Culture Espresso yourself: 4 new coffee shops open in Delaware In Delaware, the new year started with a jolt â and thatâs a good thing. Three independently owned coffeeDelawareâs Robbie Jester wins ‘Pressure Cooker,’ $100,000Robbie Jester is not one to sleep late. But on Monday, Jan. 9, he snoozed January 10, 2023 Former Uber driver: Giving rider kidney âeasiest decisionâAn Uber driver wanted to give one last ride on the day before he was January 6, 2023 12 Delaware dishes worthy of trying in 2023As my friends persistently point out, I eat out â a lot. But, hey, itâs part of my job and Reading Time: 5 minutesGreat Stuff Savvy Resale & Home can help declutter your New YearBecoming the best version of ourselves is something everyone wants to achieve in 2023 and Delaware Breast Cancer Coalitionâs Great Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington moves NYE fireworks to Sunday nightThe Wilmington riverfront fireworks have been moved to Sunday, Jan. 1, because of predicted bad weather. The show, sponsored by Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaggie S. Myers re-floated; historic boat needs your helpâItâs a sad day in Bowers,â Bowers Beach mayor Ada Puzzo wrote in an email the other day. âOur Maggie Reading Time: 3 minutesRobbie Jester is next Del. chef to compete on NetflixDelawareâs food fans have a new reason to subscribe to Netflix. Local chef Robbie Jester is one of 11 contestants on âPressure Cooker,â a reality Reading Time: 3 minutes2022 Rewind: The Mercury fast becoming community hubThis story was originally published in May 2022. Fancy a beer or a glass of wine with buddies? The Mercury’s Reading Time: 7 minutesTop stories you may have missed in 2022One year out of the height of the pandemic, 2022 was a tale of recovery and resilience. At Delaware LIVE Reading Time: 2 minutesRing in 2023 with these events and tips As 2022 nears its end, hereâs what to know about celebrating the new year in the First State: Road safety Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to recycle your Christmas tree into rich soilStay in the holiday spirit this last week of 2022 and help conserve and improve Delawareâs soil by recycling your Reading Time: 2 minutesGet into the holiday spirit with these local craft brewsIt’s official: Christmastime is here. But if you’re anything like many of our readers, you’ve been so busy working, shopping Reading Time: 4 minutes 5 men charged in Seaford dog fighting; 14 dogs rescuedFive men have been arrested in Seaford and charged with three felonies each for dog fighting. In the process, 12 Reading Time: 2 minutesOaths of office open most diverse General Assembly everDelawareâs 152nd General Assembly officially began Tuesday, as Delawareâs 62 representatives and senators were sworn into office in what is Reading Time: 2 minutesRight-to-repair bill would make original parts availableA right-to-repair bill filed in the Delaware General Assembly would require companies such as Apple and John Deere to provide Reading Time: 3 minutesLivestreaming of meetings seems set to stay at Leg Hall As the Delaware General Assembly prepares to reconvene Tuesday for the start of its 152nd session, livestreaming of meetings Reading Time: 2 minutesPolly Drummond waste site shut after 2nd suspicious fire The Polly Drummond yard waste site was closed today after a second ground fire of unknown origin within a Reading Time: < 1 minuteWilmington’s new police chief is 26-year department veteranWilmington has a new police chief: Wilfredo Campos, a person of color and a captain who has been with the Reading Time: 3 minutesWilmington crime report: Murders, shootings down in 2022The number of murders in Wilmington was at its lowest for 15 years in 2022, and the number of shootings Reading Time: 2 minutesBellefonte wants to annex a bit, which upsets some folksBellefonte, a town of 1,200 in northeastern New Castle County, wants to simplify its borders by annexing two neighboring subdivisions, Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse committees feature more women, minorities as leadersThe Delaware House of Representatives has announced committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly, with the Democrats crowing that its Reading Time: 3 minutes2022 Rewind: History favors Ramone, numbers favor Burns in Pike Creek raceThis story was originally published in October 2022 A suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into Reading Time: 8 minutes2022 Rewind: Legislative Hall expansion far from a done dealThis story was originally published in August 2022. A committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delawareâs Reading Time: 5 minutes2022 Rewind: Supreme Court strikes down vote-by-mailThis story was originally published in October 2022. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the Reading Time: 4 minutes2022 Rewind: Republican Party must change to win, leaders sayThis story was originally published in November 2022. Republicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened Reading Time: 7 minutes2022 Rewind: Kowalko says House Speaker killed IG billThis story was originally published in July 2022. An outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Reading Time: 6 minutes2022 Rewind: Affordable housing crisis affects middle class, tooThis story was originally published in April 2022. Evidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable Reading Time: 10 minutesDOJ seeks other victims in Sussex child pornography caseState prosecutors are seeking help in the case of a Sussex County pastor charged with soliciting child porn. Leonard Eley, Reading Time: 2 minutesLongest-serving Superior Court judge to retireDelaware’s longest-serving Superior Court judge will retire after 30 years on the bench, court administrators announced Wednesday. Judge William Carpenter Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate Dems pick up committee seats with larger majorityLeaders in the Delaware Senate have revealed the body’s committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly which begins in January. Reading Time: 4 minutesCar dealers absent from gas-powered vehicle ban meetingDuring a public meeting on the stateâs plan to totally ban the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington police chief selected to lead St. Louis PDWilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki hasnât yet said how the city plans to replace police Chief Robert Tracy, who on Tuesday Reading Time: 2 minutesDE Supreme Court explains decision to overturn vote-by-mailIn a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the