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Did Deb Heffernan, Ed Mulvihill, and Peco Liquors Violate Delaware Campaign Finance Laws?

By El Somnambulo May 5, 202610 Comments

Signs point to 'yes'. Let's take a trip in the Not-So-Wayback Machine to December of 2021. December 30, to be specific. Progressive candidate Becca Cotto is running an insurgent campaign…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20262 Comments

Delaware Cops Doing Delaware Cops Things. Utterly disgraceful: Delaware Pastor Tony Neal said he turned his life around in the early 1990s after leaving prison. But his criminal record prevented…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20261 Comment

Let's start with two bills whose fates remain uncertain: SB 1(Townsend) was released to great fanfare, and promised to limit increased costs of primary health care. The bill cleared its…

Song of the Day 5/4: David Allan Coe, “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)”

By Alby May 4, 2026

I suppose Satan stopped worrying that David Allen Coe would take over, because the cantankerous country singer and songwriter finally got to meet Old Nick last week when he –…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 4, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 4, 202623 Comments

Melanie Ross Levin Owes Us An Apology. Kids, here's what the State Rep wrote on her Facebook: What is it like being a Democratic Jewish legislator? It means dealing with antisemitism…

Song of the Day 5/3: Wilco, “Impossible Germany”

By Alby May 3, 2026

Donald Trump, in another fit of pique against another erstwhile NATO ally, abruptly announced that the U.S. will move 5,000 of its troops out of Germany, apparently because its prime…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 3, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 3, 2026

How The Tech World Turned Evil. Some pieces lend themselves to judicious excerpting. This is not such a piece. It's a perfect long-form Sunday morning read. Read it, you'll learn…

BREAKING: Working Families Party Of Delaware Endorses Six Candidates For The General Assembly

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20266 Comments

The announcements were made at a Working Families Party event this morning at the Wilmington PAL. The following were endorsed: Adrianna Leela Bohm, SD 1. Running against incumbent Dan Cruce.…

Song of the Day 5/2: Dan Fogelberg, “Run for the Roses”

By Alby May 2, 20265 Comments

For decades, the first weekend in May has been circled on the calendars of Delaware's horse racing fans. The Kentucky Derby is always run on the first Saturday of the…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 2, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20262 Comments

Delaware Progressives Hit The Big Time--or, at least, CNBC: A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers who pushed…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 1, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 1, 20262 Comments

Marydel Fire Company--Exception, Or The Rule?: A state audit investigating fraud within the volunteer fire company of a small, unincorporated town along the Delaware-Maryland border revealed tens of thousands of…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April 2026

By El Somnambulo May 1, 20264 Comments

Quite a few bands and artists you haven't heard of, but likely should, this month. Which ones catch your ear? This song activated whatever psychedelics remain in my system from…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 1, 202611 Comments

1. BREAKING: Nicole Poore Has A Challenger! Keonna Watson. Got this in my e-mail yesterday evening: Friend, I am Delaware. I was raised in New Castle County—shaped by these streets,…