Highlands Bunker

As the first week of the trial came to a close, we got to take a closer look into what it was like working inside the Office of the Auditor of Accounts, especially if you're her daughter or a friend of her daughter. We then talk about the end of a depressing week in another part of Dover.

Housing activist Shyanne Miller joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some of the latest bills to make housing worse, how the city handled the evictions on Adams St, and what is still left to be done in this legislative session.Show Notes:SB 311 - Property BundlingWater shutoff voteContact your legislature about the eminent domain bill

As the Kathy McGuiness trial continues on, we expand our scope to all of Dover. We discuss if it's normal to request the inboxes of dozens of former employees and walk through how house leadership holds up some bills while letting others sail through.Show Notes:Tell your legislators to vote no on HB458

After a false start in Wilmington, the Kathy McGuiness Trial has resumed in Dover. Join us through a Thompson-esque journey through employee categorization, document management, and the ol Steve Wood razzle dazzle.

Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence Executive Director Traci Murphy joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent slate of mass shootings, the different solutions needed for different types of gun violence, and what is being worked on in Delaware right now.Show Notes:Delaware Coalition Against Gun ViolenceBrandywine BuzzLeadership's announcement on gun billsMore on Camden's example

Author Hal Weitzman and Professor Dael Norwood join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Hal's new book: What's the Matter with Delaware. We cover how Delaware's history, law, and politics enforce a system of secrecy and corruption that affects the entire world.Show Notes:Wilmington Is Becoming the It City Next DoorWhat’s the Matter with Delaware?Division of Corporations FAQsDelaware Corporate Law CouncilNew York LLC Transparency Act

Day 1 of the Kathy McGuiness Trial ended in a stalemate as the defense made a motion to try the case in a different county. Hear Rob and legal correspondent Bill Martin talk about the sights, sounds, and arguments of the first day of the trial of the century.Show Notes:News Journal coverage of Day 1

Karl the Producer joins Rob in the bunker in his capacity as Working Families Party Organizer to talk about the latest updates at legislative hall, why it's important to elect more progressives, and what it takes to make lasting change in Delaware.Show Notes:Delaware WFP siteBecome a WFP MemberBecome a WFP VolunteerCarney's weed vetoSpiegelman's blow-up

Delaware DSA Co-Chair Jonathan Tate joins Rob to talk about what DE DSA has been working on this year and the place for DSA in Delaware politics. Peppered in are some live PA primary updates.Show Notes:Delaware DSA SiteDE DSA's FacebookBecome a DSA Member

Abortion activist Nick Beard and ACLU-DE Executive Director Mike Brickner join Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent leaked Roe v Wade decision, what that means for activism around abortion in Delaware, and what the demands need to be now that the worst-case scenario has happened.Show notes:Essay from the beginningAlito's decisionJoin the march on SaturdayYellowhammer abortion fundLocal abortion fundGuest bartender event