stateâs Supreme Court this week Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney extends health emergency to protect hospital capacityNot everyone is thrilled about Gov. John Carneyâs decision to extend Delawareâs COVID-19 public health emergency for another 30 days. Reading Time: 3 minutesState to hold virtual workshops on gas-powered vehicle banDelawareâs environmental protection agency will hold two virtual workshops this week on Gov. John Carneyâs proposal to ban most gasoline-powered Reading Time: 2 minutesRental assistance program to stop accepting applicationsAfter dispersing $122 million in rental and utility assistance, the Delaware State Housing Authority will stop accepting applications in the Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Castle County urged to increase, expand impact feesNew Castle County on Monday was given a draft plan by consultants to expand — and increase — the impact Reading Time: 3 minutesContract awarded to improve bus service in WilmingtonThe Delaware Department of Transportation has accepted a $2.3 million bid to improve the bus system on four streets in Reading Time: 2 minutesWalgreens, CVS to pay Delaware $43.6M opioid settlementDelaware stands to receive some $43.6 million from settlements with CVS and Walgreens over their roles in Americaâs opioid epidemic. Reading Time: 4 minutesA womanâs place? For Ruth Briggs King, itâs the legislatureItâs not uncommon for state Rep. Ruth Briggs King to be the only woman in a room full of men. Reading Time: 5 minutesState GOP chair calls on Democrats to return FTX donationThe chair of the Delaware Republican Party has called on the stateâs Democratic Party to reject a donation from disgraced Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington police chief to step downThe city of Wilmington is in need of a new top cop. Police Chief Robert Tracy has been selected as Reading Time: 3 minutesAdvocacy group presses Carney to appoint judge of colorA political advocacy group and Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday once again urged Gov. John Carney to fill two upcoming Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware lawmaker to revive wine-by-mail billA Republican lawmaker hopes 2023 will be the year Delaware legalizes the direct shipment of wine. Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike Reading Time: 3 minutesNo mail today? You aren’t alone. Here’s whyDelawareans venting about not getting any mail on some days are finding plenty of sympathy and shared frustration on social Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware’s new state auditor to take office Jan. 3When Democrat Lydia York takes the oath of office on Jan. 3, sheâll be Delawareâs third auditor of accounts since Reading Time: 2 minutesMelissa Minor-Brown: âI stand on the shoulders of giantsâWhen state Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown won election to the General Assembly in 2018, she knew right away that she wanted Reading Time: 5 minutesLawmakers take oaths Jan. 10 but already workingEven though Delawareâs state senators and representatives wonât be formally sworn in until Jan. 10, their work begins the day Reading Time: 2 minutesLongtime Delaware Supreme Court justice to retireDelawareâs second longest-serving Supreme Court justice will retire in May 2023. Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., 73, announced his decision Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer U.S. Senate aide tapped to join Wilm. City CouncilLatisha Bracy, a former aide to multiple United States senators, has been selected to fill a vacant at-large seat on Reading Time: 2 minutesICYMI: Delaware GOP needs to change, leaders sayRepublicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the Reading Time: 7 minutesDelaware GOP leaders: Party needs change to winRepublicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the Reading Time: 7 minutesDrug smuggler with secret bunker in Bear jailed for 45 years A Delaware man who made $1 million from smuggling cocaine and built a secret bunker under his house in Reading Time: 2 minutesRepublican chair asks NCC election officials to resignThe chair of the Delaware Republican Party is calling for two election officials to resign after an election she calls Reading Time: 2 minutesDel. House Republicans pick new minority leader, whipDelaware House Republicans will be led by a new pair of officers when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, and Reading Time: 5 minutesElections Dept. says voting machine issues won’t happen againThe Delaware Department of Elections has taken steps to ensure polling places never run out of ballots again, officials said Reading Time: 2 minutesFinal draft of plan for I-95 cap park releasedA final draft is out for a plan to cap Interstate 95 in downtown Wilmington and create a 12-acre park Reading Time: 4 minutesGun group asks court to halt semi-auto, magazine bansDelawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group on Tuesday asked a federal court to halt enforcement of several gun bans passed Reading Time: 3 minutesWant a low-digit surf fishing plate? Get ready to bid She may sell seashells by the seashore, but sundry surf fishers couldn’t give a sturgeon or swordfish about that. Those Reading Time: 2 minutesState holds meeting on zero-emission vehicle mandateUnder a proposed regulation being considered by Delawareâs environmental control agency, all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in Reading Time: 3 minutesDNREC’s Recyclopedia: Quick advice about what to recycle If you recycle, you’re like to constantly confront questions: Do I need to take the plastic ring off that Reading Time: 3 minutesWilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray dead at 73Wilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray died suddenly Monday night after a brief fight with pneumonia. She was 73. Prior to Reading Time: < 1 minuteI-95’s Restore the Corridor work largely finished The $200 million Restore the Corridor project to update five miles of Interstate 95 in Wilmington and south of the city Reading Time: 3 minutesDemocrats pick (not so) new caucus leadersDelaware House and Senate Democrats are sticking with the status quo in the next General Assembly. Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Reading Time: 2 minutesRep. Mike Ramone prevails in election recountA recount in a northern Delaware state representative race confirmed the earlier reported results. Rep. Mike Ramone, R-Pike Creek, defeated Reading Time: 2 minutesDMV rolls out veteran indicator for driver licenses, IDsThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has unveiled a new driver license indicator that allows veterans to verify their military Reading Time: 2 minutesKent and Sussex vote red; not enough to overcome deep-blue NCCDemocratic candidates for U.S. House, attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor swept Delaware’s general election — and they did Reading Time: 2 minutesVoters head to the polls in Delaware’s general electionWith hours to go before polls close, nearly 200,000 Delawareans have already cast their ballots in the 2022 general election. Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware election results 2022Jump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Republicans Reading Time: 13 minutesWhere and how to vote in Tuesday’s general electionThe general election is finally here. If you haven’t already voted absentee or at an early voting location, your only Reading Time: < 1 minuteCarney admin hit with another lawsuit over new gun bansDelawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging new legislation that forbids 18, 19 and 20-year-olds from Reading Time: 2 minutesState Senate candidate says she received death threats onlineA Republican Delaware state Senate candidate has filed reports with the New Castle County Police Department and Federal Bureau of Reading Time: 3 minutesState treasurer race boils down to experience, valuesThe incumbent is a former physician assistant whose office has increased state investment revenues and pushed retirement plans for those Reading Time: 7 minutesEarly voting proves popular during general electionDelawareans appear to like early voting. One poll worker at the Wilmington Riverfront polling place said there had been lines Reading Time: 3 minutesSome question need for one-way traffic in Rockford Park One exit, two entrances and three one-way streets are planned for Rockford Park in Wilmington. And the 133-year-old park Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney vetoes medical marijuana gun billDelaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana patients to possess firearms without Reading Time: 5 minutesHistory favors Ramone, numbers favor Burns in Pike Creek raceA suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into one of most hotly-contested battles of this yearâs Reading Time: 7 minutesWilm. PD hopes weekly walks will address social, health needsWilmington police officers will take weekly walks through the city to engage with residents and distribute information about social services, Reading Time: 2 minutesLongtime Wilmington Councilwoman Loretta Walsh dead at 73Longtime Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh has died. She was 73. First elected in 1985, Walsh served on City Council Reading Time: 2 minutesWho’s running? Nov. 8 Delaware general electionJump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. Reading Time: 10 minutesBenefits Committee extends retiree health plans for 1 yearActing under emergency powers, the State Employment Benefit Committee voted Monday to continue state retiree health plans as they are Reading Time: 4 minutesCandidates spar over national issues in U.S. House debateDelaware voters had their first and possibly only chance Thursday to watch the state’s candidates for its lone-U.S. House seat Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney appoints placeholder to auditor’s officeGov. John Carney will appoint former state Auditor Dennis Greenhouse to serve the remainder of Kathy McGuiness’s term. McGuiness resigned Reading Time: 2 minutesCourt halts state switch to Medicare AdvantageThe stateâs plan to transition state government retireesâ health insurance from original Medicare to a privately-managed Medicare Advantage plan has Reading Time: 3 minutesMcGuiness saves Carney the trouble, resigns immediatelyDelaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has resigned. Gov. John Carney will name a replacement to serve the remainder of her Reading Time: 2 minutesNo jail time for ‘deeply remorseful’ McGuinessDelaware state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not see the inside of a jail cell after being sentenced on two misdemeanor Reading Time: 4 minutesMcGuiness deserves to be behind bars, prosecutors sayIf prosecutors have their way, state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will see prison time for her misdemeanor corruption convictions. McGuiness is Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to vote in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general electionThere are three ways to vote in Delawareâs Nov. 8 general election: absentee, early, or in person on election day. Reading Time: 4 minutesMcGuiness to be sentenced WednesdayDelaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will be sentenced Wednesday on two misdemeanor charges. In July, McGuiness was found guilty of Reading Time: < 1 minuteState: $677M surplus projected for 2024, but recession loomsDelaware economic experts on Monday predicted a budget surplus of $667.1 million for fiscal year 2024, but warned the state Reading Time: 3 minutesDid you receive your $300 tax rebate? 780,000 others didThe state has distributed some 780,000 Relief Rebate checks, according to Delaware Secretary of Finance Rick Geisenberger. Approximately $15 million Reading Time: 2 minutes3 vie for longtime GOP seat in Dem-heavy districtVoters in Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth and Dewey will have three choices on the ballot when they vote for their next Reading Time: 11 minutesSean Spicer to attend Delaware GOP Constitution Day eventFormer White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will be the featured guest at the Delaware Republican Partyâs upcoming Constitution Day Reading Time: 2 minutesState resumes rent, utility assistance with new rulesJust over a month after the Delaware State Housing Authority temporarily stopped accepting new applications for rental assistance, the program Reading Time: 2 minutesI-95 southbound to close as project nears completionI-95 southbound through Wilmington will be closed from Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 5 Reading Time: < 1 minuteLegislature to reconvene to tackle Medicare AdvantageIn response to protests by state government retirees who say they were left in the dark over a significant change Reading Time: 3 minutesSupreme Court strikes down vote-by-mail, same-day registrationIn a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the state’s mail-in voting and same-day voter registration statutes Reading Time: 4 