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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 2026

Very happy to see that HS2/HB 151 (Gorman) unanimously passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads to the Governor. No private prisons for Delaware! If you look at the bills…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 2026

Dover's House Of Hope Facing Possible Closure: A Delaware emergency shelter that has served nearly 100 women in the past year — many fleeing violence, battling untreated mental health conditions…

Song of the Day 5/6: Robert Hazard, “Escalator of Life”

By Alby May 6, 2026

Like most malls across the United States, North Wilmington's Concord Mall has been struggling for years. Now a Philadelphia-area developer that specializes in repurposing moribund malls wants to buy it…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 6, 2026

Looks like a 'Just the facts, Ma'am' edition today. But I'll try to toss in a little snark to make it, if not interesting, at least readable. Here is yesterday's…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 6, 2026

Rep. Spiegelman Tries To Justify Free Trips By Introducing Legislation To 'Clarify' What Is Already The Law. Hey, as long as it brings more public scrutiny to these junkets, I'm…

Song of the Day 5/5: Liz Phair, “Cinco de Mayo”

By Alby May 5, 2026

Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick's Day, is observed more in the United States than in the country it honors, and for much the same reason: Beer. The Mexican military…

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

By El Somnambulo May 5, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 7, 2026

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Song of the Day 5/6: Robert Hazard, “Escalator of Life”

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Song of the Day 5/5: Liz Phair, “Cinco de Mayo”

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

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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

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

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 4, 2026

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

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 3, 2026

DL Open Thread: Monday, June 15, 2026

Song of the Day 6/14: Eric Clapton, “Let It Rain”

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 14, 2026

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 13, 2026