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DL Open Thread: Friday, May 20, 2022
COVID Ain’t Over, Y’All. I think everybody should be a little more cautious. Two of my friends have caught it in the last week or so–one here, one on the west coast. They feel like shit. I’m gonna mask up a little more. And, of course, being naturally anti-social, stay away from people. Which is […]
Stephanie Bolden And Lumpy Carson Kill Renters’ Right To Counsel Bill
We need to add Pistol/Speaker Pete to that list, who unnecessarily assigned the bill to yet another committee after it had finally cleared the Housing Committee. Here’s the story: The House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee voted 3-2 Thursday against a bill that would have given tenants a right to free counsel in eviction proceedings. Supporters […]
One Of Our Readers Makes A Great Case For Vetoing HB 355
To me, his logic, and grasp of Delaware Constitutional Law, is unassailable: I write to you about House Bill No, 355 that will soon be on yourdesk for approval. HB 355 – in its central part – changes thecomposition of the members sitting on the Board of Directors of theFort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 19, 2022
One look at the House and Senate Agendas today, and you know what’s happening. With a two-week break coming up, both chambers are trying to get bills over to the other chamber for consideration. The Senate Agenda features 12 Senate bills, and the House Agenda features 16 House bills. Only SB 100 (Townsend), which is […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Georgia County Booms, Dispelling ‘Great Replacement’ Theory. A century after whites drove prospering Black farmers out of the county, and kept them out: CUMMING, Ga. — In October 1912, after the raped and brutalized body of Mae Crow, a white 18-year-old, was laid to rest beside the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, the white men of […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Busy, busy busy. No time to waste. Unless you’re the House. In which case, you can consider legislation designating the official dinosaur and reptile of Delaware. To be fair, these bills are likely both the products of school projects. You know, ‘how a bill becomes law’. The dinosaur designation certainly is. In that case, the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 15, 2022
Yes, The Racist Who Massacred Mostly Black Victims In Buffalo Got His ‘Info’ From The Internets: Investigators are reviewing a screed that they suspect was posted by the gunman describing his white-supremacist motivations and ideology. The 180-page document was uploaded to Google Drive and details the author’s radicalization on Internet forums, as well as a […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Still recovering from producing a great show by Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs last night. If you ever get a chance to see them, go see them. Thankfully, my Bionic Booty held up well. Even did the Freddie on the dance floor: But, I digress. (Maybe someday I’ll do an entire open thread of digressions…) […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 6-12, 2022
1. Eric Morrison To Face Primary Challenger? Looks that way. A committee was filed on behalf of one Michael Hertzfeld this week. Listed as a D and hailing from Eric’s 27th RD. Hey, guess what? He’s a cop. A Black cop. I smell Kop Kabal stench all the way up here. You didn’t think Pistol […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 12 2022
I hereby declare defeat. Since 2014, I have chronicled the rampant corruption of the proposed, and now in-progress, Ft. DuPont ‘Redevelopment’ project. I thought that, at some point, some elected officials would take notice and at least take some action. I couldn’t have been more wrong. HB 355 cleared its next-to-last hurdle, as it was […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Georgia Cops, Sheriff, Caught Flat-Out Lying About Stop Of DSU Lacrosse Team: Body camera footage from Georgia deputies who stopped a Delaware State University women’s lacrosse team bus late last month directly contradicts Tuesday statements by the sheriff who defended the stop. In a public address, Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman said “no personal items on the bus […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 11, 2022
Today we’ll see if there is any Senate concern over Sen. Nicole Poore’s blatant (IMO) conflict-of-interest over her sponsorship of HB 355, which would place her on the Ft. DuPont Redevelopment And Preservation Board. Meaning, she (and Deb Heffernan) would be on a board seeking funds from the General Assembly while both hold the power […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
It would be difficult to find a less compelling session than today’s. The House Agenda features one ‘special license plate’ bill, perhaps more deserving than others of its, wait for it, ilk, but a special license plate bill nonetheless. Also three minor bills making administrative adjustments to state agencies. The only bill of any note […]
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