Guest Post from Dr. John E. Stapleford, member of the Caesar Rodney Institute’s Board of Directors. As the state of Delaware enters into budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year, the health of Delaware’spersonal income looms large. The personal income tax provides 35% of the state’s general fund revenues. How has personal income in Delaware [...]
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Shifting Sands: Delaware Personal Income
Posted in Budget, Delaware, Economy, Jobs on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
French Fries Anyone?
Posted in Budget, Delaware, Economy, Free Markets, Government Spending, Spending, State Spending, Transparency on February 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In a recent edition of the Wilmington News Journal (Tuesday, Feb 2 2010), we were reintroduced to the saga of the table top French Fry machine which claimed its fame last year when it received $50,000 from Delaware’s FY 2010 Bond Bill in a rather conspicuous fashion. The back story on the machine’s inventor, Fry [...]
Pay Increases for Elected Officials
Posted in Delaware, General Assembly, Government Spending on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Are elected officials entitled to automatic pay increases? That is the basic question discussed in a recent Baltimore Sun article which details the forthcoming debate over recommended pay increases for elected officials in Maryland. The story notes, “Not surprisingly, the prospect of approving raises in the midst of a recession has [Governor] O’Mally and some [...]
This just in from DNREC
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Free Markets, Jobs, Markell, Tax Increases on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Delaware joins 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in pact to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels DOVER – Gov. Jack Markell joined the governors of 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states today in announcing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the states that underscores their commitment toward developing a regional [...]
For what it’s worth…
Posted in Delaware, Jobs on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Both the New Castle County Council and the Wilmington City Council have passed resolutions supporting dredging the Delaware River. Both resolutions, which lack any force of law, call on Gov. Jack Markell to support the dredging.
Gov. Markell’s spokesman resigns
Posted in Delaware, Markell on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an untitled e-mail sent Thursday afternoon, Joe Rogalsky announced he is resigning his staff position as Gov. Jack Markell’s communications director. Rogalsky, who joined Markell’s gubernatorial campaign as spokesman in December 2007, did not return calls seeking comment for this story. “The Governor is and remains a public servant with bold ideas and vision, [...]
Dredging: The river pilots’ perspective
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Jobs, Markell, Unemployment on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dave Burris has published an interesting article in the current issue of Coastal Sussex Weekly Magazine, which was written by Michael Short. The piece examines the profession of river pilot, and includes the pilots’ take on dredging.
The Delaware Social Media Initiative: We should do this
Posted in Delaware, Jobs on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We Can Do This! Historically, every great leap in society has been accomplished through a breakthrough in communication tools – from papyrus and ink, to the printing press, to the telegraph, radio, television, and the Internet. Today, we have Social Media – and the next great leap is about to happen (that’s right, I said [...]
Improving public perception
Posted in Delaware, Open Government on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is easy for Americans to lose faith in their elected officials. The constant stream of stories of abuse of power, breaking of the public trust and seemingly backwards priorities fuels the nation’s perception of lawmakers. Certainly, there are many cases in which we should all be skeptical of those we elect to office – [...]
AG’s Office presents state’s anti-dredging case very well, says AG’s Office
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Jobs on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Media Release December 8, 2009 Delaware makes forceful argument in court to stop Army Corps of Engineers from dredging Wilmington, DE – Today, the Delaware Attorney General’s office presented oral arguments before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in its October 30, 2009 complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief to order [...]
