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DL Open Thread: Monday, July 7, 2025

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Yes, Elon Musk Played Delaware’s Legislators (And Governor) For Fools: During this year’s legislative session, Musk’s lobbyists and representatives publicly advocated for almost a dozen bills that would benefit his companies. The Texas Newsroom identified these priorities by searching legislative records for committee testimony and other evidence of his public stances. Musk wanted legislators to […]

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DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 6, 2025

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DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 6, 2025

Ringo Really Is Just A Cool Guy: Starr has the amiable manner of a goofy, wisecracking uncle who happens to have been in the most successful band in the history of the known universe. After wrapping a photo shoot in a suite at the Sunset Marquis (a hotel he likes, as he said teasingly, “so […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 5, 2025

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Can We Have Those Expanded Tax Brackets Now?: The ink is not even dry on the far-reaching domestic policy law that President Trump signed on Friday, and already state governments are bracing for impact as Washington shifts much of the burden for health care, food assistance and other programs onto them. Even before the bill’s […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, July 4, 2025

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W-what?  Real news on the 4th Of July?  I mean, besides America’s ongoing experiment with Fascism? Ladeez And Gentlemen–YOUR 20th RD Democratic Candidate: Alonna Berry has been selected as the Democratic candidate for the upcoming special election in Delaware’s 20th House District. She will face Republican nominee Nikki Miller in the race scheduled for Aug. […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 3, 2025

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The Final Day Of America As We Know It?  Yes.  There’s no way the Rethugs get this close and fail to seal the deal on Fascism: The House took its first step early Thursday toward a final vote on President Trump’s marquee domestic policy bill, after Republicans put down a revolt by conservative holdouts that […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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Just Shut Up-Part One: Republican Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday that despite voting in favor of the sweeping tax and spending package, she wants the House to return the “One Big Beautiful Bill” to the Senate for further work. “My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we’re […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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Major shout-outs to Joe Connor, The MoMo, and others who stayed up later than I do these days, for keeping the midnight oil burning in Leg Hall.  Were there any key pieces of legislation that were expected to pass that did not get considered?  Let me know.  Also, for those of you who were in […]

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WTF Is Going On In RD 20?

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More specifically, WTF is going on with the RD 20 Democrats? Unless I missed it, we have neither a ‘call’ to the election, nor a date for the Special Election.  In fact, Rep. Parker Selby resigned on June 24. Having said that, it appears that five candidates have already surfaced on the D side.  Oh, […]

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Monday, June 30, 2025

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No longer the longest mandated day–although it could be.  The hour of adjournment on the final regularly-scheduled day of this year’s legislative session will be determined by how quickly the parties can resolve the Bond Bill hold-up that has been precipitated by the Senate R’s holding the bill hostage b/c of the wind turbine bill […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, June 30, 2025

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I’d first like to comment on Karl Stomberg’s piece, which you should read if you have not already done so.  He captures my frustration more eloquently than I’ve so far been able to.  I grew up in a Democratic household during the civil rights movement.  My parents benefited greatly from FDR’s New Deal policies.  I […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2025

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For our female music lovers, I recognize that the last two months might have made you feel like Exiles In Bro-Ville.  Wasn’t intentional.  It be like that sometimes.  Well, this month, the sistas are doin’ it for themselves.  And for us.  Starting with one of this year’s most exciting musical discoveries: Couldn’t decide between that […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 27, 2025

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DOGE Fights For More Guns.  No, not for them, necessarily.  But for Amerika: The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the goal of revising or eliminating dozens of rules and gun restrictions by July 4, according to multiple people with knowledge of the efforts, who […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 26, 2025

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First, a shout-out.  Jacob Owens of Spotlight Delaware has been doing a live legislative blog the last couple of days.  There aren’t two of him, so he can’t cover everything.  But what he’s doing is a helluva lot better than covering nothing.  Well worth checking out. Ho-kay.  A very notable legislative session yesterday.  Plus, the Governor has […]

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