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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 29, 2017
Speaker Pete has given the D Caucus their marching orders: Pass HB 240, don’t dare deviate. Those who deviate will be marched up to the Governor’s office for a one-on-one with The Kingfish The Jellyfish. There are some progressive legislators who strongly believe that those least able to afford it are being inordinately impacted by the […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 27, 2017
Are you bleeping kidding me? ‘Leadership’ has announced that the General Assembly will not tackle anything controversial during the last week of session. Meaning that, for the most part, legislators will presumably twiddle their thumbs while ‘leadership’ tries to hammer out a budget deal. Can someone please tell me which bleeping Democratic senator(s) won’t even […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 22, 2017
What a shock. Liquor store owners, beer distributors and the like flooded Legislative Hall yesterday to rail against tax hikes, specifically sin tax hikes. As might be expected, the wavering quaverers, or are they quavering waverers, were ready to fold at the first hint of special interest anger. Led, of course, by Bryon Short: Rep. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2017
Let’s talk Coastal Zone, shall we? HB 190 (Osienski), The Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, passed the House by a 34-7 vote. There were several amendments adopted in the House, and I think they made the bill more palatable. Here are the substantive amendments that were adopted. HA1, which adds reporting requirements from DEDO and […]
Open Thread For June 17, 2017
Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Has Photo Taken With Trump. And what a photo it is. You have to check this out. The Witch Hunt Is Due to Trump’s Deputy Attorney General. Or so Trump says. He’s gonna try to get Rosenstein fired to get someone in there who will agree to fire Mueller. […]
Open Thread For June 16, 2017
D’s Give Delaware’s Wealthiest Another Break. Yep, those who inherited obscene wealth will now be able to keep all of it in the (DuPont) family. Although not on the Senate Agenda, both the corporate tax increase and repeal of the estate tax passed the Senate and heads to the Governor. The Estate Tax repeal says […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 15, 2017
The D’s have unveiled their proposed income tax increases and, while it doesn’t go as far as I’d like, I see it as progress. The proposal would create a new top rate of 6.95% for those earning over $150,000 a year. From the News-Journal article, here is how the current rates would be changed if […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 14, 2017
The Day the Rethugs Showed Their Hand. Cut wages for workers on construction projects. Throw more people off Medicaid. Tighten the screws on the State budget. Have you ever noticed that they always leave one essential point out of their narrative when it comes to ‘the good times (then)’ vs. ‘the bad times (now)’? They […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show for Tues., June 13, 2017
From the platform of the Delaware Democratic Party: Wages: No one who works full time should have to struggle to provide for their family. Delaware Democrats support our state’s working families and strongly believe in a $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave, and short-term disability insurance. Today’s Senate Agenda features SB 10 (Marshall), which would […]
Open Thread For June 13, 2017
Scumbag Trump Friend Resigns Once Business Scam Is Exposed. He’ll still, of course, reap millions by cashing out. Guess who his business exploited? Trump/Kushner tactics everywhere. Dog Bites Man. Trump Won’t Testify To Congress Under Oath. His decision is absolutely 100% final. McConnell Pushing Stealth Obamacare Repeal. When the history of this country is recounted […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 7, 2017
A woman’s reproductive rights will be protected in Delaware, regardless of what the US Supreme Court does. The House (barely) passed SS1/SB5 (Townsend), which protects those rights. The vote was 22Y, 16N, 3A. Not a single R voted for the bill. Not one. Maybe Deborah Hudson would have, but she was absent. 2 D’s voted […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show For Tues., June 6, 2017
Let’s try to figure out what’s going on with this shutdown of JFC. Whether or not the Joint Finance Committee intended it as such, I think the result was the Kabuki Theatre we now see. By announcing these draconian cuts, JFC wittingly or unwittingly created the firestorm of public outcry that resulted. Which led to […]
Open Thread For June 6, 2017
NSA Director Rogers Might Drop a Bomb During Wednesday Testimony: Might not have to wait for Comey on Thursday. Trump Complains That Dems Refuse To Confirm Nominees He, Uh, Hasn’t Nominated Yet. Part 1: Defense appointees. Trump Complains That Dems Refuse To Confirm Nominees He, Uh, Hasn’t Nominated Yet. Part 2: Diplomacy and everything else. […]
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