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When will they file?

by Delaware Dem May 23, 2018 16

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Smart Justice Campaign Evaluates the AG candidates

by Delaware Dem May 22, 2018 6

General Assembly Vote Tracker

SB197 – Expunging Marijuana Possession/Use Convictions

by Delaware Dem May 18, 2018 2

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SB205 Twenty Week Abortion Ban

by Delaware Dem May 16, 2018 2

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Delaware Republicans believe women are unequal

by Delaware Dem May 9, 2018 46

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The Agenda in Dover this Week

by Delaware Dem May 8, 2018 0

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by Delaware Dem May 27, 2018 0

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The Open Thread for May 27, 2018

“The FBI has obtained secret wiretaps collected by Spanish police of conversations involving Alexander Torshin, a deputy governor of Russia’sContinue Reading

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Daily Delawhere for May 27, 2018

Fort Delaware.

by Delaware Dem May 26, 2018 2

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The Open Thread for May 26, 2018

Paul Waldman: “You may have noticed that today’s news is not dominated by the blockbuster revelations of what members ofContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 26, 2018 2

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Daily Delawhere for May 26, 2018

Main Street, Newark

by Delaware Dem May 25, 2018 13

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The Open Thread for May 25, 2018

“President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their much-anticipated meeting, which was setContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 25, 2018 0

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Daily Delawhere for May 25, 2018

Delaware Farmland

by cassandram May 24, 2018 6

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NCCo Budget Fails to Find Enough Votes for Fiscal Responsbility

On Tuesday, the NCCo Council voted down the budget presented by the NCCo Executive, Matt Meyer. The fundamental issue isContinue Reading

by pandora May 24, 2018 18

National

But… What About The Commemorative Coin?

Who didn’t see this coming? President Donald Trump announced in a letter Thursday morning that he will not meet withContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 24, 2018 0

Delaware

The Open Thread for May 24, 2018

Michael Cohen “received a secret payment of at least $400,000 to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump,”Continue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 24, 2018 0

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Daily Delawhere for May 24, 2018

Downtown Wilmington

by Delaware Dem May 23, 2018 16

Delaware General Assembly

When will they file?

The deadline for filing to run for the State Senate or the State House is July 10, 2018. If anContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 23, 2018 4

Delaware

The Open Thread for May 23, 2018

“A significant business partner of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, has quietly agreed to cooperate with the government asContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 23, 2018 0

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Daily Delawhere for May 23, 2018

To the left is the New Castle Courthouse. It was built in 1732 and served as the meeting place forContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 22, 2018 11

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Harris Endorsed by Justice Democrats

Justice Democrats is a grassroots, small-dollar funded independent political organization founded by former staff of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidentialContinue Reading

by Delaware Dem May 22, 2018 6

Delaware

Smart Justice Campaign Evaluates the AG candidates

The #VoteSmartJusticeDE Campaign is organized by a coalition of organizations and individuals who advocate for a criminal justice system thatContinue Reading

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HB417 – Cigar Tax Cap

Ok, someone explain the need for this legislation to me. Representative Sean Matthews, a good progressive legislator, has introduced HB417,Continue Reading

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SB197 – Expunging Marijuana Possession/Use Convictions

I may have missed it, but I do not see a bill from a Democratic sponsor on this issue, andContinue Reading

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SB206 – Making the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program better

As he wrote about in his book, Promise Me, Dad, one of the big complaints former Vice President Biden had regardingContinue Reading

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SB207 and SB200 – Opposing Off Shore Drilling (Updated)

Senator Stephanie Hansen has introduced this bipartisan bill that will essentially act like a Resolution with Teeth, in that itContinue Reading

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HB222(S) – Lethal Violence Protection Orders

Representative Dave Bentz has proven to be an MVP legislator this year. He is back with yet another important bill,Continue Reading

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SB205 Twenty Week Abortion Ban

Delaware Republicans continued their assault on women and their rights by introducing SB205, a twenty (20) week abortion ban. TheContinue Reading

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SB199 – Primary Care

Seeing a primary care, or family doctor, is a key component to preventive healthcare. And preventive healthcare reduces healthcare spendingContinue Reading

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Delaware Republicans believe women are unequal

All but one Senate Republican voted today to declare that women are second class citizens and are to be treatedContinue Reading

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HB377 – County Taxes on Hotels and AirBNBs

Representative Larry Mitchell (D) has introduced a bill that would permit county governments to impose and collect into their ownContinue Reading

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HB389 – Republican Bill Protecting People from Republican Policies

Republican State Representative Ruth Briggs King has an interesting bill. Her HB389 would allow the practice of itemized property taxContinue Reading

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The Ridiculous Ping Pong Battle between the House and Senate over Bump Stocks

It is a simple bill. It was a simple bill. The original bill, HB300, would make it a Class EContinue Reading

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SB172 – Education Funding Transparency

Senator Sokola has introduced a bill that will supposedly increase the public’s access to education funding information. It does thisContinue Reading

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HB302(S) – Preventing Gun Possession by Dangerous Mentally Ill – Passes Senate

And it passed the Senate unanimously, 21-0, which may be an encouraging sign for other gun control bills still waitingContinue Reading

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Bill Banning Child Marriage Faces some Republican Resistance

What is with Republicans and child marriage (or human-animal sexual relations if you saw what happened in Lousiana)? So RepresentativeContinue Reading

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HB319(S) – If Medicare says yes, you can’t say no.

Private health insurance companies deny coverage for a treatment all the time because they say the particular treatment is experimental,Continue Reading

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HB375 – Banning Large Capacity Magazines

Yeah, a private citizen who just wants to defend his home or property or just wants to hunt doesn’t needContinue Reading

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Vote Tracker Categorized

I decided to change up the Vote Tracker and how it is organized. Before, it was organized by the statusContinue Reading

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It’s Bob Marshall this time.

HB330, the bill sponsored by Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf that has already passed the House 24-16, was laid on the tableContinue Reading

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HB399 – Equal Rights Constitutional Amendment

There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. And there is no Equal Rights Amendment in theContinue Reading

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Senate Passes SB139 (Insurance Coverage for Fertility Care Services)

The Senate passed Bryan Townsend’s SB139 unanimously. I was honestly surprised by this, as this would typically be something anContinue Reading

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SB165 – Making Unions Great Again

I need someone to explain this bill to me. SB165 would permits private sector labor organizations and employers to enterContinue Reading

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SB162 – Recorded Interrogations

This is another common sense criminal justice reform, which might explain why no Republican will sponsor it. Senator Henry’s SB162Continue Reading

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HB350 – Biometric Privacy

Now this bill is interesting. And relevant given recent events with Facebook being hacked by the Trump campaign and RussiaContinue Reading

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More Bill Filings in the General Assembly

We have some more bill filings that are interesting but not interesting enough on their own to warrant an individualContinue Reading

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