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Delaware Political Weekly, February 4-10, 2022
Hoo-boy, now we’re talkin’! A hot-stove political junkie’s dream of a week. 1. More RD 4 Nomination Post-Mortems. The alleged rationales for choosing Bud Freel (other than ‘he’s one of us’ in the most clannish sense) were mere fig leafs. Whatever name recognition advantage that Bud Freel might have over Dr. Bohm would not have […]
State Chamber Comes Out Against Anything Good
From their newsletter to their members: SB1 – Healthy Delaware Families Act: The bill would create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. This latest version has undergone substantial revisions from the original bill that was introduced last year. The bill provides up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for workers at […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 27, 2022
WDEL News Photo I was inspired by watching the Senate Health & Social Services Committee meeting yesterday. Several truly-good people helping a bill that will provide important help to tens of thousands of Delaware families become law. There was a synergy between the senators, the people who spoke on behalf of the bill, and the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 26, 2022
Get yer coffee and set yerselves down to watch a committee meeting or two this morning. They’re starting early. With two major bills being considered. Paid Family & Medical Leave. 10 AM. The bill will clear committee since all D senators are sponsors or co-sponsors on the bill. The bill will not be run in […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., January 25, 2022
A nothing-burger of a day. Senate’s not even holding committee meetings. House has only a few. The good news? Two of this session’s most important bills will be considered in committee on Wednesday. Specifically, SS1/SB 1, the paid family leave bill, will be considered in the Senate Health & Social Services Committee tomorrow. 10 am. […]
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
But, first, a detail left over from last Thursday’s session. SB 64 (Townsend) passed the Senate. This is the bill that levies civil penalties if you don’t remove accumulated ice or snow from your car. There were two no votes, and one not voting. The three senators who did not support the bill were Gay, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 13, 2022
First, the big news. The brand-new marijuana legalization bill has been introduced. It’s clearly an attempt to overcome the pitfalls that befell the bill last year. It doesn’t permit people to grow their own marijuana which, of course, is ridiculous. It still enables cops to pretend to smell marijuana when they’ve stopped you. The main […]
2022 General Assembly: Unfinished Business
I’m not referencing either SB 1 (McBride) or SB 149 (Lockman), as their legislative journeys have just begun. I’m writing about bills that could, and, in some instances, should have been enacted by now. HCR 3 (Lynn): The Kop Kabal killed this resolution creating a task force to ‘investigate and make findings and recommendations regarding […]
2021: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous
THE GOOD Jan.: Delaware AG Jennings announces that manufactured homeowners will be entitled to free legal help in disputes with landlords. March: Minimum Wage Bill Passes Senate On Party-Line Vote. April: Senate Passes Two Gun Safety Bills. Self-Dealing Ex-Legislator Indicted For Falsifying Cops’ Drug/Alcohol Test Results. A blatant self-dealer gets her just desserts. Former State […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Does This Have The Faint Aroma Of Kathleen McGuiness Stench To It? No, it has complete and total McG stench affixed to it. A PAC was registered with the Delaware Department Of Elections yesterday. The PAC is called the ‘Prescription For Change’ PAC. Its stated purpose is ‘to support candidates who make a positive impact […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Opinion: D’s Have To Confront Rethugs’ Relentlessly Racist Dog-Whistles. It’s been the R strategy since Nixon, and it works when D’s ignore it: Crucially, the Republican nominee, Glenn Youngkin, was able to use racially coded attacks to motivate sky-high white turnout without paying a penalty among minority voters. This appears to solve the problem bedeviling […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 27, 2021
Why So Many Politicians Are Jerks–And How To Bring Them Down. Something we always ingrained in our candidates: Thank your volunteers, treat them well, and feed them. Meaning, I particularly enjoyed this vignette: Landesman, the former political staffer, once worked on a campaign where he and other staff had to go door to door and […]
Q: Which is better Nothing or Very Very Little?
Here is a thoughtful & thought provoking podcast from REV & Co.
Tye, Rob, and Karl recap the 2021 legislative session, talking about the win and the many losses of the year, what they mean, and what needs to be done going forward.
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