All Posts Tagged With: "Jack Markell"
Bulo’s 2009 Top 10 MVPs (Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause)
I am El Somnambulo, and I am a listaholic. 2009, IMHO, was a great year for Delaware progressives, maybe the best ever. Both equal rights for same sex couples and open government legislation were signed into law. A governor with a progressive vision began to make his mark on the state. A president began [...]
23Nov2009 | El Somnambulo | 42 comments | Continued
Official Fisker Announcement Today
As many of you know Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Jack Markell will be at the Boxwood plant this morning to announce the Fisker deal. As the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, “Delaware appears to be an early winner in the nation’s green-car movement . . .” According to Fisker, they will probably bring some 1,500 [...]
27Oct2009 | nemski | 45 comments | Continued
Gov. Markell on C-SPAN This Morning
Governor Markell is at the National Governor’s Association meeting in Mississippi this week and appeared on C-SPAN this AM to talk about a number of topics.
20Jul2009 | cassandra_m | 3 comments | Continued
Okay. Mike Castle is our Next Senator. It has been decided on high.
All the signs are pointing to a Castle Senate run and I appears that the fix is in. Just check out the Newark Post coverage of the AMTRACK stimulus event:
14Jul2009 | jason330 | 6 comments | ContinuedThe Amtrak Bear Car Shops took time out to celebrate the completion of the first passenger car to be rebuilt with stimulus funds.
Sen. Thomas Carper, Gov. Jack Markell and U.S. Rep. Mike Castle joined Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman and employees at the sprawling complex off Route 40 to tour the rebuilt car that was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
UPDATED: WDEL 1150AM 1pm to 4pm / July 13th – 17th – Be there
UPDATE: I have to urge everyone to tune in and listen to Matt Denn this afternoon. The guy is funny as hell and very unguarded for a politician. He is also a sports nut (but hates hockey with a white hot passion) so he might be able to answer any Philly sports questions that are nagging at you provided they are not about hockey.
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Normally at that time and channel, the airwaves are being polluted by the execrable Rick Jensen. However, with Jensen having puss drained out of the growth on his back this week, the show looks promising.
13Jul2009 | jason330 | 12 comments | ContinuedMonday (7/13) – Delaware Lt. Gov. Matt Denn
Tuesday (7/14) – Tyler Nixon, Libertarian Party of Del.
Wednesday (7/15) – Del. State Rep. Deborah Hudson,
former State Senator Charlie Copeland &
Republican Party of Delaware chairman Tom Ross
Thursday (7/16) – Delaware Governor Jack Markell
Friday (7/17) – Wilmington Mayor Jim Baker
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
The Governor Responds to the Kowalko/Geek Plan (sort of)
We got this email from Joe Rogalsky on Friday in response to our letter to them:
My apologies for the delayed response, things have been a little hectic down here today.
You’re right, the Governor always welcomes suggestions about ways Delaware can meet the historic challenges facing us. There are many parts of his proposal the [...]
The Gasp you just heard was from the offices of Blue Hen Promotions
Governor Markell: Delaware State Government Will Open Checkbook to Public
DOVER – Following through on his promise to make Delaware state government more transparent, Gov. Jack Markell announced today that Delawareans will soon be able to go online to see how their tax dollars are spent.
“During these historically challenging financial times, it is critical Delawareans are [...]
Showdown
Jack Markell vs. recalcitrant, corrupt, out of touch, bought and paid for, clubby bureaucracy.
28Apr2009 | jason330 | 2 comments | Continued
A View From The Lofty Perch of Sanity
The Wilmington Delaware Riverfront was host to one of the four “TEA” Parties going on in the state. It was nothing more than a two and a half hour therapy session that had Republican speaker after Republican speaker yap and complain about spending, socialism and pork. One after another they proved they know [...]
16Apr2009 | jason330 | 16 comments | Continued
Thursday’s Open Thread
As I get ready to visit an old rat whose fondness of children is too Jacksonesque for my taste and his friend, a mumbling duck who is a bit too comfortable with his sexuality, I present to you Thursday’s Open Thread.
In case you didn’t stop by Delaware Liberal yesterday, you missed us taking down the [...]
Anti-Jack Markell’s Budget Group Cools
Despite non-stop flogging by Rick Jensen, the anti-Jack Markell facebook group seems to have leveled off at around 1,110.
Rick Jensen continues his breathless reports of the group’s astounding growth – but adding 199 people in a week seem rather anemic to me. As a measure of that lethargy, despite it’s 1,110 members [...]
Breaking: Markell to Conduct Two Town Hall Meetings W/State Employees on Monday
From the Office of the Governor comes word that Gov. Jack Markell will conduct two town hall meetings tomorrow to discuss the proposed state budget with state employees and other interested parties. The meetings are scheduled as follows:
Monday, April 6, 10 a.m.: Governor Markell will hold a town hall meeting with state employees and other [...]
Video from the Markell Event
Jack Markell discusses the stimulus, Vince Meconi and civil unions. This should put to rest any idea that he is wishy-washy on civil unions.
2Apr2009 | liberalgeek | 10 comments | Continued
Coffee and Talking Education with the Governor
I could never be a reporter, mainly because I would never meet a deadline. That said, I am very good at mulling things over – which I’ve done for the last 24 hours and have finally decided to write about part of the meeting that hasn’t, as yet, been discussed: Education.
There’s been a lot of [...]
My Question to the Governor: Sports Betting
Yesterday at the blogger meeting with Governor Markell I asked him to justify the plan to implement sports betting with one of his stated restrictions. Markell opened the meeting with a message that included a desire to not do long-term damage to get a quick fix to our problems. Bringing sports gambling to Delaware seems [...]
1Apr2009 | liberalgeek | 27 comments | Continued
Markell’s Math
It comes down to the math.
My take on the meeting is that Jack Markell is more practical than he is progressive or conservative. That is to be expected by as guy who comes to government service by way of private industry.
He carries himself like a man who knows that there [...]
Does Markells Budget Mean He Isn’t a Progressive?
There was a lot of talk during the election by people on this blog and others about Jack Markell’s progressive street cred. He certainly convinced a lot of progressive Democrats that he would represent their interests. He also convinced a number of moderate Republicans that he would represent them, as they changed party registration to [...]
24Mar2009 | liberalgeek | 26 comments | Continued
Breaking: Powerful Law Firm to Close, Delaware Heavy-Hitters Going to…
Philadelphia-based Wolf Block, a very powerful law firm with strong governmental ties, will dissolve, according to this report on Philly.com.
10 attorneys from its Delaware office, including former AG Charles Oberly and his former deputy, Kathleen Jennings, appear likely to move en masse to the firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reith.
This group of attorneys also includes former NCC [...]
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, [...]
11Mar2009 | cassandra_m | 5 comments | Continued
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 [...]
9Mar2009 | cassandra_m | 5 comments | Continued
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 [...]
21Jan2009 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
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 the [...]
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