Tag: General Assembly
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show-June, 23,2009
Presumably Dick Cathcart has spent the past four days reading all the fine print in the Governor’s budget proposal, and presumably he’ll be prepared to provide his Mindless Minions with their marching orders in Caucus today. Not a bad idea with only a week to go in the legislative session and an $800 million budgetary […]
General Assembly June 18 Post-Game Show: “Everything Else” Edition
Lots more noteworthy stuff happened and didn’t happen yesterday in Dover. First, here’s the whole enchilada: Now here’s that Spicy Somnambulo Salsa that turns an otherwise bland meal into a taste sensation: Highlights from the Senate: HCR 7(Oberle), discussed here yesterday, passed the Senate w/o opposition but with a Senate Amendment, which supporters had sought […]
Legislative Wrapup and Preview-June 11, 2009
Yesterday’s Activity. As you can see, most of the action was in the committee meetings, both House and Senate. Lots of interesting bills were reported out, including the Presidential Popular Vote Compact Bill discussed here. Also, in the spirit of bipartisanship, and on behalf of gastronomic equality, not only was Gerald Hocker’s (R) bill making […]
BIG NEWS! Bill Ending Discrimination Against Gays Likely to Pass Soon
This is not a dream, this is real. Although many have dreamed of this day for a long time. It now appears a virtual certainty that legislation banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in Delaware will pass both houses of the Delaware General Assembly, and will be signed by the Governor this month. In a […]
Delaware Ready for Medical Marijuana?
State Sen. Margaret Rose Henry has introduced legislation to provide for the controlled distribution of marijuana to relieve chronic pain in people suffering from serious medical conditions. Ginger Gibson writes in today’s News-Journal article: Under Senate Bill 94, residents would be allowed to have up to 6 ounces of marijuana, considered a month’s supply, Henry […]
Breaking: Markell to Address Joint Session of General Assembly
When the Governor speaks to a joint session of the General Assembly in late April, you can bet it isn’t to swap Easter/Passover stories. In fact, ‘bulo can’t remember the last time that a Governor addressed the GA so late in session before. However, that is precisely what’s going to happen on Tuesday, April 28 […]
HB 17 Passes the House
From the GA website: This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences may have their voting rights restored. The vote was 32-8. Rep. Hazel Plant was the sponsor of this bill (with Rep. Keeley as prime co-sponsor) […]
SB 20 — Reapportionment of the General Assembly
Kudos to are due to Senator Blevins and Representative Kowalko and all of the co-sponsors of this bill to create an The Redistricting Commission for the State of Delaware — an independent commission to supervise the reapportionment of the GA after the next census. Really, this approach to reapportionment is all kinds of steps in […]
HB 51 – Accommodation Tax for Dewey Beach
Rep. Hocker (R-Ocean View) has introduced legislation to allow Dewey Beach to add a 3% accommodation tax on short term rentals. Sen. Bunting (D – Bethany Beach) is an additional sponsor. Dewey Beach, like many communities, is finding that its budget is out of whack — approximately a $500,000 budget shortfall, but even worse, spending […]
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