Tag: Jack Markell
Thoughts from the Reality Check Town Hall March 9
This is the one in Wilmington held Monday night. There were perhaps 50 people in attendance and lots of politicians — Councilwoman Shabazz and Councilman Wright from the City; Representative Plant, Representative Johnson, Representative Keeley from the House and Senator Henry. No Senator Marshall, which was really strange. Governor Markell was late, so the pols […]
Gov.Markell Reality Check Town Hall in Wilmington Tonight
For those of you in Wilmington, Gov. Markell will be making a stop on his Reality Check tour this evening to discuss in detail the financial predicament of the State and thoughts on bridging the gap. State Senator Bobby Marshal, State Rep Helene Keeley, State Rep Hazel Plant and perhaps some City Councilpeople will also […]
Delaware’s Slowness with ARRA
According to Recovery.org, Delaware is not certified for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds nor do we have a website for transparency of ARRA funds. The following states are ARRA certified: Connecticut, District of Columbia (yes, I know they are not a state), Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, […]
New DNREC Role: Getting to the True Costs of Energy
Tommywonk tells us about a directive Gov. Jack Markell has made to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to take a place at the table as the Public Service Commission evaluates Delmarva Power’s Integrated Resource Plan. (More info on past IRP process here.) As Tommy points out, this is an excellent […]
Governor Jack Markell Inaugural Address
If you did not get a chance to hear or see Governor Jack Markell today give his inaugural address, it has been posted on the new Delaware.gov website in this section, and reprinted below. Governor Markell seems clear here about the magnitude of the financial difficulties we face and that there will be some pain […]
Today’s Markell/Denn Inaugural Event
This has been a great Inaugural Week so far, with the midnight swearing in (links goes to video of that event) of Governor Jack Markell and Lt. Governor Matt Denn Tuesday morning and the awe-inspiring Presidential swearing in events yesterday. Today, Jack and Matt get to Part 2 of their Inauguration Ceremonies today, which includes […]
Scenes From a Midnight Inauguration
I have just returned from the Inauguration of Jack Markell and Matt Denn. Sorry that I didn’t blog it live, but once I got there, it seemed inappropriate to do so. From the blogging world, Cassandra M sat with me. Two rows up was Redwaterlilly and across the room I spotted Mike Matthews. I also […]
UPDATE II: Delaware Liberal DE Politico’s Futures Market: The Markell Team Edition
Updated: With tommywonk’s “buy” recommendation for Velda Jones-Potter, I believe the list is complete. ——————————————————————————— If you could buy stock shares in the members of Markell’s team, where would the smart money be going? Jack Markell We are entering uncharted economic territory thanks to the incompetence of George Bush and the utter failure of 8 […]
More Markell Cabinet Picks
According the NJ: Lewis Schiliro, an AIG executive, for Director of Department of Safety and Homeland Security Carl Danberg stays at Department of Corrections Major General Frank Vavala stays as head of the Delaware National Guard Thoughts on these? Hope that some of you can weigh in on what you know about Schilliro, that name […]
Markell Still in Town Hall Mode
This came across my email this morning: Parents, educators and other interested Delawareans are invited to join Governor-elect Jack Markell on Monday, Jan. 5, for a town hall meeting to discuss ways the state’s education system can be made more effective and efficient. This meeting is the latest in a series of town hall discussions […]
Markell Selects Health and Social Services Secretary
Gov.-Elect Markell has selected Rita Landgraf as his Secretary of Health and Human Social Services, according to The News Journal. Landgraf serves as the head of the 172,000-member AARP of Delaware, and co-chaired the Governor’s Commission on Community-Based Alternatives for Persons with Disabilities. She also served as the co-chair of the Governor’s Task Force for […]
Dennis Rochford Out?
WDEL is reporting that Governor-Elect Markell’s choice for Chief of Staff is out. Haven’t heard why or who will replace him yet. Tell us what you’ve heard in the Comments.
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