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1. Melanie George Smith To Retire. There is a reason why she announced her retirement when she did.  By the end of this weekend, we will all know why. Suffice…

Last session day before the Joint Finance Committee meets. Meaning, today's the day that Gov. Carney introduces his budget proposal, which then becomes the starting point for JFC deliberations. My…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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?…