Delaware

Four D state reps voted against one of the most innocuous gun reform measures you could possibly imagine.  Keeping loaded firearms away from kids would seem to be as cut-and-dried…

Will the NRA once again kill common-sense gun reform? It's possible. The House is scheduled to consider HB 63(Lynn) today.  The bill: ...revises the crime of "unlawfully permitting a child…

Wellwellwell,guess what issue has resurfaced with no warning whatsoever.  Yep, it's the slush fund for Del-Tech, this time with no automatic property tax provision. The bill allegedly was reported out…

Two notable bills passed yesterday:  The Senate passed SB 25(Townsend), which increases the legal minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. The House passed HB38(Bentz), which established…

Assuming that sick bay has emptied out, the Senate will consider legislation raising the permissible age to purchase tobacco products from 18-21 today.  The momentum is clearly with the bill,…

I can safely say that no Attorney General in Delaware history has ever introduced a criminal justice reform package as sweeping as the one that was announced today.  Here is…

I guess that the 'good news' on a day with virtually no news is that several worthy bills previously discussed here cleared committees yesterday. Other than SB 17(Hansen), which addresses…

Over $376,000-worth.  What could possibly compel John Carney to spend that much taxpayers' money? The answer: Defending Delaware's quaint, but likely unconstitutional, requirement that state courts in Delaware must be…

Well, in my case, it was a 'second' breakfast, but I skipped lunch. I swear! BTW, I recommend the Sinclair Cafe as a nice breakfast spot in Newark. Catherine is…