Earlier this week, Lee Williams posted on this blog a story about Attorney General Beau Biden’s selection of a politically-connected law firm to defend the DPC and DPC officials in a whistel-blower lawsuit. One of the key issues raised in the post is the efficacy of hiring a private firm to do what existing state [...]
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Discretion and Discipline
Posted in Beau Biden, Open Government, State Spending, Transparency on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The AG’s office has some explaining to do…
Posted in FOIA, Open Government, State Spending, Transparency on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CRI has learned from several subscribers and supporters that they have contacted the Attorney General Beau Biden’s Office, seeking answers to questions posed in a story CRI published yesterday. The story revealed how Biden chose three $500-per-hour attorneys from a well-connected private law firm to defend the Delaware Psychiatric Center (DPC) and DPC officials against [...]
Beau Biden picks politically-connected law firm to defend DPC, DPC officials in federal whistleblower lawsuit
Posted in Civil Rights, FOIA, Open Government, State Spending, Transparency on January 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Experts say the legal fees could cost Delaware taxpayers considerably more than the $1 million demanded in the lawsuit. By Lee Williams Attorney General Beau Biden chose a well-connected law firm to defend the Delaware Psychiatric Center (DPC) and several DPC officials against a whistleblower lawsuit brought by the facility’s former Director of Nursing. Biden [...]
Delaware Board of Medical Practice claims no history of complaints against pedophile pediatrician
Posted in FOIA, Open Government, Transparency on December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As part of its government watchdog role, the Caesar Rodney Institute submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Delaware Board of Medical Practice — a division of the Department of State responsible for licensing physicians. The FOIA request sought any prior complaints against Dr. Earl Bradley, the Lewes pediatrician charged with raping [...]
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 – [...]
Improving open government in Delaware
Posted in Delaware, FOIA, Open Government on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is legislation being passed around the General Assembly to improve Delaware’s FOIA law. The unnumbered legislation is sponsored by State Senator Dave Sokola (D-Newark) and State Representative Brad Bennett (D-Dover). They synopsis of the bill states, This bill enhances Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act by setting a deadline when public bodies must respond to [...]
BREAKING NEWS: First Amendment on trial Friday in Dover. You’re invited.
Posted in Civil Rights, Department of Correction, First Amendment, Government Spending, Open Government, Prisons, Rogue Force on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attorney General Beau Biden’s office is going to court to silence one of Delaware’s most-vocal and most-respected prison critics at 10 a.m. Friday in Kent County Superior Court in Dover, in front of the Honorable President Judge James T. Vaughn Jr. Biden’s office does not want the public viewing video evidence of inmate abuse by [...]
Attorney General Beau Biden’s Office trying to silence prison critic
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Markell, Open Government, Prisons, Rogue Force on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Editor’s note: this story may also be viewed on CRI’s Special Reports page) AG’s attempt to stifle Free Speech will only delay needed prison reforms, says family of inmate who died in state custody of ‘gross medical neglect.’ By Lee Williams As Attorney General Beau Biden was being welcomed home Wednesday from a one-year tour [...]
They got the headline, then closed the doors
Posted in Open Government on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Senate finally passed House Bill 1 to open the doors of the General Assembly and at long last include it under the state’s FOIA law. Bloggers, good government folks, the media…we all showered them with praise for this long over due move. Oops. This past Monday, the Joint Finance Committee closed its [...]
New Good Government Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives
Posted in General Assembly, Open Government on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A bi-partisan group of legislators have signed on to a new good government bill introduced in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by State Rep. Mike Ramone, House Bill 172 will require individuals elected to elected office, appointed to fill a vacancy in elected state office or those who have filed as a candidate for elective [...]
