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Yo, Speaker Pete: Ball’s In Your Court
What are you gonna do? Continue to run interference for the disgraced State Auditor, or do your job? From the Delaware Constitution: § 1. Impeachment power of House; trial by Senate; oath of Senators; vote; presiding officers. Section 1. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching; but two-thirds of all the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 24-30, 2022
1. Lydia York To The Rescue. Whether or not jurors have become so used to Delaware Way corruption that they’re prepared to give Kathy McGuiness a pass, we as Democrats see KMG for who she is–an utter disgrace of a public officeholder. Lydia York offers integrity and professionalism. With an MBA from Wharton and Law […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 1, 2022
Democrats Vote Against Renters’ Protection. Somehow, SS1/SB101 got to the floor. And lost. Here are those D’s who voted no: Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Stephanie Bolden, Sean Matthews, Peter Schwartzkopf, Franklin Cooke, Ed Osienski, William Carson, William Bush, and Andria Bennett: None of the dissenters spoke on their reason for voting no, with Jeff Spiegelman (R) voicing […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 30, 2022
SS1/SB 101. The entire Senate D Caucus (with the exception of Champion Of The Overdogs Spiros Mantzavinos) wants the House to pass this bill that affords legal protection for renters. The bill passed the Senate on June 8, 2021. Speaker Pete has been playing Rope-A-Dope with the bill ever since. Buried it in Stephanie Bolden’s […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 30, 2022
Yep. Played hooky. Saw my youngest daughter get her Masters in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design. Went to the Green River Music Fest. Saw Allison Russell and Waxahatchee, among others. Read two whole books! Didn’t know I needed a break, but I did. I’m refreshed. Let’s see what intrigues my freshened brain… Wisconsin Court Keeps […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 23, 2022
I’m guilty of false advertising. I apologize. I promised the following in yesterday’s legislative piece: One legislator in particular will not be happy. (Hint: They killed an exceedingly-popular bill despite being the prime House sponsor on it. Oh, and despite the fact that it passed the Senate.) It’s what happens when you are owned by […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., June 23, 2022
Yep, Ron Johnson Is A Seditionist. And A Traitor: This week, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot revealed that Johnson’s chief of staff tried to deliver to Vice President Mike Pence a slate of fake electors backing Trump, raising questions about the Wisconsin Republican’s role in a deliberate and coordinated plan to […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 22, 2022
A Tale Of Two Bills. Both of which were on yesterday’s Agendas. Neither of which were worked. Let’s start with Mayor Mike’s/Buccini-Pollin’s Wilmington property grab. We had written about it last week, especially the way that Val Longhurst forced this bill out of committee while burying a really good bill: There were plenty of witnesses […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Progressive bills continue to be held hostage in the House. Since I wrote that piece last Monday, only one of the 21 bills that the Kop Kabal has kept kaptive has been released from committee. Rep. Kowalko’s Inspector General bill. That, at least is good, right? Uh, no. Because Speaker Pete has reassigned the bill […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 18, 2022
Lead Rethug Senator Walks Out On Gun Negotiations. Dog bites man. He was just waiting for the right moment: Senators say disagreements remain over incentives for states to enact so-called red flag laws, which allow police to seize guns from people deemed dangerous. Talks are also ongoing to close the “boyfriend loophole”, which permits abusive […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 10-16, 2022
1. It’s Official! Becca Cotto Files Against Deb Heffernan. Becca has been campaigning since the beginning of the year. A true grassroots campaign. I’ve been knocking doors on her behalf. Response has been great. She is our kind of candidate–a true progressive, the Director of YWCA Delaware’s Social And Racial Justice Program. In predictable fashion, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 17, 2022
Shout-out to the State Senate. Other than Colin Bonini. They had to bite the bullet yesterday, and they did. They stayed in session until at least 10 pm Thursday while Bonini pulled his delaying-tactics shenanigans. They didn’t work. Vote-by-mail passed the Senate 13-8. One D voted no. No, it wasn’t Sen. Ennis. It was Mayor […]
More Proof That Val Longhurst Is A Lying Liar
She no longer even pretends otherwise. Take yesterday’s House Administration Committee meeting. Please. There were plenty of witnesses at the hearing prepared to speak on behalf of HB 220, which ‘is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware’s natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, […]
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