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AG Kathy Jennings Comes Out Strong–REAL Strong

By El Somnambulo February 19, 201914 Comments

Maybe, just maybe, we have one statewide elected official worth their salt. It's too early to say for sure, but Attorney General Jennings provided some real hope yesterday. First, she…

What Chris Coons Gets for His Bipartisanship — Trump in His Face

By Alby February 14, 20196 Comments

Politico posted a story yesterday about Donald Trump's supposed growing embrace of Christianist ideals, and chose as its opening anecdote this vignette starring none other than our senator, Fightin' Chris…

Kerri Harris Takes New Job–And It’s Just What We’d Expect

By El Somnambulo February 12, 20194 Comments

From The Intercept: Kerri Harris, the insurgent candidate who lost her primary challenge to Sen. Tom Carper in Delaware, will be taking a new national advocacy director position at Working…

Yet Another Cover-Up From DOC And the State Of Delaware

By El Somnambulo February 7, 20192 Comments

Delaware is the Secrecy State. You don't have the right to know when cops, corrections officers, and/or entire agencies screw up to the max. Or let out their frustrations on…

R. I. P. Steve Amick

By El Somnambulo February 5, 2019

Former Newark legislator Steve Amick, who passed away last week, was one of the finest legislators to serve in the Delaware General Assembly during my time there. Yes, he was…

Here’s How To Deal With Extortionists

By El Somnambulo January 30, 20197 Comments

We start this story with one of the poorest excuses for journalism ever to clear the e-keyboard of Scott Goss, which is saying something. This story. It's all about Delaware…

GGW: Guards Gone Wild

By El Somnambulo January 26, 20198 Comments

Delaware is the Secrecy State. Especially when it comes to actions by so-called enforcement officers of every stripe. Keeping secrets is one way of controlling the narrative, as in blaming…

An Understander’s Guide to Gov. Carney’s Budget

By Alby January 25, 20197 Comments

The budget released by Gov. John Carney doesn't officially mean a thing, because the General Assembly's Joint Finance Committee puts together the state's real budget, starting with hearings next Tuesday.…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 24, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 24, 20197 Comments

Even the Rethugs knew that they were on the wrong side of yesterday's defeat of HB 3 in the Senate. Serial bloviator Colin Bonini said this: "I will personally write…

Delaware Forced-Birthers Want Abortion Restrictions

By Alby January 23, 20198 Comments

This one hasn't made it to El Som's GA PG/PG roundup yet because it hasn't been officially introduced. But the mere announcement by Sen. Bryant Richardson (R-Your Womb) that he…

Bye Bye Biden

By Alby January 23, 201915 Comments

You can stop worrying that Joe Biden will clutter the Democratic presidential primary ballot. The New York Times reports that Biden was paid $200,000 for a speech supporting a Michigan…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 23, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 23, 201926 Comments

Richard Collins. Shannon Morris. Bryan Shupe. Jesse Vanderwende. Remember those names. Yesterday, the Delaware House Of Representatives enacted emergency legislation designed to lessen the burden of federal workers who have…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 22, 2019

By El Somnambulo January 22, 201916 Comments

Man, that Carney State Of The State was downright sad. Read it for yourself if you don't believe me. Half-measures on everything except tilting the playing field to the advantage…