Daily Delawhere for March 16, 2017
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Author: Delaware Dem
Delaware politics from a liberal, progressive and Democratic perspective. Keep Delaware Blue.
Congressional Votes Report – 3/15/2017
Senators Carper and Coons voted no where it mattered this week. I don’t care if Senator Coons voted to confirmContinue Reading
The Question of Carper looms over 2018
Senator Tom Carper, as you can see from the chart below, will lead the Democratic campaign in 2018 if heContinue Reading
The Open Thread for March 15, 2017
Steve Benen on Paul Ryan: “[I]t’s hard to overstate how much blame Ryan will take if/when his health care plan fails.Continue Reading
Daily Delawhere for March 15, 2017
Bowers Beach in warmer times.
HB65 – Child Support Liens
This bill looks to be the rare bipartisan bill primarily sponsored by a right wing Republican that is actually aContinue Reading
HB72 – Applying FOIA to the Universities
Representative John Kowalko is back with his bill to remove the exemption of public universities from the Freedom of InformationContinue Reading
Vote Tracker Update – March 14, 2017
The General Assembly is supposed to reconvene today after a six week break for Joint Finance and Bond Committee hearings.Continue Reading
Carper, Coons and LBR Reaction to CBO Score
Rep. Blunt Rochester issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office announced that 24 million more Americans would beContinue Reading
The Open Thread for March 14, 2017
The CBO projections are in and they estimate 24 million Americans will lose their health insurance by the year 2026Continue Reading
Daily Delawhere for March 14, 2017
Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware.
HB71 – Financial Disclosure for Public Officers
The bill adds appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board to the definition of “public officers.” This designation wouldContinue Reading
HB63 – No Excuse Absentee Voting is back
State Rep. Earl Jaques (D) has reintroduced House Bill 63, which is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment thatContinue Reading
HS 1 to HB36 – Banning Minor Possession of Tobacco [Updated]
So what is the catch here? As you can see by the sponsorship below, this is a mostly Republican bill.Continue Reading
The Open Thread for March 13, 2017
“Americans who swept President Trump to victory — lower-income, older voters in conservative, rural parts of the country — standContinue Reading