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What I Want Done (And Not Done) In The Next Two Legislative Days

By El Somnambulo June 28, 20218 Comments

Everybody has their wish-list. Here's mine. I'm limiting this to those items that conceivably could be done before the conclusion of this legislative session. So, I'm not including pot legalization…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday 24, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 24, 20216 Comments

Dispatcher: "Adam-12, Adam-12, we have a Gold Alert on SB 147 and SB 148. Both have gone missing and have been unaccounted for for at least 48 hours. Please respond."…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 23, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 23, 20214 Comments

Pretty much every bill we discussed yesterday passed yesterday. The one exception, HB 122 (Heffernan), which would require that persons with disabilities be paid a minimum wage, is at the…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20214 Comments

Five more days. Lots of unfinished business. Some, like the Budget Bill, will likely get done as early as today. But where's the urgency on marijuana legalization (HB 150), policing…

DL Open Thread Thursday, June 17, 2021

By Alby June 17, 20218 Comments

The Intercept got ahold of a Zoom call between West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a centrist money-dispensing outfit called No Labels -- founded by ex-Sen. Joe Lieberman -- in…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 16, 202111 Comments

A great day--a GREAT day, in the State Senate yesterday. Dave Sokola and the merry band of progressives there--RULE. So many great bills passed yesterday that it's hard to know…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 15, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 15, 202113 Comments

Let's start with some good news, sorta. SB 15, the minimum wage increase legislation, is on Thursday's House Agenda. However, it's a long Agenda, SB 15 is at the bottom…

DL Open Thread Sunday, June 13, 2021

By Alby June 13, 20215 Comments

Delawareans should do a slow burn every time the national media call out Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for siding with Republicans. Everyone knows that another handful of Democratic senators…

Song of the Day 6/10: Cab Calloway, “The Reefer Man”

By Alby June 10, 20215 Comments

With Delaware lawmakers debating a marijuana legalization bill, it seems worthwhile to remind them that cannabis wasn't always illegal, and its effects weren't considered dangerous until a wave of refugees…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 10, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 10, 202112 Comments

Today's the day that marijuana legalization comes to the House floor. It's likely to be a lo-o-o-ng day. After all, it's a lo-o-o-ng bill. HB 150 (Osienski) already has ten…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 9, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 9, 202129 Comments

Pity The Poor Rethuglican. A couple of years ago, Speaker Pete cut a deal with them rather than work with his own caucus. The result? A special 'training wage' and…

State Rep/Ex-Cop Steve Smyk Implicated In Sex Discrimination/Harassment Suit

By El Somnambulo June 8, 202117 Comments

Far be it from me to sensationalize allegations pertaining to any of the cop-legislators in Dover (he lied), but this case promises to be Sensational. It features Steve Smyk (rhymes…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 8, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 8, 202113 Comments

It's official. Matt Bittle is the best legislative beat reporter I've seen during my years of working for/following the General Assembly. Chad Livengood was the best investigative reporter, but you…