Delaware
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 14-20, 2020
1. Word on the street is that Deborah Harrington flat-out killed at the last New Castle County Democratic Party meeting. I was told by an attendee that she was positively inspirational. Harrington is running against R incumbent Kevin Hensley in the 9th RD, which meanders west of the Delaware River from just south of Delaware […]
Working Families Party/Leftward Delaware Bring The Beef!
I. Am. In. Awe. I attended the Meet the Candidates event hosted by WFP/Leftward Delaware last night. I left full of excitement for three extraordinary candidates who are challenging D incumbents this year. WFP/Leftward Delaware have been recruiting and training progressive candidates for office. Five of them participated in last night’s event. Two others, Shane […]
BREAKING!: House D Leaders Fire Long-Time Employee Who Supports Union
More than most, I’m not at all shocked by this. I thought that Pete and Val would have covered their tracks better than this. But here is the tweet from the organizers: Delaware General Assembly Union @delawaregaunion This morning, the leadership of@DEHouseDems fired a long-time employee who has signed a union […]
Delaware Political (More Or Less) Weekly: From Whenever I Posted The Last One Thru Feb. 13
1. Meet The WFP/Leftward Delaware Stalwarts. If you care about supporting progressive candidates and you haven’t already RSVP’d to this event, I suggest you do so ASAP. I’m especially excited to meet Marie Pinkney and Debbie Harrington as I’ve never previously had the pleasure. Not to mention, I always like to talk to Larry Lambert, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 30, 2020
Although the bill hasn’t been introduced yet, legislation restoring the death penalty in Delaware is on its way. It’s expected to be filed sometime during the break for Joint Finance Committee hearings. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Aside to Nancy Willing: Both the Governor’s budget and a one-time supplemental budget have been introduced. If my […]
Wanna Meet Some Of Delaware’s Most Promising Progressive Candidates?
Good news. You can! The following candidates, all of whom are building their campaigns with assistance from Leftward Delaware and the Working Families Party of Delaware, will take part in a Meet The Candidates House Meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 6 pm. The meeting takes place at the home of Julie Sandler, 5624 […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 28, 2020
By Thursday, we will all know what’s in the Governor’s proposed budget. One thing we do know: It will be printed on smooth paper. Or maybe smooth e-paper, to save a few shekels. But there will not be any growth to the base of the budget. Not with this Concord Coalition green-eyeshade guy in charge. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 17-23, 2020
1. Sarah McBride Is On The Ballot. With her astounding fundraising, I can’t imagine a serious challenger against her in the Democratic Primary for the 1st Senatorial District. I can’t say for sure, but she must’ve broken every record for initial fundraising in a Delaware legislative race. It will be intriguing to see how she […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2020
OK, kids, say you’re a green-eyeshade governor who suddenly has something like $200 mill in unexpected revenues fall into your lap. Your obsession is to ‘never grow the base of the budget’ under any circumstances, so what do you do? You gift the money to two worthy projects and enable every legislator to join you […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 22, 2020
The General Assembly and the Governor have finally, finally, found a partial funding source for the much-touted Clean Water Initiative. $50 mill, to be exact. From projected state surplus revenue. Another $50 mill could come from a Federal match and already-allocated moneys. BTW, I used the Delaware State News article b/c I’m captivated by the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020
I may, may owe Bernie Bros Greatest Foe about one-tenth of an apology. No, there was no legal or practical way that he could have pushed through a bill setting Delaware’s statewide primaries for this April. This cycle’s process has been underway for months, there would not be near enough time for the Department of […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 10-16, 2020
1. Dave McBride Is Toast. I decided to go back and see when he last had any sort of credible opponent, or, for that matter, any opponent. The year was 1986, and his opponent was one Drew Angeline, who had the distinction of having served as Rita Justice’s chauffeur when she was New Castle County […]
BREAKING: Gov. Carney Stonewalls Education Funding Lawsuit!
I am now officially a subscriber to the Delaware State News, and this story from Randall Chase is why I took the plunge. Gov. John Carney has chosen to emulate Donald Trump and has made his top appointed officials unavailable for deposition in the lawsuit charging that state public schools are inadequately funded: Attorneys for […]
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