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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: May 14, 2019
If you haven’t already, read this screed before proceeding. Allow me to focus on the stated rationale from both Senators McBride and Poore as to why they broke their public commitment to release the gun control bills from committee: “At this time, we are not planning to, or I’m not planning to (send the gun […]
Democratic Legislative Leaders Disgrace Themselves
“At this time, we are not planning to, or I’m not planning to (send the gun bills to the floor), because we do not have the support of the caucus…I think with any bill, compromise is huge.”-Sen. Nicole Poore Thus spoke Delaware’s Most Unethical Legislator in explaining why she and President Pro-Tem Dave McBride broke […]
The Nut Factory in Our Midst
You might have seen the Buzzfeed interview and profile of Katie McHugh, a former Breitbart writer who now calls herself a former white nationalist, or maybe some of the voluminous commentary churned up in its wake. Rosie Gray, who covers the alt-right for Buzzfeed, traced McHugh’s history, from her exurban upbringing to Allegheny College through […]
Hang It Up, John
No, I’m not suggesting that he not run for reelection (this time), I’m arguing that he should give up his quixotic quest to protect yet another moth-eaten vestige of the Delaware Way. In this case, the requirement that only D’s and R’s can be judges, and that there must be an equal distribution of D’s […]
News Journal: Addiction Treatment For Prisoners Virtually Non-Existent
No shots at the News Journal today. This article by Christina Jedra is must-reading. For non-subscribers, the gist of the piece is that addiction treatment for those in Delaware prisons is both a scam and a sham. Virtually no treatment of any value is being provided in many cases, and the agency that holds the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 9, 2019
Well, the gun bills weren’t released from the Executive Committee yesterday. Don’t worry, they will be. The sooner, the better. I was gonna quote from some of the opponents here, but out of respect to your brain cells, I won’t. Teh stoopid, it burns. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Today’s House Agenda features HS/HB105 […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 8, 2019
We start today with a sigh of relief from Yours Truly. There was a lengthy senate caucus yesterday, and Matt Bittle speculated, and I feared, that the fate of the gun bills was being discussed. However, the bills are still scheduled for consideration in today’s Executive Committee meeting. The math on these bills is pretty […]
John Carney’s Cult Of Budget-Smoothers Goes After State Employees
OK, kids, a refresher. John Carney, combining the collective wisdom of Ken Simpler, the Concord Coalition and, of course, the Chamber, tried but failed to get the General Assembly to adopt his budget-smoothing proposal. What is budget-smoothing, you ask?: Developed by a task force that included Republican Treasurer Ken Simpler and Carney’s Finance Director Rick […]
John Carney, The Chamber, and ??: The Unholy Trinity
The Unholy Trinity that conspires to keep Delaware economic development efforts, partially funded by millions of dollars in state revenue, from the prying eyes of the public. I’ll get to the ??’s in just a second. We can add to this list all of the legislators who voted for the creation of the Delaware Prosperity […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 7, 2019
Tomorrow is the big day. Three major gun control measures will be considered in the Senate Executive Committee. These three bills: SB 68 (Townsend) ‘prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, receipt, possession, or transport of assault weapons in Delaware, subject to certain exceptions.’ SB 70 (Sokola) ‘creates the Delaware Large Capacity Magazine […]
Keith James Announces Pointless Challenge To Sean Matthews in 10th RD
Well, there is one circumstance where the challenge might not be totally pointless, and we’ll get to that shortly. However, there is no way that Keith James has any chance of unseating Sean Matthews in a contested primary. Matthews vanquished previous State Rep. Dennis Williams in a primary and then buried him in a rematch […]
BREAKING: Eric Morrison To Primary Earl Jaques!
Earl Jaques, who has been something of a mixed bag as a state representative, will face a primary challenge from a serious progressive. I especially like Eric Morrison’s commitment to supporting public education, in stark contrast to Jaques’ knee-jerk support for charter schools. Jaques, more than many, has been something of a populist on economic […]
Mo’ Better Dems 2020: 1st & 2nd Chair Violas
I doubt that I’ve ever compared the cacophonous Delaware General Assembly to an orchestra before. But I do so today…if only to argue that it’s time that the first- and second-chair Violas be replaced. Violas. As in Reps. John Viola and Andria Viola Bennett. Father and daughter. The math is still the same: 2 x […]
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