General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 14, 2014

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 14, 2014

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Here we are in mid-May, and it's been weeks since we've heard anything about a gas tax for transportation funding and/or a revenue stream to clean our water. Is this a game of political chicken, or has everybody chickened out? Assuming no new revenues for transportation projects, there will be roughly $70 million less to spend next Fiscal Year on fixing our roads and bridges than has been allocated in the current Fiscal Year. This after one of the most brutal winters in recent memory. This also means $70 million less to invest in our workers and our state's economy. Is this really (not) going to happen? What a pathetic demonstration of what passes for political leadership in Dover.  There's still time, but is there political will?

Delaware Political Weekly: July 21-27, 2012

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So, I'm at the Townsend house, waiting to head on out to campaign. I decide to spend some time perusing Tony DeLuca's 'puppy piece'. I come across this line listed under the 'Dedicated' subheading:
(Tony DeLuca...) "Supported SEED and Inspire scholarships for Delaware students".
That's what it said. On a 3" by 9" (or so) palm card, Senator Tony DeLuca claims this as one of his key accomplishments. I got to thinking, waitaminnit, wasn't he the guy who tried to KILL the Inspire Scholarship Program? My memory not being the best, I decided to climb into the Notsowayback Machine.