minutesSupreme Court hears voting cases; opinion to come laterThe fate of Delawareâs mail-in voting and same-day registration statutes — and Delawareansâ ability to do both in the Nov. Reading Time: 5 minutesDelaware Supreme Court to hear vote-by-mail appeal ThursdayThe Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether the stateâs new mail-in voting law violates the Delaware Constitution. The Reading Time: 2 minutesSportsmen object to Jennings’ backing of gun purchase codeThe leader of Delawareâs largest firearm advocacy group says a letter penned by the stateâs attorney general Monday is just Reading Time: 3 minutesState retirees protest Carney admin’s Medicare Advantage planDelaware state government retirees gathered in Wilmington Tuesday with a message for Gov. John Carney and his political appointees: âKeep Reading Time: 5 minutesTransparency advocates: Update FOIA for 21st centuryGovernment transparency advocates say thereâs no reason in 2022 that public information should be as difficult to access as it Reading Time: 8 minutesCoastal flooding possible as Ian approaches DelawareHurricane Ian’s remnants will bring a prolonged period of cool, damp and breezy conditions to Delaware into early next week. Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh to resignLongtime Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh will resign in October, she announced Wednesday. Walsh, who served as an at-large council Reading Time: 2 minutesState retirees sue to stop Medicare Advantage planA group of Delaware state government retirees and pensioners has filed suit against two government officials tasked with implementing a Reading Time: 4 minutesRehoboth’s offshore wind primer aired all sides of issueWhether you are a big fan of offshore wind power or you want all those turbines gone with the wind, Reading Time: 6 minutesLawmaker hosts conference aimed at ending human traffickingLawmakers, state employees and law enforcement officers gathered at Legislative Hall Tuesday to learn how Delaware can better address the Reading Time: 3 minutesRehoboth Beach to hold special meeting on offshore windThe City of Rehoboth Beach will hold a special meeting Tuesday focused on offshore wind projects under development off Delawareâs Reading Time: 2 minutesFederal judge partially halts Delaware ‘ghost gun’ banA federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction partially halting Delawareâs enforcement of its new âghost gunâ ban. âGhost Reading Time: 6 minutesMeet the candidates for Delaware state auditorIn the race for state auditor, Delawareans have two choices: Democrat Lydia York, a career accountant and attorney, and Republican Reading Time: 6 minutesNext in McGuiness saga: SentencingA sentencing date has been set in the case of state Auditor Kathy McGuiness. In July, McGuiness was found guilty Reading Time: < 1 minuteGround broken on new Kent County Family CourtJust three months after the groundbreaking of Sussex Countyâs new Family Court building, officials gathered in Dover Thursday to kick Reading Time: 4 minutesWill this Republican in solid blue district win again?Delawareâs 9th Representative District is one of New Castle Countyâs last remaining Republican holdouts, and Democrat Terrell Williams, an attorney, Reading Time: 7 minutesWilmington launches police cadet apprenticeship The Wilmington Police Department is re-establishing its Police Cadet apprenticeship program. Open to young adults 18 to 21 years Reading Time: 2 minutesMail-in voting ruling on hold pending Supreme Court appealThe Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals Reading Time: 2 minutesIs DeSantis sending immigrants to Sussex County?Media swarmed Georgetown’s Delaware Coastal Airport Tuesday following reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned to send a plane full Reading Time: 6 minutesWilmington gun violence report: Pay for lots more interventionA report on reducing and preventing gun violence in Wilmington recommends the city fund several existing intervention organizations. create a Reading Time: 4 minutesVote-by-mail ruling: More complex than simply barring it Republicans were quick to say âwe told you soâ Thursday as word spread that a Chancery Court judge had Reading Time: 8 minutesDelaware judge halts mail-in votingA Chancery Court judge has ruled Delaware’s new mail-in voting provision unconstitutional. In an 87-page memorandum opinion issued Wednesday afternoon, Reading Time: 4 minutesWho’s running in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general election?Tuesday’s primary election saw the lowest voter turnout in at least a decade with just 16.2% of the state’s registered Reading Time: 14 minutesGoodbye Bonini, Hello BucksonLongtime conservative state Senator Colin Bonini, R-Dover, has lost re-election to Kent County Levy Court Commissioner Eric Buckson. Because no Reading Time: < 1 minuteMcGuiness is McGoneState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who in July was convicted of three misdemeanor corruption charges, later reduced to two by the Reading Time: < 1 minuteDelaware 2022 primary election resultsBold = projected winner. Data as of September 14, 2022 at 1:23 a.m. Just 16.2% of Delaware’s registered voters participated Reading Time: 2 minutesMcGuiness, York both ‘cautiously optimistic’Many state and local candidates don’t have challengers from their own party, which means that in some precincts in Tuesday’s Reading Time: 5 minutesVoters talk early or mail-in voting vs. in-personElection officials had said that they didn’t know how early voting and mail-in voting might affect the polls Tuesday during Reading Time: 3 minutesPrimary election starts with uneven crowds, few problemsDelaware’s primary election day seemed off to a slow start Tuesday, but with only a few problems reported. An early Reading Time: 3 minutesState retirees skeptical of new Medicare Advantage planHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to delay the prior authorization requirement on state retireesâ new Medicare Advantage health Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat to know before Tuesday’s primary electionJust one statewide incumbent and eight sitting members of the Delaware General Assembly will have a primary opponent when the Reading Time: 3 minutesNCC to hold public safety celebration, recruiting event SaturdayNew Castle Countyâs Public Safety Department will hold a celebration and recruiting event Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Christiana Mall. Reading Time: 2 minutesWho’s running, updated: Delaware’s Sept. 13 primaryWith Delaware’s