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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 20, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 20, 20213 Comments

The Big News? Sen. Darius Brown showed up for (virtual) work today. Rumors that he wolfed down leftovers from Taverna Rustic Italian Restaurant during Session have so far not been…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 19, 202118 Comments

A decided mixed bag yesterday. The bad news first. HB 30 (Bolden), which would move primaries from September to April, breezed through the House with only four no votes (Bennett,…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 18, 20219 Comments

Congrats to the House Cop Cabal! Congrats to John Carney! Congrats to every Delaware cop! Congrats to Cop-turned-Rep-turned-sellout of his constituents Franklin Cooke! You all succeeded in your yearlong mission…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 15, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 15, 202111 Comments

So-Called Police Accountability Task Force Votes Against Police Accountability. Just the way Speaker Peter drew it up: FAILED - Create policies creating civilian review boards for police agencies FAILED - Review the…

DL Open Thread Friday, May 14, 2021

By Alby May 14, 20214 Comments

Sorry for the delay, we had some issues with Wordpress. Joe Biden's statement of support for Israel did not sit well with some progressives in Congress, so the media is…

DL Open Thread Thursday, May 13, 2021

By Alby May 13, 20217 Comments

Israel and the Palestinians are fighting again. This is news in the same sense that the weather is news -- the particulars change, and sometimes there's a hurricane, but the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 13, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20211 Comment

Let's see if I've got this straight. According to Matt Bittle's story on the committee hearing for SB 108, prime sponsor Sen. Bryant Richardson whined that he had a conflict…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20219 Comments

I'm really enjoying Matt Bittle's blow-by-blow descriptions of the gun control hearings. He lets the witnesses speak for themselves. He's worth the subscription, which is why I have one. The…

DL Open Thread Sunday, May 9, 2021

By Alby May 9, 202110 Comments

Former Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV, known to all as Pete, died yesterday, age 86. Du Pont was elected governor in 1976 after the disastrous tenure of Sherman Tribbitt,…

Delaware Liberal Endorses Kim Stock And Kecia Nesmith In Local School Board Elections

By El Somnambulo May 4, 20215 Comments

Kim Stock For Brandywine School Board. It's almost impossible to imagine a better, and better-qualified, candidate for the Brandywine School Board. Kim Stock is Delaware's current Teacher Of The Year.…

Protesters Target Home of National Embarrassment Chris Coons

By Alby May 3, 202114 Comments

Delawareans elect a lot of corporate tools who pretend to be Democrats, but of all the corporate tools, Sen. Chris Coons has become the corporate tooliest. In today's more progressive…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 29, 2021

By Alby April 29, 202110 Comments

Biden's speech is getting good reviews -- I thought I heard thunder last night, but it was just exploding Republican heads -- but not so much for the rebuttal from…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 29, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 29, 20213 Comments

Not much to report from yesterday other than that the bills we featured were all released from committee. Here is yesterday's Session Inactivity Report. Fortunately, there are some interesting bills…