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Senate vote on auditor criticized as "political theater"

DOVER, Del. (AP) Senate Democrats voted in a special session Monday to seek to remove Delaware’s state auditor from office, an action criticized as meaningless “political theater” by the Democratic House speaker.

DDel. Senate Vote on Removing Auditor Kathy McGuiness Criticized as 'Political Theater' – NBC10 Philadelphia

Delaware Dems reject GOP calls to end virtual session

WHYY By Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY) It’s time to return to Dover. That’s the call from Republican legislative leaders after frustrations over a lengthy online committee hearing on a pair of gun control bills. Hundreds tuned in to the online hearing and dozens signed up to speak at the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Those speakers were limited by committee chair state Sen. Darius Brown to just one minute. Because the speakers all appeared via video conference, members of the public had their microphones automatically cut off at the one-minute mark. Some speakers weren’t able to get connected due to technical difficulties.

General Assembly Republicans call for resumption of in-person meetings

Democrats respond they will not be bullied to return April 8, 2021 Citing recent contentious Senate committee hearings, and dramatically rising COVID-19 inoculation rates, House and Senate Republican leaders have called for the Delaware General Assembly to resume actual public committee meetings and floor action. It has been more than a year since the state Legislature stopped meeting at Legislative Hall to help curtail the spread of COVID-19.  While the House and Senate have met virtually, and held online committee meetings, General Assembly Republicans point to a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on two controversial gun-control bills as proof of the flawed system.