphia: Brown’s […]
My Random Thoughts On Delaware’s Primaries
Subject to change from the moment I hit ‘Publish’. 1. The race between Marcus Henry and Karen Hartley-Nagle is, in my opinion, over. Marcus has been everywhere, Karen is barely running a campaign. In addition, KHN has reportedly split–or been split from–her political consigliere without whom she has no idea as to how to run […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 17-23, 2024
1. The Rev Interviews Collin O’Mara. Since he is/was a skeptic, this extensive and aggressive interview with O’Mara comes highly recommended. Listen to the interview, form your own opinion. I think you’ll be impressed. I especially love his critique of the budget process and how he proposes to change it, especially when it comes to […]
Bribes, Payoffs, Or Both? What Do These Lobbyists Expect For Their $$’s?
From my inbox: Please Join Us After Session On May 23rd Contributions may be made for one candidate or for any combination. Checks for Senator Trey Paradee should be made payable to “Committee To Elect Paradee” and may be brought the evening of the event or mailed to: Committee To Elect Paradee, 22 Bell […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 23, 2024
Paul Baumbach’s bills protecting state retirees’ health care benefits passed the Senate. Each bill had a friendly amendment added onto them. They’re at the top of today’s House Agenda, and will again pass unanimously, just like they did in the Senate. Yo, John can I have a press credential for the bill signing? W-what, there’s […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 22, 2024
As expected, the Hospital Cost Review Board bill as amended passed the House and heads to the Governor. No R’s voted yes, D Reps. Lynn and Matthews voted no. One of my fave spies has sent me a piece opposing the legislation written by one Ben DuPont. Pete’s kid. Suggested I knock it down point-by-point. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
The Big Story: Hospital Cost Review Board Bill Could Go To Governor Today. The bill was amended in the Senate, so it now returns to the House for final passage. It’s first on today’s House Agenda, which is the normal practice in both chambers. When a bill returns from the other chamber with amendment(s), you’ll […]
Meyer Campaign Throws Shit At Collin O’Mara
Don’t see any way one could interpret this otherwise: May 20th, 2024 Dear Commissioner, Albence, I wanted to inform you that according to the Delaware Constitution, a candidate for Governor must have been an “inhabitant of this State” for the six years preceding the general election. I write to you today because, with great confidence […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 10-16, 2024
1. A Simpler Solution? R Mike Simpler has filed to run in the 14th RD race. The Rehoboth area district has been home to Pete Schwartzkopf for almost two decades. His chosen successor, disgraced former State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, is in a three-way primary with progressives Marty Rendon and Claire Snyder-Hall. Simpler’s website, uh, doesn’t […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Big Story: Senate Considers Hospital Cost Review Board Today. Among other changes, the compromise amendment ‘(r)emoves the penalty provision for hospitals who fail to adhere to a budget that was approved or modified by the Board.’ Oh. Well, that’s a compromise, all right. First, yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Nothing unexpected happened. The Hospital Review […]
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