DelawareLive July 24

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – July 24, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines GOP chair sues Department of Elections over new voting laws Senate to convene Monday to start removal of state auditor Carney to sign mail-in voting bill Friday, GOP to sue McGuiness asks judge to overrule verdict, grant new trial Kowalko: House Speaker killed inspector …

DelawareLive July 10

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – July 10, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Bruce Munro hopes you find Longwood light art joyous Delaware wants to put Foulk Road on a diet Calls mount for McGuiness to resign, be impeached Culture ‘Tempest’ marks Delaware Shakespeare return to Rockwood Winterthur brings back its Artisan Market July 16-17 Delaware state …

DelawareLive June 26

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – June 26, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Same day voter registration bill heads to Carney Wilmington Learning Collaborative: Executive director by fall Senate passes budget bills topping $5 billion Culture Longwood Gardens to light up June 30 with Munro exhibit Mt. Cuba redesigns entrance to enhance garden experience Kenny, Wright named …

DelawareLive May 29

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – May 29, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Kowalko: ‘Gun worshipers’ should ‘stick barrel…in your mouth’ Meet Padua Academy’s 4 valedictorians. Yes. 4 Del. child care worker registry open; $1,000 bonuses going out Culture New history, eco-tour will focus on Mispillion River’s importance Here’s what to know about Memorial Day 2022 in Delaware Delaware Memorial Day dune crossing closures Business Delaware LIVE …

Despite charges, McGuiness ranks second nationally on transparency reports

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Auditor Kathy McGuiness’s office currently ranks second nationally in the number of reports shared publicly on the federal government’s Oversight.gov website.  The site contains publicly accessible reports, investigations and recommendations from state and local inspection offices and is managed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Shiji Thomas, spokesperson for the National …

Senate cancels session, asks former judge for advice on ousting McGuiness

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Democratic Party legislators have asked former Superior Court Judge Randy Holland, right, to help it determine how to handle the case of state Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. The State Senate has canceled today’s special session.  The session would have brought senators to Legislative Hall to consider a resolution asking the Delaware Supreme Court to provide guidance on the General Assembly’s authority …

Senate to meet Tuesday to seek advice on removing McGuiness

Charlie MegginsonGovernment

    UPDATE: The Senate canceled this session and will seek advice. The State Senate will convene Tuesday to consider a resolution requesting the Delaware Supreme Court issue an advisory opinion on the General Assembly’s authority to remove beleaguered State Auditor Kathy McGuiness.  They will convene at 4 p.m. and the proceedings will be live-streamed on the General Assembly website.  …

State Reps ask Carney to remove auditor, but it seems unlikely

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Legislative efforts to remove Kathleen McGuiness from office seem likely to fail, based on state rules With embattled Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness refusing to step down in the wake of her criminal indictment some legislators are pursuing other means to remove her from office.  Reps. Madinah Wilson-Anton, D-Newark, and Mike Smith, R-Pike Creek, have introduced a resolution asking Gov. …

McGuiness pleads not guilty; bail set at $50,000

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Tuesday after turning herself in to authorities at the New Castle County Superior Court. McGuiness entered the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney just before 10 a.m. State Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday announced a slew of felony and misdemeanor charges against the auditor …