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New Castle County Democrats Won’t Rest On Laurels
New Castle County Democratic Party Chairman Erik Schramm spends a few minutes with The Community News‘ Jesse Chadderdon to talk about past successes of the New Castle County Democrats as well as their future plans. Take a few minutes to read this interview. Schramm brings up the listening tour that Chris Coons held last year:
A [...]
Day 285 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Last night Mike Castle continued illustrious career of representing the Republican Party and not the State of Delaware by voting against The Affordable Health Care for America Act. You can read his excuses at I ♥ GOP or read the shorter version here: “I was only following orders!”
As a bonus, remember that Mike Castle betrayed [...]
Day 284 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Bet you thought I forgot. Today the House is voting on its version of Health Care Reform and it looks like Representative Mike Castle (Republican-Delaware) will be voting against it.
Hey Mike, we’re wondering what it is like to be Boehner’s lackey? Cantor’s bitch? Enjoy your early retirement next January.
Breaking: Sen. Venables Injured in Boating Accident
According to The News Journal, Sen. Robert Venables (D-Laurel) along with another man was injured in a boating accident.
Senate Assistant Bonnie Wood said Venables had a cut over his eye and sore ribs after the 11 a.m. crash near Ragged Point, about 10 miles west of Cambridge.
Delaware Budget Hearing Dates Announced
State officials have announced November hearing dates for the FY 2011 budget cycle reports The Community News.
29Oct2009 | nemski | 3 comments | Continued
Fisker Media Round Up
Media wrap up of the Fisker Announcement yesterday in Delaware.
28Oct2009 | nemski | 10 comments | Continued
The 3% Quandry
According to The News Journal, the state of Delaware has been allocated some 520,000 vaccines, but as of October 23, the Blue Hen state has only been shipped 15,700 vaccines — 3 percent of our allocation. The number of vaccines Delaware has been shipped is “less than Wyoming or Washington, D.C., whose populations are less [...]
24Oct2009 | nemski | 1 comment | Continued
Breaking: Delaware Legislative Travel
Update:
The News Journal published Ginger Gibson’s article today, “Legislator’ travel tabs often missing”.
State lawmakers can travel when and where they want on the taxpayer’s tab.
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Getting into a jet at taxpayers’ expense isn’t difficult in either chamber. In fact, no one interviewed for this article could recall a time when a travel request had been turned [...]
State of Delaware/Walgreen’s: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
It can and it should. In fact, there is no earthly reason why this war of words should have escalated this far.
First, allow the Beast Who Slumbers to stipulate that he does have a dog in this fight as he is close to several people who work for Walgreen’s. Not at the corporate level, but [...]
Joint Finance Committee Cuts Higher Ed Salaries…Or Not
J. L. Miller and Rachel Kipp report in today’s News-Journal that the Joint Finance Committee has cut the salaries of employees at the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, and Del-Tech by 2.5%. At least, that’s the JFC’s intent.
El Somnambulo will forego the usual Lonnie George belt-tightening jokes (or not) to point out that, in [...]
Legislative Wrapup and Preview-June 11, 2009
Yesterday’s Activity.
As you can see, most of the action was in the committee meetings, both House and Senate. Lots of interesting bills were reported out, including the Presidential Popular Vote Compact Bill discussed here. Also, in the spirit of bipartisanship, and on behalf of gastronomic equality, not only was Gerald Hocker’s (R) bill making the [...]
Delaware Legislative Roundup & Preview-June 10, 2009
Here’s what happened in Dover yesterday.
Highlights: In addition to the House passing HB 117, which would move school board elections from May to Election Day, the Senate passed SB 90, which would ban minors from tanning salons w/o a parent’s consent; and the Senate passed SB 148, which provides for $6.5 million in dedicated but unspent [...]
