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Kent, Sussex child care centers may get higher Del. payments

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A bill that would force the state to pay Kent and Sussex County child care programs the same fees that it pays New Castle ones seems headed to the Senate floor. No one spoke against Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, D-Arden, when it came up Wednesday in the Senate Health & Social Services Committee. Gay said …

Osienski marijuana

Marijuana legalization bill passes House, sent to Senate

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

The Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday once again sent a bill to legalize the use of marijuana in the First State to the Senate, this time on a 28 to 13 vote. House Bill 1 is sponsored yet again by Rep. Edward Osienski, D-Newark, who managed to get a similar bill passed last year, only to see it vetoed …

The 2023 edition of DoMore24 raised less cash

DoMore24 final tally: $2.3 million for state nonprofits

Sam HautCulture, Headlines

DoMore24 Delaware raised $2,371,592 from more than 15,000 donations from across the state and the country. That’s down slightly from last year’s nearly $2.7 million in donations, but a 25% jump in the number of donors from around 12,000 last year. Jennifer Saienni, director of nonprofit engagement at Spur Impact, who sponsor the event along with United Way of Delaware, …

Vanilla Ice to join Delaware State Fire lineup

Vanilla Ice, 90s music tour added to State Fair lineup

Sam HautCulture, Headlines

  The Delaware State Fair will chill out this summer when it adds Vanilla Ice and the rest of the I Love the 90s tour to its entertainment lineup. Joining Vanilla Ice will be Rob Base, Color Me Badd, Tone Loc, and Young MC for a concert on Sunday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be $34 to $74. …

State Employee Benefits committee weight loss drugs

Weight-loss drugs to be added to state insurance plans

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

Delaware will cover new weight loss medications for state employees. The Delaware State Employee Benefit Committee unanimously approved a plan that would include the drugs as well part of a program that includes utilization management and behavior modification programs. It was unclear when the move would take effect. Adding the drugs to state employee and retiree health plans will cost …

MacColl former Wilmington Police corporal

Former Wilm. police corporal convicted of misconduct, lying

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A former Wilmington police officer has been convicted of misconduct and making false statements to law enforcement. James MacColl, who was a corporal, was charged in March 2021 after a shooting on Feb. 2, 2019, according to a press release from the Delaware Department of Justice. MacColl responded to a 911 call of an armed carjacking, where he shot Yahim …