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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 24, 2018
Yo, Kevin Hensley: 1972 called, and it wants its Cadillac-drivin’, steak-eatin’, Welfare Queen racist stereotype back. Yo, Sen. Pettyjohn: Why don’t you wander over to Gerald ‘Loogy’ Hocker‘s store to see all the displays hawking empty calorie products? Maybe call him out on it. We all know that Rethuglicans peddle race as their primary political […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Jan. 23, 2018
If you’re looking for quality day-to-day coverage of the General Assembly, Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News is doing the best job in Delaware. What a revolutionary idea for a paper–have someone cover the legislature as a beat. Get to know the issues and the people who populate Leg Hall. Report on what you […]
It’s Official. Bernard Brady To Retire
The finest public servant I’ve ever known is retiring after 39 years. He has served as the Secretary Of The Senate for something like 30 of those years. He did the job even though he didn’t have the title before that. Anyone who knows Bernard knows that he is one of the kindest and most […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs. Jan. 18, 2018
Neither the House nor the Senate have agendas today. At 2 p.m. , we’ll find out whether Gov. Carney has an agenda for this session and, if so, whether there’s any substance to it. We know what he has to address–the disaster that is the state’s corrections system, the mess that is our state’s public […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wed., Jan. 17, 2018
That was a pretty good day–bail reform passed and was sent to the Governor. And Earl Jaques’ Impenetrable Fortresses bill proved not to be bullet-proof. Off the Agenda, back on the Ready List. Perhaps because it has a Fiscal Note? So, I went to scope out the Fiscal Note. Fiscal projections are the same for […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 16, 2018
Bail Reform is today’s big deal in Dover. Why is it a big deal? Because the ability or inability to make bail for non-violent offenses is often the difference between being able to work and care for a family or sinking into an economic black hole. While a well-heeled drug dealer pays bail and moves […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 5-11, 2018
1. Well, That’s Quite The AG Race We Have Now. While I’m sure that there were insiders who might have known about this, I don’t know of anybody who was predicting a Kathleen Jennings-LaKresha Roberts Democratic primary even a week ago. And, yes, I think it will be a two-person race. What longtime political observers […]
Patrice Gilliam-Johnson: Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?
The incumbent Secretary of Labor, who has been acting Secretary Of Labor under John Carney largely b/c one state senator has held up her nomination, has taken a new gig at Delaware State University as Dean of Graduate, Adult And Continuing Studies, according to this WDEL report. While it’s possible that Patrice Gilliam-Johnson would have […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 11, 2018
You may have seen that President Pro-Tempore Dave McBride has provided a room in Legislative Hall for lobbyists. I generally support the move, although I doubt that it will have the desired effect. McBride’s goal is to minimize lobbyists’ presence throughout the Hall. While it will have some impact, there’s a reason why they’re called […]
BREAKING: Bane Nails It! LaKresha Roberts Running For AG
Yes, SW broke the news below. But Bane had it before anybody. Here’s the article that Sussex Watcher provided: http://delawarepublic.org/post/lakresha-roberts-seeks-ag-job-years-election Here is her bio: http://www.leadershipdelaware.org/index.cfm?ref=70200&ref3=173&print=%27Y%27&ref4=3 Color me impressed and intrigued.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 10, 2018
Here is yesterday’s quote unquote Activity Report. Let’s see…Ruth Briggs King carrying the Koch Brothers’ water on prevailing wage? Check. Pushing the cannabis report back until the end of February? Check. Pushing the School Consolidation Report back until the middle of May? Check. In a Bizarro Universe, some would call this progress. Not much in […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
I’ll save the ‘unfinished business’ threads for others. Here. Here. And…oh, never mind, the News Journal didn’t bother. Neither the House nor the Senate has an agenda today. Which gives me plenty of time to talk about three issues important to me and, I hope, to you. 1. Carney To Do The Right Thing. According […]
Kathleen Jennings Running For Attorney General
She will be a formidable candidate. Here is the story. Former AG Charles Oberly said today that he would not run and instead would endorse Jennings. Jennings’ candidacy also renders that of Tim Mullaney basically irrelevant. Not that it was relevant to begin with. So, will Sean Lynn run? Will the guy who John Carney […]
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