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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 25, 2026
A productive day in Dover, but with work on the bill I was most interested in left undone. The bill? This one. The bill ‘prohibits the State, a unit of local government, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, from doing the following with respect to a detention facility owned, managed, or operated by […]
Song of the Day 3/24: Hank Williams, “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Trains and prison have always been favored subjects in country music. The train whistle calls to farm boys who long to ramble or need to escape. Sometimes they start to miss home. Sometimes they end up in prison. Then the lonesome whistle calls again. “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle” has […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
A strong House Agenda highlights today’s session. Meaning, we’ll start with the Senate Agenda. Only one bill of note, and it’s likely non-controversial. SB 247 (Mantzavinos) ‘clarifies that counties and municipalities can deposit their revenues in any depository bank or credit union. The State of Delaware already can choose where it deposits its money, and […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Former State Senator Nancy Cook Has Passed Away. No legislator exercised more control over Delaware’s annual budgeting process than Nancy Cook. For decades. Making her one of the most influential legislators in Delaware history. As of this morning, I could find no obituaries. There’s an article in Bay To Bay, but I’m not a subscriber. […]
Song of the Day 3/23: Incubus, “Megalomaniac”
Predicting Donald Trump’s behavior is fairly easy: Just ask yourself, “What would an asshole do?” Robert Mueller – a Republican, mind you – dies? Anyone else would heed the advice, “Better to remain silent and be thought an asshole than speak up and remove all doubt,” but Trump has long since removed the doubt, so […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 23, 2026
Will They Leave Their Masks On? So insane, only Trump would do it: Tom Homan, the White House border czar, confirmed on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, casting the operation largely as an effort to ease long lines that have caused frustration among travelers during […]
Song of the Day 3/22: Afroman, “Lemon Pound Cake”
That cops frequently act like bullying dicks is hardly news. They usually demonstrate it through immunity-enabled violence. But they sometimes show it with the whining victimhood that bullies display when someone hits them back. So here’s a shoutout to Afroman, who hit them back twice. You might remember Afroman, the stage name of Joseph Edgar […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: March 22, 2026
RIP–Metaverse. We Hardly Knew Ye: This week, it was reported that Meta, the company behind Facebook, would be shutting down Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality social network with VR headset use. After June 15th, the platform will only be available on a standalone mobile app. This didn’t make a ton of headlines but it signals […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 21, 2026
“Ladies And Gentlemen, Please Remove Your Tin Foil Hats And Stand For Pete Hegseth’s National Anthem”: BTW, I was quite surprised when I saw who wrote the music for this. (No, it’s not Andrew Lloyd Webber.) Although–since I only to go to church for funerals, I forgive myself. Do you know? I mean, without cheating? […]
Song of the Day 3/20: Tom Waits, “Big in Japan”
Donald Trump considers himself a very funny guy. His rallies, back when he was capable of holding them, were long, boring exercises in his putative stand-up comedy. Many of his tasteless outbursts, like his mockery of reporter Serge Kovaleski’s congenital joint condition, are his attempts at so-called jokes. He was at it again Thursday, when […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 20, 2026
Wilmington Senior Center Closes. Won’t Say Why: Days after posting their March lunch menu onto social media, officials from the Wilmington Senior Center closed the doors of the 70-year-old facility. According to multiple sources, including residents and elected officials, the senior center’s abrupt closure is now sparking conversations in Delaware’s largest city about what led […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 19
“I would like to dedicate this next song to Dan Poliseno”: 1. Dan Poliseno: Filed March 9. Withdrew March 16. Meaning, as of now, Rep. Alonna Berry has no R opponent in RD 20. Unless you count the wife of Rethug Mark Schaeffer, who is running as a D, as a Republican. I do. 2. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 19, 2026
Most of our coverage of SB 1 is over in the Open Thread. However, there’s one slight correction to Nick Stonesifer’s story here. The bill has not yet been sent to the floor. It has rather been reassigned to the Senate Finance Committee, which is comprised of the Senate members of the Joint Finance Committee. […]
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