DL Open Thread Tuesday January 24 2023

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Carper said that introducing a DC statehood bill reminded him of when he introduced the Hawaii, Alaska and Arizona statehood bills.

Delaware Democrat introducing DC statehood bill in Senate

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Monday announced he’s reintroducing a bill to grant statehood to the nation’s capital. “The rumors are true! I’m introducing the #DCStatehood bill in the Senate this week,” Carper wrote on Twitter. Carper has led previous efforts to get the bill through in the Senate in partnership with the District of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), whose name on Twitter is Eleanor “#DCStatehood” Holmes Norton.  
Dewey Beach is in the market for a new town slogan So far the leading candidates are:

"Highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in the state!" 

"If you lived here, you'd be drunk by now." 

DL Open Thread Monday January 23 2023

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I listened to Delaware House & Senate Republicans "reaction" to the State Address by Governor Carney so you don't have to

Hocker opened up slurring through some nonsense that I couldn't really make out.  Is he drunk or having a stroke?  If it's a stoke, I don't want to make too much fun of him. I'm decent that way. Pettyjohn agrees with Carney on everything, but wants Delaware to shove money into the bank accounts of multi-national companies even faster and with even less oversight.  Turning Delaware into the anti-regulation paradise "just like Texas" appears to be  Pettyjohn's obsession.  (His campaign for Gov tag line?  Spoiler Alert: It is going to be tough to run to the right of Bethany Hall Long on the issue of making the state an even bigger corporate patsy.) Ramone wants to know...

New Highlands Bunker Episode w/ Me & El Som

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You should listen to this if you've got a drive that is about an hour and 15minutes long or you are any of these potential Governor candidates:  Chris Coons, Brian Townsend, Pete Schwartzkopf (SP?), Frank Burns, Mike Ramone, Andria Bennet, Larry Mitchell, Lumpy Carson, Estelle Parker Selby, Dorsey Walker, Bill Bush, Val Longhurst, Stephanie T Bolden, Stephanie Hansen, James Taylor, Charles "Bud" Freel, Namdi, Deb Heffernan, Shané Darby, Jack Markell, Bethany Hall Long, Ruth Anne Miner, Harriet Windsor, Mike Smith, Kim Williams, Steve Newton, Sarah McBride, Tom Carper, James Nolan, Dee Durham, Dave Carter, Bobby Bird, Becca Cotto, Sophie Phillips, Paul Baumbach, Lydia York,...  Oh fuck it... I was going to name check everyone mentioned but I can't.  Sorry to Matt Marshall and Alexander Snyder-Mackler, you guys are going to have to just listen to see if we talk about you.   
E225 - #REVMicdUp (w/ Steve, Jason)
DelawareLiberal writers Steve and Jason join Rob in the bunker to talk about the first couple weeks of the new legislative session, what the future looks like for the House and the governor's seat, and a new campaign to get Rob on Mic'd Up with Mike Smith.