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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 11, 2026
A (mostly) ‘just the facts, ma’am’ edition. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Oooh, here’s a tidbit I missed yesterday. The Senate had previously unanimously passed SB 22 (Townsend), ‘the Fair Standards in Mental Health Care Act, (which) builds on previous work to advance mental health parity and aims to ensure patients with private insurance can […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Should Delaware Provide Funds For A Company Like This? I’m legitimately asking: Delaware recently awarded nearly $800,000 to a student loan company through a grant that one economic development official noted was “a little bit unusual,” because of the company’s startup status. Founded last year by a former Sallie Mae executive, Delaware-based Gradbridge currently employs […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 10, 2026
Legislators can get a bill through the General Assembly in a matter of hours–from introduction to headed to the Governor’s Office–if they really want to. In other words, these two great (IMO) bills can and should make it through before the end of session. We discussed HB 444 (Lambert) yesterday. The bill seeks to protect […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Ted ‘Horsey D’ Kittila Goes National. Well, international. Always knew he had it in him: One of President Trump’s lawyers is being sued for millions of dollars over his role in an international spying scandal. Ted Kittila, who used to work for Trump’s social media venture Truth Social, was sued in federal court for $120 […]
Krista’s Korporate Kabal Violates Delaware Election Law
They sent out one of those mailers–you know, a ‘Call Krista and Tell Her She’s the Bestest Legislator EVER’ piece. (Yes, I’ve seen the piece, can’t print it b/c it would reveal the recipient.) However, oopsies, they (we can guess who ‘they’ are, and we will) did not mention who paid for the piece. Despite […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time for the big finish, folks. Lots to do. Starting today. We’ve got some good, we’ve got some bad. In fact, on the very same Senate Agenda. The good? SB 271 (Sokola), which finally seeks to reign in the toxic power of pharmacy benefits managers. Among other things, the bill: ‘strengthens procedural protections for pharmacies, […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Not Everything You Wanted To Know About Delaware’s New Medical School, But Everything That’s Knowable Now: Here is what we know about Delaware’s first medical school, and its potential impact on the state’s healthcare landscape. A federal taxpayer grant, for at least five years, will pay for Delaware’s medical school. But state officials have said […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 8, 2026
The Circus Is Not Coming To Town. The WWE has settled with plaintiffs in the civil trial that was set to begin today in the Court Of Chancery. So, we won’t see the ‘Mr. McMahon Strut’ up Market Street. But you will see the Mr. McMahon Strut: https://www.wwe.com/videos/no-one-does-the-billionaire-strut-like-mr-mcmahon PFA’s Pervasive In Delaware River: Toxic PFAS […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 7, 2026
A Playlist For Your Dog? I’m not buying it. However: Dog ownership has gotten increasingly elaborate, and nobody seems embarrassed about it. The fresh food delivery services, the orthopedic beds, the Halloween costumes with coordinating owner outfits—and now, according to new research, the personalized Spotify playlist. MetLife Pet Insurance analyzed more than 500 public Spotify […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Karney Klaims He Has A Plan To House The Homeless. Sounds more like a chance to diss those who have krossed him: Wilmington Mayor John Carney said the city does have plans for those still residing at the unhoused encampment at Christina Park, despite the intention to close it on June 15. In an after-hours […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending June 4, 2026
Just when I think that we’re pretty much done with intriguing new developments, I’m proven wrong. At least wrong enough so that I’ve got items for yet another political weekly. 1. Sen. Mantzavinos Gets A Primary Challenger. Well, I didn’t hear about this until this morning, but he filed yesterday. So…I’m counting it. One Jose Lopez […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 5, 2026
Incyte, BPG, The City Of Wilmington. What could possibly go wrong?: Less than two years after investing nearly $80 million into two downtown Wilmington office buildings, the pharmaceutical company Incyte sold the properties to the city’s most prominent developer in a deal that generated just 10 cents in real estate taxes, according to public deed […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Not Better Late Than Never? I’m not so sure: The biggest legislative controversy of last summer is back before the General Assembly. Lawmakers are set to introduce a bill today that would indefinitely extend New Castle County school districts’ controversial ability to tax commercial and residential properties at different rates. Authored by Rep. Kim Williams […]
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