primary election just days away and early voting underway, time is running out to answer any questions you Reading Time: 10 minutesChange to state retireesâ health insurance prompts angstA change to the health insurance held by retirees of Delawareâs state government is causing an uproar. The stateâs requirement Reading Time: 10 minutesHow much is Keller Hopkins willing to pay?Keller Hopkins, candidate for Sussex County Council, has personally loaned his campaign $163,000, even though the job heâs after pays Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware to get about $8 million from JUUL settlementA $438.5 million agreement between e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories has been reached over the alleged Reading Time: 3 minutesState to spend $28 million on libraries .2 miles apartDelaware will spend $22 million to construct a new library in North Wilmington just 0.2 miles from an existing library, Reading Time: 2 minutesEarly voting underway in Delaware’s primary electionEven though Delawareâs primary election isnât until Sept. 13, about 773 Delawareans have already cast their vote at one of Reading Time: 4 minutesDelDOT planning 2 “Super Weekend” I-95 closures Department of Transportation officials said during a community workshop Thursday night that the bulk of the I-95 Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware woman sent to prison for COVID relief funds theft A Wilmington woman was sentenced this week to 31 months in jail for applying for and taking $246,000 in Reading Time: 2 minutesIs mail-in voting unconstitutional? Chancery judge to decideDelawareâs mail-in voting law was the subject of a four-hour-long hearing before the stateâs Court of Chancery Wednesday. Vice Chancellor Reading Time: 5 minutesJudge tosses 1 McGuiness conviction, upholds 2 othersThe judge who oversaw the trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has thrown out one of the juryâs three Reading Time: 10 minutesMail-in voting lawsuits set for court hearing WednesdayTwo lawsuits challenging Delawareâs mail-in voting system will be the subject of a hearing in the Delaware Court of Chancery Reading Time: 2 minutesPires, 3 others paid $17K for anti-Greg Fuller mailerA Sussex County campaign mailer deemed racist by Republican Party officials was financed with money from four prominent county figures. Reading Time: 5 minutes4 seek House seat moved from Wilmington to Sussex Now that the Route 24 corridor from Millsboro to Angola has its own state House District, four candidates have emerged Reading Time: 10 minutesLawmakers mourn loss of longtime Millsboro Sen. Richard CordreyThe Delaware Senateâs longest-serving president pro tempore has died. Richard Cordrey was 88. The Millsboro Democrat was elected to the Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to vote in Delaware’s upcoming electionsDelaware voters have several options to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary and general elections thanks to two new Reading Time: 5 minutesDelaware’s realty transfer tax to remain highest in nationDelaware will remain the state with the highest realty transfer tax in the nation after a bill to decrease the Reading Time: 5 minutesTransparency advocates push for campaign finance reformWith weeks to go before the first votes are cast in Delawareâs 2022 election cycle, advocates for government transparency are Reading Time: 4 minutesLegislative Hall expansion far from a done dealA committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delawareâs state capitol building spent much of its Thursday Reading Time: 5 minutesBonini faces 2 GOP challengers for seat heâs held 27 yearsThereâs a race to the right in central Delawareâs 16th Senate District, and incumbent Republican Sen. Colin Boniniâs 27 years Reading Time: 7 minutesCould these new homes break the cycle of poverty?Shortly after single mother of two Alison Mendez moved into northeast Wilmingtonâs Riverside neighborhood five years ago, there was a Reading Time: 6 minutes3 candidates, 3 different visions for North WilmingtonVoters in Northwest Wilmington, Brandywine Village and Trolley Square will have three choices when they decide who to send to Reading Time: 7 minutesJudge sides with Auditor McGuiness in Medicaid standoffThe Delaware Department of Health and Social Services must hand over Medicaid records to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, a Superior Reading Time: 3 minutesNew NCCo bills show new way to figure out taxesNew Castle Countyâs just-mailed tax bills come with an explanatory letter titled âLocal service function tax rates have changed.â People Reading Time: 2 minutesAG Jennings announces abortion hotlineIn the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision that gave individual states the power to regulate abortion, Delaware Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware to spend $18 million on EV chargersDelawareâs transportation department will use federal infrastructure funds to install multi-car electric vehicle chargers along major travel routes throughout the Reading Time: 3 minutesAnimal shelters win big in 2022 Bond BillIf anyone ever needed proof that state legislators are animal lovers, they neednât look any further than this yearâs Bond Reading Time: 4 minutesA tale of two bills: Paid leave and potOne became the law of the land. The other went up in smoke. Both involved years of planning, hundreds of Reading Time: 6 minutesMcGuiness pushes back after DE Dems endorse primary opponentIn a rare move, the Delaware Democratic Party has endorsed a primary challenger over a sitting statewide-elected Democrat. The state Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware joins nationwide task force to cut down on scam callsEven in a time of stark political division, there is thing almost everybody can agree on: scam calls suck. In Reading Time: 2 minutesSussex GOP condemns ‘racist’ mailer sent by conservative groupThe Sussex County Republican Committee has denounced a mailer sent by a conservative political action committee attacking a Black GOP Reading Time: 4 minutesHunters must now register stands, trail cams on state landsHunters must now register temporary deer stands, ground blinds and trail cameras placed on state lands. Here’s a link to Reading Time: 2 minutesDOJ: Buffett-owned mortgage firm guilty of redlining in NCCoA Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett will pay $20 million to resolve allegations of discrimination against Black Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware lawmakers eye major state capitol expansionDelaware’s