Category: Legislative Updates

On Sunday the 3rd I spoke at and participated in the MS Walk in Newark, with the Wheeler’s Wobblers team. That afternoon I hiked with four White Clay Creek State Park advocates, to study the conditions on the ‘Lower Carpenter are’ trails. On Monday the 4th I met New Castle County Conservation District staff on […]

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On Saturday the 18th I attended NCCL’s Green Fest, which many groups exhibiting very interesting pro-environmental approaches.  On Tuesday the 21st after legislative session I attended the 2015 Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards dinner.  I was very pleased that several students from the Newark area were recognized, and Newark High School itself was recognized for […]

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On Monday the 6th I met with a resident and representatives of the city to discuss a dock the resident has in Christina Creek.  We were tentatively able to identify a compromise that all parties found acceptable.  That evening I attended the monthly meeting of the 23rd RD Democratic Committee.  On Tuesday the 7th I […]

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On Sunday March 22nd I attended the annual brunch for the Friends of the Newark Free Library.  On Monday the 23rd I attended the signing of the Small Restaurant Bill, HB 16, at the Mediterranean Grille in the Newark Shopping Center.  Governor Markell not only signed the bill into law, but also had a chat […]

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On Sunday the 8th I attended a homecoming and departure ceremony for the DE National Guard.  On Monday the 9th I attended the Education Forum held at the Chase Center, which focused significantly on the challenges facing our Wilmington children.  On Tuesday the 10th I met with homebirth advocates to discuss the recent developments with […]

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On Monday February 23rd I had two meetings on manufactured housing in Dover, and an education task force meeting also in Dover.  Afterwards I attended the Colonial School District board meeting, which included a discussion of the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee’s (WEAC) work.  On the 24th I attended and spoke at an event celebrating the […]

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It has been four weeks since my last update—this is primarily due to a vacation which I just returned from. On January 27th I attended a Kids Caucus meeting at which legislators explored several issues regarding our state’s youth.  One area we explored were best policy for safety of all-terrain vehicles.  No legislation was passed […]

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On Monday the 12th I hosted a meeting at Panera with many people involved in issues for the homeless in and near Newark.  Afterwards I met with Planned Parenthood of DE to learn about LARC, Long Acting Reversible Contraception, and how it can help reduce teenage and unwanted pregnancy, and abusive relationships.  That evening I […]

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The week of December 21st was quiet; I attended NO legislative meetings. On Monday the 29th I spend an hour on WDEL radio primarily discussing manufactured housing issues.  Later that afternoon I met with members of the Rodel Foundation, which focuses on education reform.  On Tuesday the 30th I met with a member of the […]

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On Monday the 8th I had lunch at which we discussed the recently ACLU/CLASI complaint filed with the federal Office of Civil Rights.  That afternoon I spoke with the superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District, regarding rumors that there was an effort to ban some books from their school libraries.  That evening I attended a […]

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