Governor Markell – Page 2 – Delaware Liberal

Who’s The Most Underrated Governor?

By pandora October 22, 20098 Comments

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…

Blue Collar Jobs Coming Back to Delaware?

By El Somnambulo October 21, 200913 Comments

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…

Serious QoTD

By Donviti October 14, 200933 Comments

What has Jack Markell done since he has been in office?

Breaking: Markell to Veto ‘Bottle Bill’

By El Somnambulo July 20, 20099 Comments

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…

Breaking: Pfeiffer Retires as Finance Secretary, Guv Proposes Eliminating Department

By El Somnambulo July 6, 200941 Comments

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…

Kowalko Suits Up For Battle

By liberalgeek June 28, 20096 Comments

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…

HB1 Signed Into Law

By Unstable Isotope June 12, 200917 Comments

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.