Tag: Governor Markell
Who’s The Most Underrated Governor?
Chris Cillizza, The Fix, asks the question – complete with poll. Aside from that handful of high-profile governors, most of the nation’s 50 chief executives toil in semi or total obscurity — far from the bright lights of the Beltway. So, who among them deserves the honorific as the Fix’s most underrated governor in the […]
Blue Collar Jobs Coming Back to Delaware?
There is finally some serious cause for optimism. Andrew Eder, writing in today’s News-Journal, reports that the Boxwood GM plant is attracting a lot of interest: Fisker Automotive confirmed Tuesday that it has talked with Delaware officials and toured the Boxwood Road assembly plant, idle since late July when General Motors closed the factory. The […]
Breaking: Markell to Veto ‘Bottle Bill’
The Office of the Governor has just released a statement announcing that Gov. Markell will veto the ‘Bottle Bill’, which would have rolled back the nickel deposits on certain bottles and cans. Here is the text from the Governor’s office: DOVER – Gov. Jack Markell said Monday he will veto House Bill 201, which would have […]
Breaking: Pfeiffer Retires as Finance Secretary, Guv Proposes Eliminating Department
Governor Markell has just announced a proposal to eliminate the Department of Finance, and to distribute the Department’s responsibilities among other State agencies. Secretary of Finance Gary Pfeiffer, who recommended that the Department be eliminated, is retiring and will be replaced as Acting Secretary by Tom Cook. Here is the press release in its entirety: […]
Kowalko Suits Up For Battle
John Kowalko has been fighting tooth and nail with the Governor (against the across-the-board pay cuts) and against the Republicans that don’t think that we should increase a single tax (even a small tax on alcohol and a larger one on cigarettes). But now, it’s crunch time. By midnight Tuesday they need to have a […]
HB1 Signed Into Law
At 2 p.m., Governor Markell signed the open government bill, HB1 into law. (I’m sorry for my crappy photography, I just got a new camera phone.) He made short remarks about how he campaigned on open government. With him at the signing were Senator Karen Peterson, House Speaker Bob Gilligan and Representative John Kowalko.
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