state capitol building could be set for a major expansion. A bit of background: Between 1791 and 1933, Delawareâs Reading Time: 3 minutesWho’s running? Full list of candidates in DelawareThis report has been updated for the Nov. 8 general election. Click here for the most up-to-date information. With just Reading Time: 7 minutesAG candidate Murray sues Dept. of Elections over mail-in votingA Republican candidate for attorney general has filed suit against the Delaware Department of Elections over a new law that Reading Time: 2 minutesMurderkill River emergency dredging project to begin Aug. 1Delawareâs environmental control agency will begin a $2.3 million emergency dredging project on the Murderkill River with the aim of Reading Time: 2 minutesDOJ responds to McGuiness’ claims of unfair trial: ‘She is wrong’The Delaware Department of Justice on Monday responded to State Auditor Kathy McGuinessâ claims that her trial was unfair. McGuiness Reading Time: 8 minutesHouse speaker refuses to consider McGuiness removalThe Delaware Senate on Monday passed a resolution to begin a process Democratic leadership hopes will result in the removal Reading Time: 6 minutesWhat would a road diet look like? What would it do?The thoroughfare had problems with accidents, so Delaware Department of Transportation officials wanted to reduce the number of through lanes Reading Time: 4 minutesGOP chair sues Department of Elections over new voting lawsThe chairwoman of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed suit against the stateâs Department of Elections over two new Reading Time: 5 minutesClimate advocates to rally outside Biden beach houseA group of climate advocates will march along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk to President Joe Bidenâs vacation home to protest Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware governor signs vote by mail, same-day registrationIn a private ceremony Friday, Gov. John Carney signed two Democrat-backed bills to allow voters to request mail-in ballots and Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate to convene Monday to start removal of state auditorThe Delaware Senate will reconvene in a special session Monday to consider a resolution to initiate the removal of State Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney to sign mail-in voting bill Friday, GOP to sueGov. John Carney will sign a bill Friday to allow voters to send their ballots through the mail in all Reading Time: 2 minutesMcGuiness asks judge to overrule guilty verdict or grant new trialState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who on July 1 was found guilty of three misdemeanor corruption charges, has asked the judge Reading Time: 3 minutesKowalko: House Speaker killed inspector general billAn outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf blocked his bill to create Reading Time: 6 minutesState gun groups sue over semi-automatic gun banThe Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and three other firearm advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt a Reading Time: 2 minutesVote by mail bill heads to Delaware governorGov. John Carney has taken possession of a bill to allow Delawareans to vote by mail in all future elections. Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Castle County set to approve $54 million in ARPA fundsNew Castle County Council will vote at its next meeting to send just over $54 million in federal COVID relief Reading Time: 2 minutesDrivers, get ready for a mileage-based user feeAs state and federal leaders push to get more electric vehicles on the road and lower the consumption of fossil Reading Time: 6 minutesDelDOT’s clankers hope to cut Casho Mill crashesSeven large red balls hanging on chains above Casho Mill Road are the talk of the town in the Newark Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse, Senate offer different options to remove McGuinessShortly after Senate Democrats introduced a resolution to hold a hearing on State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ removal from office, House Reading Time: 5 minutesPettyjohn, Briggs King secure exception to magazine ban, save jobsWhen Georgetownâs state senator and representative learned a bill to ban high-capacity firearm magazines could impact close to 100 jobs Reading Time: 3 minutesLawmakers praise formal application process for state grantsA change to the way non-profits apply for state community development funds has lawmakers and advocates on both sides of Reading Time: 4 minutesFoulk Road reconfiguration draws intense interestAn open house that was billed the âabsolute beginning of the processâ to reconfigure Foulk Road generated intense interest from Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware wants to put Foulk Road on a diet State officials want to increase safety by reducing the number of lanes on Foulk Road. The idea is drawing Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware allots millions to ensure affordable housingMillions in American Rescue Plan Act money will fund a wide variety of programs designed to help Delawareans stay in Reading Time: 4 minutes$200,000 drive to pressure Carney to appoint Black judgeA nonprofit formed in the bitter aftermath of a Delaware court decision is launching a $200,000-plus campaign to push Gov. Reading Time: 3 minutesCalls mount for McGuiness to resign, be impeached Calls continued to mount Tuesday for Delaware’s auditor, who was convicted Friday of three misdemeanors, including official misconduct, to Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaware bans 37 invasive plants (with more to come)Delaware has banned 37 invasive plants, and the number will grow. The hit list in a law that became effective Reading Time: 3 minutesMcGuiness found guilty on 3 of 5 charges State auditor Kathleen McGuiness was found guilty Friday on charges of official misconduct, structuring and conflict of interest in Reading Time: 5 minutes$69.4 million grant-in-aid bill signed by CarneyThe Delaware Senate passed a $69.4 million grant-in-aid bill about 6 p.m. Thursday, just hours before it was set to Reading Time: 3 minutesState auditor Kathy McGuiness’ corruption trial heads to juryState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has placed her fate in the hands of twelve Kent County residents following closing arguments from Reading Time: 6 minutesCarney to sign gun bills todayDemocratic Gov. John Carney will sign multiple gun control bills Thursday. The gun bills will ban the sale of assault Reading Time: < 1 minuteGeneral Assembly passes permanent mail-in