Speaker Schwartzkopf Discusses the Budget and the JFC Pause
From the Press Release: “The committee began a second round of deep cuts that could have serious long-term consequences forContinue Reading
Category: Delaware Government
No JFC, No Cut List, Supposed New Revenue?
Something interesting happened yesterday in the General Assembly. A day after the cut sheet from the Joint Finance Committee beganContinue Reading
New Castle County Safe and Inclusive Communites Executive Order
Tomorrow, at 1 pm, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer will sign an Executive Order that seeks to protect theContinue Reading
The Lie of Shared Sacrifice
We already know that there was a deal cut in the House (do we know about the Senate yet?) toContinue Reading
No Room for Bigotry in the Delaware GA
It’s not enough that Delaware’s GOP can’t be bothered to show up for their jobs and actually work at makingContinue Reading
Delaware GOP Shakeup In the Works
Both parties get their quadrennial reorganizations done after a Presidential election year and the GOP looks to get new leadershipContinue Reading
Help NCCo Redesign Their Website!
County Executive Matt Meyer’s office released this request to residents to provide input on redesigning the County’s website. They areContinue Reading
Sam Guy- “Attorney”
WDEL’s Joe Irizarry reports that Sam Guy is, well, being Sam Guy. Mr. Guy ‘Attorney’ (as his campaign signs stated, becauseContinue Reading
Senator Carper: Say NO to Weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
And here we see our problem clearly. Banks have been making the rounds recently to Democrats to make the caseContinue Reading
Update from Governor Carney’s Budget Reset Meeting
I went to the meeting yesterday morning. Interesting, but I think we are not going to see much in termsContinue Reading
Governor Carney Wants to Hear from You on Delaware’s Budget
We are all engaged with understanding and resisting the serial atrocities being pushed by the Trump Administration (#resist — proud of everyone who does!), but this local engagement is important, especially since Gov. Markell’s final budget provides for a great many budget costs, with a great deal of cost shifting in order to address the horrible hole in the budget.
Dear Karen Hartley Nagle:
We get that you are proud of your achievement — why shouldn’t you be? You’ve been working at public elective office for awhile and now that you are New Castle County Council President, you want everyone to know how proud you are. But….