Delaware
BREAKING: Housing Advocates Release Their Plan On Homelessness
And, yes, it differs greatly from what John Carney and Claire DeMatteis have schemed out. Here is the press release in its entirety: Housing Advocates Share Their Own Recommendations for Addressing Homelessness WILMINGTON, DE September, 2025 — On Tuesday September 30th several homelessness advocates, including Housing Alliance Delaware, Friendship House, H.O.M.E.S. Campaign, Delaware Poor People’s […]
Whoa–Blue Delaware Gets Outed–And How
Just-wow. Got this in my e-mailbox this morning. I’m cutting and pasting the entire thing because I couldn’t find it on the Downballot website: I discovered something yesterday that gutted me: A site called Blue Delaware has been stealing our content all year—verbatim, hundreds of words at a time—and publishing it as their own. After […]
The Return Of The Delaware Political Sometimes Weekly: Thursday, September 18, 2025
I was able to scrape together this list of currently filed and/or announced candidates as a starting point. I know of several more real good candidates who are running, but I honor embargo requests: SD 1: Adriana Leela Bohm has filed for this seat. She will challenge part-time Rehoboth resident Dan Cruce. Wilmington Party insiders […]
BREAKING: Three Mighty Progressive Challengers Have Filed!!
Volunteers, pick your candidates. Or, better yet, spread the love around. One of the challengers had already made it official, and has been campaigning for some time. However, Shané Darby has now officially filed to take out Nnamdi ‘I’ve Already Retired, Just Haven’t Bothered To Tell Anybody’ Chukwuocha. Oh, we’re just getting started. Dr. Adrianna Bohm […]
A Very Special Bonus Open Thread: Why Do We Need Chris Coons In The United States Senate?
Hmmm, let’s see–because he’s the only Democrat who can win? Uh, no. Because he stands up to the oligarch billionaires and the Pedophile-In-Chief better than anyone else could? Uh, no. Because of his moral compass as evidenced by his blind support for Netanyahu? Uh, no. I could go on, but you get the point. I […]
Delaware Joins Regional Public Health Coalition
Good: Gov. Matt Meyer announced Sept. 5 that Delaware will join Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York in a regional public health alliance. The group was first formed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Sept. 4, following a contentious Senate hearing that day with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]
A Great Candidate For RD 38!
A real tough district, but check out the background of recently-announced D candidate Maureen Madden: A retired federal civil servant and a multi-degree black belt-holder across several disciplines, Mo Madden served for nearly 23 years at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) and more than 7 years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]
Do You Want An Audit Of Tyler Technologies?
To me the answer is an obvious YES. Rep. Eric Morrison just shared the following: Three NCC councilpersons have introduced a resolution calling for an audit of Tyler Technologies, how the company performed their property reassessment work, how the county instructed them to do so, and if the company followed those instructions. The resolution will be […]
Our PAL Val Out At PAL – Might Be Taking PAL Down With Her
Shoutout to Spotlight Delaware for reporting this positively delicious story: The Police Athletic League of Delaware, a celebrated and taxpayer-funded nonprofit, is facing an upheaval after its prominent executive director – former House Speaker Valerie Longhurst – announced her resignation this month. It is not immediately clear why Longhurst is leaving her post, but she […]
Progressive Legislators To Unveil Reassessment Proposals
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton to Host Property Tax Press Conference WILMINGTON – On Friday, August 8th at 10:30 AM, members of the Delaware House of Representatives, New Castle County Council, and Wilmington City Council will share several legislative proposals to address widespread issues with the recent property tax reassessment. Elected officials from state and local governments are […]
Julianne Murray Goes Full MAGAt
You perhaps were expecting something else?: Delaware’s new federal prosecutor has asked a judge to force state labor officials to hand over local businesses’ payroll information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to court documents. Court records indicate the office of Delaware’s U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray filed a court petition last week seeking to enforce a […]
BREAKING: Alonna Berry Wins RD 20 Special Election
It was close, but Berry won: Alonna Berry: 4653 Nikki Miller: 4532. The margin appears to have been due to the absentee ballots: 469-193 for Berry.
Councilman David Carter: An Open Letter To Gov. Meyer And Members Of The Delaware General Assembly
Dear Governor Meyer and Members of the General Assembly, In 2024, New Castle County completed its first full property reassessment in over four decades, a court-ordered process meant to restore fairness and transparency to the tax system. Yet rather than relief, many residents were met with confusion, frustration, and sticker shock, particularly over increased school […]
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