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Hope They Washed Their Hands After This 'Handshake Deal'.  When Tim Sheldon and Shawn Tucker shake hands, you're getting fleeced: New Castle County Councilman Tim Sheldon says he recently brokered…

Glad I went to bed when I did.  The General Assembly pulled an  all-nighter.  As in, gavelled out around 6 am. Allow me to note that Kerri Harris scuttled her…

We open this thread with a Call To Action.  We know, just like you know, that the new design of DL is, um, wan.  If you think you can un-wan it,…

OK, kids, we know that the State of Delaware pulled out of the Great American Stale Fair.  However, Delaware was represented, sort-of.  You have until the end of the Open…

How BP Co-opted Princeton, Fooled Al Gore, And 'Made The World Safe' For Fossil Fuels: Reporting Highlights Conflicted Funds: BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate…

Rep. McBride's Office Wins National Award For Best Constituent Service: WASHINGTON, D.C. — After helping more than 1,500 Delawareans navigate federal agencies and returning nearly $6.5 million in backlogged benefits, the…

First, a quick note:  In lieu of the Delaware Political Weekly, I'll be writing about a major, and insidious, development in this year's Delaware's primary elections.  But that'll be a…

Cocaine Kingpin Prosecuted In Delaware.  Why Delaware?: Brahmananda Prasad drove a $242,000 Ferrari, the jewel of his fleet of luxury vehicles. He owned a $2.5 million estate tucked into Long…

The big Delaware story today is a legislative story.  So, you'll just have to wait until I write my Post-Game/Pre-Game Show.  But those of you who know, know.  Yes, snark…

Wilmington's Worst Mayor Ever (which is saying something) Proves It Again: Wilmington City Council may consider overriding a veto from Mayor John Carney over an affordable housing trust. Council passed…

It's Not Vandalism: Donald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has become the country’s most high-profile…

The Forgotten Founding Father--Forgotten No More?: Early one evening in August 1798, a sitting justice of the Supreme Court named James Wilson died in a sparsely furnished boarding room on…

Yes, we know the site's been a bit glitchy as we install (not by choice) new whatever-it-is-we-install-when-we-have-no-choice.  Starting to think the glitches are deliberate from some sadist, or some sadistic…