Open Thread

Escheat Is For Es-Cheaters.  Delaware Way insiders don't want you to know about its Unclaimed Property slush fund: A member of Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer’s administration expressed reluctance to openly…

This Year's Billionaires' Bill?  Say it with me, kids:  "We have to do this to protect Delaware's Corporate Franchise": A top congressional Republican is demanding information on Delaware’s plan to…

Wilmington City Council Wastes Yet More Money In Quixotic Challenge To James Spadola: The Wilmington City Council isn’t done trying to oust Councilman James Spadola, the Republican-turned-Democrat who kept his…

A Rare Good Day For Democracy: Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil won re-election on Sunday, according to official preliminary results, punctuating a string of conservative wins…

When A Logjam Is A Good Thing: When we think of rivers, we imagine water flowing freely from source to sea. But for some of the world's great waterways, their…

 'Like Selling Wolves From Yellowstone'.  Something similar is happening in the Delaware Bay, something you should know about: Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere…

Oops, They're Gonna Do It Again.  Reassess, that is: New Castle County intends to reassess every property in northern Delaware a year earlier than previously planned after a recent audit…

Delaware Early Voting Starts Today!  Here is everything you need to know.  So...get out and vote! Rethugs (And At Least One D) Go After Branden Fletcher. Again: The Delaware Republican…

ICE Invades Stanton: A federal immigration agent entered the campus at Stanton Middle School on Tuesday morning, then left after school security approached, according to school officials. An agent or…

FOIA Sucks In Delaware.  Will Sen. Townsend's Bill Increase Public Access? Community activist Amy Roe said she is suing the city of Newark after it denied her open records request…

Delaware Has An Issue With Foster Child Placements: Delaware’s Auditor of Accounts Lydia York released a report last week that says some children in the state’s foster system have had…

This Is What Universal Online Betting Hath Wrought: It was just days ago that Fox Rothschild LLP, a law firm, shone light on a rather unsettling MLB reality. A survey…

What If They Expand The Port And No Ships Come?  Y'see, it's likely a fools' (plural) very expensive errand: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced the state will invest…