votingDelaware voters will be able to cast their ballots through the mail in all future elections thanks to a bill Reading Time: 2 minutesDOJ wins challenge to Seaford ‘fetal tissue’ law A Delaware court has overturned a Seaford law that would have required anyone who had an abortion or miscarriage Reading Time: 2 minutesGeneral Assembly passes largest bond bill in historyThe Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the largest bond bill in state history, weighing in at a whopping Reading Time: 2 minutesMcGuiness defense rests, closing arguments ThursdayTestimony concluded Wednesday afternoon in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. Now that both sides have rested, Reading Time: 5 minutesSenate sends gun, abortion bills to CarneyDelawareâs Democrat-majority Senate on Tuesday sent several controversial bills to Gov. John Carney for his signature. Most of the topics Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaware’s 2023 budget signed, starts July 1 On the wings of another staggering surplus, Gov. John Carney on Tuesday signed the $5.1 billion 2023 operating budget Reading Time: 2 minutesProsecution rests in auditor trial, defense to wrap up soonThe State of Delaware rested its case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness Tuesday after eight and a half days of Reading Time: 4 minutesAttention shoppers: No more plastic bags as of July 1âBags, wallet, keys and phoneâ are some new lyrics suggested for the old childrenâs exercise song âHead, Shoulders, Knees and Reading Time: 4 minutesMcGuiness Trial: DOJ investigator says he got ‘twisted up’State Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ defense attorney on Monday grilled a Department of Justice investigator who admitted to making multiple false Reading Time: 3 minutesJudge frustrated as auditor corruption trial falls behind scheduleProsecutors in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness say they plan to rest their case Monday, assuming Reading Time: 4 minutesKey witness against McGuiness admits he lied to grand juryState auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ former chief of staff took the stand Thursday to discuss his participation in the investigation that Reading Time: 4 minutes2023-4 state budgets pass House; head to Carney’s desk The Delaware House of Representatives passed four state budgets for the 2023-24 year in 15 minutes in a no-fuss Reading Time: 3 minutesMcGuiness’ daughter testifies in auditor corruption trialProsecutors called State Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ daughter to the stand Wednesday to testify about her employment with the office, her Reading Time: 5 minutesSame-day voter registration bill heads to CarneyThe Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted along party lines for a same-day voter registration bill. House Substitute 1 for House Reading Time: 3 minutesBill OKing medical marijuana patients owning guns heads to Senate floorA bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to obtain a firearm will head to the Senate floor. The bill, Reading Time: 2 minutesBill to bypass Constitution, create vote-by-mail system passes committeeA bill to bypass the need to amend Delawareâs Constitution and cement no-excuse absentee ballots in future elections was released Reading Time: 2 minutesCommittee OKs bill to allow more lawsuits against gun makers, sellersA bill to allow Delawareans to sue firearm industry members for negligence that leads to gun violence was released from Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate passes budget bills topping $5 billionThe Delaware Senate on Tuesday passed 2023 budget bills including the largest state operating budget in Delaware’s history at $5.1 Reading Time: 5 minutesCurrent, former employees testify in McGuiness trialThe trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness kicked off Tuesday with testimony from one current and one former employee. Both Reading Time: 4 minutesWhatâs going on with Delawareâs gun bills?Delaware’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly has taken swift action to impose gun control measures in the wake of mass shootings in Reading Time: 6 minutesSenate OKs mail-in voting despite claims it violates ConstitutionThe Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill to cement mail-in voting as an option for voters in all Reading Time: 3 minutesBill to outlaw cat declawing advances to SenateIt could soon be illegal to declaw cats in Delaware under a bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday. Reading Time: 2 minutesHigh-capacity magazine ban heads to CarneyA bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the House of Representatives Thursday by a vote Reading Time: 2 minutesEnergy bills about council, net metering head to House floorEnergy bills pertaining to the Governorâs Energy Advisory Council and how much those who own solar panels can claim back Reading Time: 4 minutesMcGuiness trial day 3 features daughter’s friend, accounting directorProsecutors continued calling witnesses during the third day of the trial against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. First to take the Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter months of waiting, McGuiness trial off to a slow startState prosecutors called on three witnesses Wednesday to detail Auditor Kathy McGuinessâ alleged habit of surveilling employeesâ emails, as well Reading Time: 6 minutesMail-in, same-day registry election bills go to Senate floor Election bills that would allow mail-in voting and registering at the polls both passed out of committee to the Reading Time: 4 minutesProsecutors continue calling witnesses in McGuiness trialProsecutors continued to call witnesses Wednesday on day two of testimony in the trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. The Reading Time: 1 minuteHouse votes to ban most guns for citizens under 21Delawareans under the age of 21 would be prohibited from purchasing, owning, possessing or controlling a firearm or ammunition under Reading Time: 4 minutesTax credit for those making $35K or less dies in committeeA bill that would have given a $280 tax credit to Delawareans with a 2022 income of $35,000 or less Reading Time: 2 minutesTrial of Auditor Kathy McGuiness begins in DoverThe trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness began Tuesday in Dover with both sides delivering fiery opening statements before recessing Reading Time: 3 minutesState auditor sued by former employee, political opponentState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness