Delaware and National Politics from the Center-Right. Formerly First State Politics.
Posted in Bluewater Wind, Deficit, Election 2008 - Delaware, Open Government, Taxes, Wind Power on Jun 23rd, 2008
The General Assembly is near the end of its session which means a lot of issues will come in rapid fire over the week. There is no way I have time to write full posts on them so I will give them quick analysis and mentions in this format. Please feel free to expand upon […]
Posted in Delaware Taxpayer Coalition, Open Government, Transparency on Apr 22nd, 2008
TRANSPARENCY BILLS TO BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY 4/23!
Dear Friend of the Delaware Taxpayer:
You have been a great help to the cause of transparency in Delaware, but your help is needed more than ever right now. Chief Sponsor Rep. Greg Lavelle reports that the fiscal transparency package is set for a hearing in two House […]
Posted in Budget, Change, Delaware Taxpayer Coalition, Open Government, Reform, Transparency on Mar 21st, 2008
Here is a .pdf from Americans for Tax Reform showing the progress of transparency legislation across the states. The list has grown considerably since I first started working on the issue a year ago, and it’s wonderful to see.
Posted in Budget, Change, Conservatism, Deficit, Delaware Taxpayer Coalition, Economics, Growth, Open Government, Reform, Spending, Taxes, Transparency on Mar 17th, 2008
UPDATE: I was wrong. It’s not $300,000,000 over five years. It’s $326,000,000 over TWO YEARS, including $126,000,000 this year alone. That’s it. Time to slash spending. The Minner-Carper gravy train, which was built on the backs of the DuPont-Castle successes, is over. All the Democrat administrations have left us with is mountains of debt and […]
Posted in Open Government on Mar 17th, 2008
The following bill will be introduced as Senate Bill 223 tomorrow, and will be accompanied by a simple constitutional amendment (Senate Bill 224) that makes it stick long beyond this year. It is likely that this is the “compromise” legislation that Sen. Adams mentioned in the paper, and it will likely have the support of […]
Posted in Cathcart, Earmarks, Election 2008 - Delaware, Liberal Media, Open Government on Mar 14th, 2008
Several years ago, I was visiting family and attending a conference in D. C. and while we were sitting at a light we heard gunfire and saw everyone running. We were sitting at a light which had a no turn on red sign. I said let’s go. My friend who was driving said but the sign […]
Posted in Education, Open Government, Red Clay, Reform, Transparency on Mar 13th, 2008
From FixRedClay.com:
LET’S SEND SENATOR COOK A MESSAGE, WE WANT SB-186 TAKEN OUT OF YOUR DESK DRAWER! (Click here to view SB-186)
Please take a few minutes to send an original letter or you can copy and paste the letter below, to Senator Cook. For more information, please read the post below this letter.
To: nancy.cook@state.de.us
CC: Steven.Amick@state.de.us,catherine.cloutier@state.de.us, […]
Posted in Delaware Taxpayer Coalition, Open Government, Transparency on Mar 12th, 2008
Here is the press conference from today with Sen. Copeland, Rep. Lavelle, Jim Bowers and Erik Arneson, Communications and Policy Director for PA Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi.
Copeland, Lavelle and Bowers discuss the Taxpayer Coalition’s Transparency Package being reintroduced in the House today, and Mr. Arneson discusses the recent landmark open records law in Pennsylvania […]
Posted in Bluewater Wind, Change, DNREC, Environment, NRG, Open Government, Reform, Regulation, Wind Power on Mar 8th, 2008
Citizen’s FOIA Request Shows Indian River Power Plant Has Direct Impact on Arsenic Levels in Island Creek, Indian River
In October 2007, John Austin, a resident of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and retired EPA scientist, sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC). Austin, a member […]
Posted in Election 2008 - Delaware, Interviews, Open Government, Transparency, Wind Power on Mar 1st, 2008
I had the opportunity to interview former WGMD host Randy Nelson yesterday and we discussed a variety of topics, from the wind farm to open government to the possibility of his running for the State House of Representatives in 2008.
Part 1
Part 2.
