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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 11, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 11, 20211 Comment

Difficult to turn this into anything but a 'just the facts, ma'am' edition. Here's yesterday's Session Activity Report. If you can turn these lemons into lemonade, you should be writing…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 10, 20212 Comments

The Minimum Wage Bill has been introduced. Glad to see that all three of our elected officials in my RD (Larry Lambert, Kyle Evans Gay, and Sarah McBride) are on…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 8, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 9, 2021

The initial Joint Finance Committee hearings are over (budget mark-up will come later), so the General Assembly will be working up until an Easter break. The House will not officially…

Senate Passes COVID Relief Package

By El Somnambulo March 6, 20214 Comments

50-49. Republican Senator Sullivan from Alaska missed the vote for a family emergency: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/stimulus-update-us-relief-bill-03-06-21/index.html The House must vote on the Senate version before President Biden can sign it. They will…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 6, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 6, 20214 Comments

Manchin Has Mini-Snit, Holds Covid Relief Hostage For Nine Hours. He may not be President, but he sure exercises power--against Democratic constituencies. Biden Dumps Another Trump Appointee. Good: The White…

An Era Of Good Feelings?

By El Somnambulo March 4, 2021

It was more like 24 hours, but it was a good 24 hours. On Tuesday evening, Larry Lambert, Kyle Evans Gay, and Sarah McBride hosted a Zoom meeting with DELDOT…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 2, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 2, 20218 Comments

Biden Goes To Bat For Amazon Warehouse Workers. Issues strong support for unionization: For a few minutes on Sunday night, President Biden sounded a little like a union leader. “Unions…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2021

By El Somnambulo March 1, 20213 Comments

OK, I'll admit it. Last month, I might have reached for a song or two that otherwise did not meet my demanding musical standards. You need have no such concerns…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 27, 2021

By El Somnambulo February 27, 20217 Comments

House Passes Stimulus Bill. All Rethugs voted against it. So did two 'moderate' D's--Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon. The D's don't have the votes, even if…

DL Open Thread: Friday, February 26, 2021

By El Somnambulo February 26, 202119 Comments

Not All Suicides Are Unfortunate. Serial exploiter of female gymnasts commits suicide after being charged. I really think the entire sport of female gymnastics needs to be reconsidered. Sexual abuse,…

The Time For Paid Medical And Family Leave Is NOW!

By El Somnambulo February 23, 20212 Comments

It could happen, thanks in large part to the influx of progressive legislators over the past couple of election cycles. And the expansion of grassroots organizing. As WDEL reports, the…

Supreme Court To Trump: ‘You’re Busted’

By El Somnambulo February 22, 20213 Comments

FINALLY: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea from former President Trump to block New York state prosecutors from accessing his tax returns. The decision allows Manhattan District Attorney…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021

By El Somnambulo February 20, 202111 Comments

State Rethugs Push Voting Restrictions To Protect Fantasies Of Angry White Guys: GOP state lawmakers across the country have proposed a flurry of voting restrictions that they say are needed…