A new committee is continuing to hear more options on changing healthcare for state retirees. (File)

More options, no decisions on state retiree healthcare plans

Sam HautDelaware Live, Government, Headlines, Health

The State Employee Benefits Committee retiree subcommittee is considering more options to save the state money on healthcare over the next 20 years. It met Monday and may meet on July 10 and July 20 to discus options. The options presented relate to the “Other Post-Employment Benefits” that the state is trying to cut back on and close the unfunded …

DelawareLive June 25

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – June 25, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines State’s 2024 budget of $5.6 billion jumps 10% over 2023 Republicans make one more try to limit DNREC on EV mandate After 6-month search, Learning Collab selects exec. director Republican bill would allow bail denial for firearm offenses Gender-affirming bill draws GOP criticism; action …

DelawareLive June 18

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – June 18, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Learning collab executive director frontrunner sets priorities State: Complicated to ask Feds to tag smoky days as unusual Meet counselor Dana Carey, Del. behavioral pro of the year Culture Another St. Anthony’s Festival, another debate on parking Candlelight whodunnit makes you wonder who’s really …

DelawareLive June 11

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – June 11, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Is Primark heading to Concord Mall? Here’s the truth Republican bills on EV regulation meet committee opposition Delmarva Power residential electricity bills up 9.91% Culture Playhouse season to include familiar shows, famous names Former Del. Poet laureate JoAnn Balingit wins Fulbright Delaware Juneteenth celebrations …

DelawareLive June 4

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – June 4, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Central Delaware Chamber seeks changes in paid leave regs State Rep: We must teach financial literacy in school Jeep to stop sending gas-powered Wranglers to DE dealers Here’s how much COVID money districts, charters have spent Culture Brandywine students design, make Little Free Libraries …

DelawareLive May 28

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – May 28, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines New Hodgson Vo-tech building expects $80 million deficit First new Wilmington school in 50 years topped off with joy Commuter rail link between Newark and Perryville advances State retirees on Medicare to pay 5% more for Medicfill plan Culture Still work to do, say …

DelawareLive May 21

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – May 21, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Delaware still expects $963.5 surplus for 2024 budget School board elections: turnout low, but rising in places Revamped summer school lets students get ahead, stay active Culture Clifford Brown Jazz Fest releases lineup Darley House envisioned as home for Claymont entrepreneurs New York man …

DelawareLive May 14

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – May 14, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Delaware wedding: Matt Meyer, Lauren Cooksey marry in Rehoboth New climate bill would increase scope of energy agency Animal Welfare may get doggie bag of new duties from GA Panel: State should make 1% extra retiree funding the law  Culture Marriage proposal caps teacher …

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Mammography Month:  A Time to Honor Mothers and Their Health

Terry RogersDelaware Live, Health

May is the month to celebrate mothers and what better way to celebrate the women in your life than by encouraging them to get an annual mammogram? Since May is also Mammography Month, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) urges all women to put themselves first and get a routine mammogram. “It’s important to take care of yourself even when taking …

DelawareLive May 7

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – May 7, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines 4th graders lead charge to stop smoking in private cars Hurry up and vote: Handgun permit bill passes through Senate Here’s what goes into keeping Delaware’s AAA ratings Business Weis Markets to anchor Bayberry’s mixed-use town center Division of Alcohol starts process to create …