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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 12, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 12, 20198 Comments

The big story today is, of course, the scheduled debate on the bill that would increase the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. It is almost certain…

High Praise for Kathleen Jennings’ Reforms

By Alby March 11, 20193 Comments

El Somnambulo wrote weeks ago about Attorney General Kathleen Jennings' bold prosecution and sentencing reforms. Now her program is gaining national attention. Shaun King, the social-justice activist, journalist and author,…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 7, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 7, 20193 Comments

The big story, if there is one, is which bills cleared committee, and which ones did not. In addition to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bill discussed below, legislation…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wed., March 6, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 6, 201917 Comments

As portended by yesterday's sparse agendas, it was a slow day in Dover Tuesday. Here is yesterday's session activity report. So much intriguing legislation will be considered in committees today.…

Kathleen Davies Vindicated Again

By Alby March 5, 20197 Comments

The State News is running a story by AP's Delaware reporter, Randall Chase, that no local news-gathering organization had the staff to cover. The Merit Employee Relations Board voted 2-1…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 5, 2019

By El Somnambulo March 5, 20197 Comments

Here's what happened while the General Assembly was in recess: 1. Del-Tech President Mark Brainard's latest attempt to make homeowners pay for deferred maintenance (aka: 'We let things go b/c…

Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown Challenges The Secrecy State

By El Somnambulo February 26, 201911 Comments

Delaware is the Secrecy State. So much vital information is withheld from citizens who truly need to know. Citizens are often told that there is nothing to worry about, assertions…

Carney Addresses the Statewide Property Tax

By Alby February 20, 201947 Comments

In what has become an annual custom, Mark Brainard, grand poobah of Delaware Technical and Community College, is asking the General Assembly for a new statewide property tax to raise…

An End To Civil Forfeiture? A Decision Kathy Jennings Must Read Right Away

By El Somnambulo February 20, 20198 Comments

Could this be the beginning of the end for civil forfeitures? The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that '...the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to state and local…

Monsignor Lavelle Resurfaces: Defrocked, But Not Deloused

By El Somnambulo February 19, 201911 Comments

He reemerges precisely where you'd expect him to reemerge, spewing precisely the Santorumesque creamy froth you'd expect him to spew. If you guessed he'd reemerge with the Caesar Rodney Institute,…

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…