Tweeting, First State Style
Twitter is making some big news of late, so big in fact it has made the most recent cover of Time magazine
Before I get started, I’m not a twitter expert by any means, I’m just enjoying it
And this isn’t meant to be an all encompassing review of twitter, just a brief introduction in spurts of [...]
Supermarket Owner Co-Sponsors Beer/Wine Sales in Supermarkets Bill
Only in Delaware. Imagine the Beast Who Slumber’s surprise when he went looking for more information on HB 193, the bill that would enable supermarkets to sell beer and wine, and he discovered that a prominent grocery store owner who also just happens to be a state legislator is one of its sponsors.
Rep. Gerald W. [...]
Delaware Ready for Medical Marijuana?
State Sen. Margaret Rose Henry has introduced legislation to provide for the controlled distribution of marijuana to relieve chronic pain in people suffering from serious medical conditions. Ginger Gibson writes in today’s News-Journal article:
Under Senate Bill 94, residents would be allowed to have up to 6 ounces of marijuana, considered a month’s supply, Henry said, [...]
First & Final Call: “Not Just More Democrats, Better Democrats”
El Somnambulo is doing the preliminary work on his series, to be entitled “Not Just More Democrats, Better Democrats”.
The Beast Who Slumbers hereby sends out an RFP for suggestions and, if appropriate, supporting argument/information as to why your particular nominee(s) should be included. He will pay you nothing for your hard work. Like the State, [...]
Carney Campaign Asking for $53 from You
I love teh social media. Yesterday I received an email on my Facebook from the Fan of John Carney for Congress page. The gist of the email (which is below the fold) was to ask John Carney supporters to donate $53 dollars to his campaign for congress at John Carney for Congress. Why $53? Because [...]
21May2009 | nemski | 4 comments | Continued
Secret Government in Session-Day 2
The News-Journal is all over Joint Finance Committee secrecy this year:
DOVER — The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee spent Tuesday locked in closed-door session and adjourned for the day without taking any formal action.
…The 12-member JFC, made up of House and Senate members, goes into closed-door “orientation” and then opens the doors to announce the decisions [...]
Bell to Bell
I’ve been trying to write a post about the Delaware Education Association’s Bell to Bell Week and I’ve been stimied. Teachers throughout Delaware (except Delmar — thanks News Journal) are only working from the start of classes to the end of classes — bell to bell — to protest Gov. Markell’s proposed pay cut for [...]
19May2009 | nemski | 58 comments | Continued
They Are The GOP
Below is a photo from a workshop at the Delaware GOP Convention yesterday on how to rebuild the GOP. Do you notice any similarities between this photo and the Republican National Convention this past summer? Click on the image below to see a larger version of it.
17May2009 | nemski | 11 comments | Continued
Quote of the Day
Now we are seeing the credit card banks — one of Delaware’s most important industries — pleading poor mouth and dire financial straits if Congress put a cap on the top interest rates they charge customers. And in typical Delaware Way special interest response, Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman voted against the idea.
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Delawareans deserve [...]
DELDOT’s Diversity Training Snafu Gets the (Falling) Star Treatment from AmericaBlog
‘Bulo actually shares John Aravosis’ sense that DELDOT was trying to do the right thing, but it all just went horriblyhorribly wrong.
Perhaps some PR muckitymuck should have suggested that stringing together offensive stereotypes and then saying ‘don’t do this’ might lead to some embarrassing moments.
And perhaps Aravosis, who runs one of America’s best blogs, would [...]
Showdown at the D(elaware) W(ay) Corral
Classic western. The stoic sheriff up against the outlaws who ‘run this town’. Score one for the outlaws.
Nothing says Delaware Way more than former State Democratic Party Chair (He’s a duPont! He’s our duPont! Let’s make him chair! He can raise almost as much money as the Republican duPonts!) Rick Bayard openly lobbying on the [...]
Jersey Wants Its Game On
Blue Jersey reports that 63% of New Jersey voters favor legalized sports betting.
20Apr2009 | nemski | 2 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
