By Bradley Vasoli Delaware’s only coal-fired energy power plant will cease operating in February, almost two years before its previously scheduled shutdown. PJM, the regional transmission organization (RTO) overseeing wholesale electricity movement in Delaware and a dozen other states, determined with transmission-line owner Delmarva Power that Indian River Power Plant Unit 4 can deactivate without compromising reliability or worsening consumer …
By Bradley Vasoli Delaware’s job numbers have stagnated over several years, and a new policy change is set to take effect in the New Year that will make hiring for some jobs even more expensive. Per a 2021 law, the state’s minimum wage has increased each year to finally reach $15 in 2025. That’s a $1.75 increase over its 2024 …
By Bradley Vasoli In November, a Working Families Party (WFP)-backed candidate picked up a Delaware House seat for the Democrats, growing an overwhelming majority. But those groups’ shared interest in Frank Burns’s capture of retiring House Republican Leader Mike Ramone’s Pike Creek-based District 21 seat came after fierce disagreements between the two left-of-center parties. And while some within them hope …
By Bradley Vasoli While a proposed Sussex County wind-power substation generated some fanfare among politicians, some energy and environmental experts welcome its rejection by the County Council this week. US Wind envisioned the substation to span over 142 acres in Dagsboro to transport energy generated by offshore wind turbines to the regional transmission grid. The power would travel via …
By Bradley Vasoli DOVER — Delaware’s 16 Senate Democrats unanimously backed Governor John Carney’s (D) five selections for the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board while all six of the chamber’s Republicans abstained from voting. Former Delaware State University Board Chair Devona Williams, retiring Delaware Secretary of Finance Richard Geisenberger, business executive and former Woodbridge Superintendent Heath Chasanov, former Nanticoke …
Updated 12/13 with an interview with Steve Washington. Both major parties have candidates set to run for upcoming special state Senate elections, with the GOP announcing the nominations of Steve Washington and Brent Burdge on Thursday. Washington will face United Way executive Dan Cruce in Senate District 1 to represent Bellefonte, parts of Wilmington, and surrounding communities. The victor will …
BELLEFONTE — Democratic Party precinct leaders packed the Brandywine Hundred Fire Hall on Dec. 9 to consider state Senate special-election candidates, choosing Ray Seigfried and Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. A former state representative, Ray Seigfried of Arden, will vie for the seat District 5 Democrat Kyle Evans Gay will soon vacate to begin her lieutenant governorship. A United Way …
