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The Problem of Corporate Tax Breaks

by cassandram August 22, 2017 10

Delaware New Castle County

Facts matter, even in local government.

by HyperbolicDem August 18, 2017 17

Delaware

Delaware GOP condemned Nazi views on Monday. Will they do so again today?

by Delaware Dem August 16, 2017 5

National

Conservative Couture?

by pandora August 11, 2017 8

Delaware Wilmington

Patronage Lives in the City of Wilmington

by cassandram August 1, 2017 14

Delaware National

The Gasoline Keeps Pouring On The Fire

by HyperbolicDem July 26, 2017 21

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by Delaware Dem August 23, 2017 0

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The Open Thread for August 23, 2017

“The relationship between President Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the point that they haveContinue Reading

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The Daily Delawhere for August 23, 2017

Aerial New Castle. Photo by David B. Carter.

by Delaware Dem August 22, 2017 5

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The Open Thread for August 22, 2017

So sometime next year, there will be a soldier going to Afghanistan that was not yet born when this warContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 22, 2017 0

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The Daily Delawhere for August 22, 2017

Photo by Russ Melrath.

by Delaware Dem August 21, 2017 0

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The Open Thread for August 21, 2017

A devastating new NBC News/Marist poll in Trump’s most favorite states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin shows his approval ratings have becomeContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 21, 2017 0

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The Daily Delawhere for August 21, 2017

Fort Delaware photographed by James J. Moran.

by Delaware Dem August 20, 2017 1

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The Open Thread for August 20, 2017

President Trump weighed in on the massive anti-white nationalist protest that took place in Boston on Saturday but it seemsContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 20, 2017 0

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The Daily Delawhere for August 20, 2017

Hope So setting up for the next run out of Leipsic. Photo by Michael Melloy.

by Delaware Dem August 19, 2017 0

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The Open Thread for August 19, 2017

President Trump “has told senior aides that he has decided to remove Stephen Bannon, the embattled White House chief strategistContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 19, 2017 0

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The Daily Delawhere for August 19, 2017

Old ship, new ship. Photo snapped at Woodland Beach by Valerie Diver.

by Brian Stephan August 18, 2017 4

National

Dred Scott v. Sandford – 1857

Early this morning, after 145 years, the Statue of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was removed from the grounds of the Maryland State House at the approval of the State House Trust by a vote of 3-0-1 in favor of removal at their meeting Wednesday night.

by pandora August 18, 2017 9

National

In The End, This Probably Won’t Hurt Trump

Here’s what I know for certain: Republicans always come home. So I doubt Trump’s statements will lose him much supportContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 18, 2017 10

Delaware

The Open Thread for August 18, 2017

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) that President Trump “has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability, nor some of theContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem August 18, 2017 0

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The Daily Delawhere for August 18, 2017

Bald cypress trees in Trap Pond State Park in Broad Creek Hundred. Photo by xzmattzx.

by Delaware Dem August 17, 2017 3

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The Open Thread for August 17, 2017

CNN: “Trump himself has remained largely silent on the matter. But inside the glassed-in confines of Trump Tower — whereContinue Reading

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Vote Tracker Update for June 28, 2017

We are getting down to it. Several new bills have been added to the Vote Tracker: House Bills 244, 249Continue Reading

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HB250 – A Opioid Tax

This seems like a good idea both locally and nationally as a way to raise funds to get opioid addictsContinue Reading

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HB249 – Fantasy Football is not Gambling

An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, including yours truly. Rep. Charles Potter’s HB249Continue Reading

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HB244 – More Prevailing Wage Repeal Laws

Delaware Republicans have one demand in exchange for their votes on a budget bill that will increase taxes. They wantContinue Reading

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SB127 – No More 16 year olds voting in Special Elections

This is the bill I was telling you might be filed if Senator Bryan Townsend was not able to amendContinue Reading

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Vote Tracker Update for June 22, 2017

Here is our latest update to our Vote Tracker. The recent action since our last update is highlighted both inContinue Reading

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HB175 – The Corporate Franchise Tax Increase

It is unusual to put up a bill page for a bill that has already passed, but this bill didContinue Reading

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HB240 – One New Tax Bracket

This is the bill that we are going to be fighting over in the next 9 days (or longer duringContinue Reading

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HB242 – Taxing Vaping, E-Cigs and Regular Old Tobacco

This was likely going to happen once we started treating vaping products and e-cigs like cigarettes, like with their additionContinue Reading

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HB241 – Raising Alcohol Taxes

This bill is likely either part of the main revenue plan or part of the Plan B if the mainContinue Reading

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HB200 – Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Healthcare Services

Rep. Debra Heffernan has introduced a bill that will set a minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for home health care nursingContinue Reading

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Vote Tracker Update for June 16, 2017

Here is our latest vote tracker update. It is in a new downloadable format now, and it lists the billsContinue Reading

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HB213 – No More School Funding Referendums

Finally, this bill will do away with these repetitive low voter turnout funding referendums and instead creates a mechanism byContinue Reading

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HB204 – Bail Reform

Rep. J.Johnson has introduced a bill that seeks to modernize the bail process. An analysis of data for pretrial detentionContinue Reading

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HB221 / SB116 – Repeal of Prevailing Wage Laws

These are the bills that Delaware Republicans are going to hold the entire state hostage for. It is just anotherContinue Reading

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SB118 – Protecting Children from Sexual Predators

This bill would prohibit individuals with an adjudication of delinquency involving physical or sexual assault crimes against another child orContinue Reading

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Bigoted Republicans Vote Down Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment to the Delaware Constitution just failed in the House. The Republicans that sponsored the bill “jumpedContinue Reading

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SB109 – Expanding Medicaid Coverage for Mental Illnesses

Senator Bryan Townsend has introduced a bill (SB100) that would extend the same access to treatment of substance abuse disordersContinue Reading

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HB186 – Is this a good or a bad SNAP bill?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as “the food stamp program,” assists eligible low-income individuals with theContinue Reading

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HB5 – Equality Amendment

This bill is an Amendment to the Delaware Constitution that simply states: “No person shall be denied equal rights underContinue Reading

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HB190 – Amending the Coastal Zone Act

This bill is a matter of some controversy throughout the Democratic Party, and we have had our own debates bothContinue Reading

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Vote Tracker Update for 5/17/17

We have a lot of action this week, so grab a drink and sit down. HB110, the Legalization of Marijuana,Continue Reading

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HB149 – The Complete Your Degree Program

State Rep. David Bentz has introduced this bill as the final part of the Democrats’ Fair Shot Agenda. This billContinue Reading

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HB155 – The Death Penalty Preemption Act

House Bill 155, introduced by State Rep. Sean Lynn, the prime proponent of the repeal of the death penalty, isContinue Reading