Hello #MastoAdmin, if you are a small (lets say under 100 active) instance in #Pennsylvania, #Delaware, #Maryland, #DC, or #Virginia and want to join my #relay, follow the instructions at https://relay.epistolary.org/ and link to the "local" federated feed. Right now it's open-ish, hopefully people are generally good enough that we can keep it that way. 👀
“#SarahMcBride, Dem state senator in #Delaware, announced Mon she is running for state’s sole US #House seat, a bid that, if successful, would make her 1st #transgender person to serve in Congress.
McBride who is considered a rising star in Delaware #politics, is seeking the seat being vacated by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), who announced she is running to succeed retiring Sen. Carper” #LGBTQ
In a new letter to the Senate judiciary committee, #Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who reached a plea deal with #HunterBiden, says he never asked for special counsel authority, contrary to claims by Republican lawmakers and an IRS whistleblower.
"The bill would instruct the state, on its own or with other states, to seek bids from #OffshoreWind developers to supply power to #Delaware; draw power from a project generating 800-1,200 megawatts – enough to power at least a third of Delaware’s electricity needs; [and[ pay no more than 110 percent of the average electricity price that consumers have been paying for electricity over the last three years."
NEW: #Delaware court strikes down laws allowing for a permanent absentee voting list and 10 days of early voting, ruling the laws violate the state constitution.
#Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride, who could become the first openly #transgender person elected to Congress, raked in more than $414,000 in the first five days of her campaign. #LGBTQ
"The Delaware General Corporation Law: The statute itself is an enabling statute intended to permit corporations and their shareholders the maximum flexibility in ordering their affairs. As such, it does not purport to be a code of conduct. Indeed, it is written with a bias against regulation."
from "Why Corporations Choose Delaware", a document produced by the Delaware Department of State
#Delaware's governor said he will allow bills legalizing recreational #marijuana and authorizing the establishment of a state-licensed and regulated #cannabis industry to become law without his signature
The States Newsroom is a nationwide project that covers state legislatures in all 50 states either on their own or with news partners. They just added their 50th state, #Delaware, this month. https://statesnewsroom.com/impact-report-2023/
Dumpster flowers, 2024. Not sure what kind of tree this is, but as it looms large over the dumpsters in my mom's neighborhood, it rains down these beautiful pink flowers. There's something about the juxtaposition here that resonates. #MelissaMakesPhotos#iPhonePhotography#Delaware#contrast