is being sued by a former employee and political opponent who alleges she was wrongfully terminated. Reading Time: 3 minutesGOP lawmakers: Invest in school safety, not gun controlWhen a wave of mass shootings prompted Democrats in Delawareâs state legislature to introduce a package of sweeping gun restrictions, Reading Time: 3 minutesSenate votes to ban styrofoam to-go boxes, cupsThe Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a bill to effectively ban restaurants from offering single-use plastic straws and styrofoam food Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaware House votes to ban semi-automatic firearmsA controversial bill to ban the purchase of semi-automatic firearms in Delaware narrowly passed in the House of Representatives Thursday Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse passes same-day voter registration bill, photo ID not requiredA bill to allow same-day voter registration in Delaware is set to be considered by the Senate. Under current law, Reading Time: 3 minutesMcGuiness trial expected to begin Tuesday in DoverJury selection in the case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has been set for Monday in Kent County. Assuming jury Reading Time: < 1 minuteCarbon emissions goals released from Senate committeeA controversial bill setting Delawareâs goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was released from the Senate Environment and Energy Committee Reading Time: 4 minutesHouse committee OKs semi-automatic, under 21 purchase banBills to ban semi-automatic firearms and restrict the purchase of guns by Delawareans 21 and older were released from a Reading Time: 4 minutesHouse votes against overriding Carney’s marijuana vetoAn attempt to override Gov. John Carneyâs veto of a bill to legalize marijuana possession failed in the Delaware House Reading Time: 2 minutesBill to ban abortions after 20 weeks fails in committeeA bill to ban abortions that occur 20 or more weeks after fertilization failed in a Delaware Senate committee Tuesday. Reading Time: 2 minutesDel. Senate again votes to ban high-capacity magazinesA bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of Reading Time: 3 minutesCannabis supporters rally to override Carney’s vetoLawmakers, activists and citizens gathered in front of Legislative Hall Tuesday to encourage the General Assembly to override Gov. John Reading Time: 3 minutesAuditor McGuiness reindicted in Kent CountyA Kent County grand jury on Monday re-indicted State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness after prosecutors abandoned an earlier indictment in New Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware GOP unveils ‘Rescue Delaware’ plan at state conventionDelaware state Republicans on Saturday introduced a plan to âRescue Delawareâ during a state convention that featured a slate of Reading Time: 5 minutesHouse bill aims to expand abortion protectionsDemocratic lawmakers filed legislation Thursday they say will improve the availability of abortions and protect patients and providers from facing Reading Time: 2 minutesResidents can comment on pollution permit for Delaware City refinery Residents have until July 31 to comment on a proposed air pollution permit renewal for the Delaware City Refining Reading Time: 2 minutesMedical privacy bill threatens parental rights, GOP reps sayAll 15 Republican state representatives have taken a stand against a bill they say is designed to usurp parental authority. Reading Time: 4 minutesDem. bills would ban semi-automatics, under 21 possessionWith less than a month left in the legislative session, Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have introduced sweeping legislation to ban Reading Time: 5 minutesTotal plastic bag ban begins July 1Do you use reusable grocery store bags? Beginning July 1, you’ll have to choose between reusable and paper — and Reading Time: 2 minutesAG Jennings announces 76 felony gun charges in DoverAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 77 charges against nine defendants accused of conducting straw purchases of at least Reading Time: 4 minutesState drops McGuiness case to reindict in Kent CountyThe Delaware Department of Justice will not pursue its prosecution of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness in New Castle County, according Reading Time: 3 minutesDay 2 of McGuiness trial canceled after venue disputeState Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâs corruption trial will not begin until at least Thursday after Judge William Carpenter of the Delaware Reading Time: 2 minutesPay hike for school bus drivers wins preliminary approvalThe committee responsible for drafting the stateâs budget has approved an increase in funding for Delawareâs public school bus drivers. Reading Time: 2 minutesMcGuiness trial up in air as prosecutors ponder venue changeThe trial against Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness got off to a rocky start Tuesday after her defense team argued Reading Time: 2 minutesCommittee votes to raise senior property tax creditThe committee responsible for drafting the stateâs budget has voted to restore the senior property tax credit to its pre-2017 Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware lawmaker apologizes after offensive suicide remarkRep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said Tuesday night âgun worshipersâ should âstick the barrel of your piece in your mouth.â A Reading Time: 4 minutesDOJ investigator admits to misleading court in McGuiness caseState Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not have any charges dropped before her trial begins next week, a judge ruled Tuesday. Reading Time: 2 minutesLawmakers OK state worker pay raises, $500 bonusThe General Assembly’s budget-writing committee on Tuesday approved raises for state workers. Under the governor’s proposed budget, employees on the Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney vetoes marijuana legalizationDelaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed House Bill 371, legislation that would have made it legal for Delawareans 21 Reading Time: 3 minutesPro-business group rebrands to focus on judicial fairness Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware will announce that it is rebranding during a Tuesday rally designed to pressure Gov. Reading Time: 2 minutesLawmakers aim to ban deceptive tactics in juvenile interrogationsA bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would make it illegal for police to lie Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse bill would raise minimum sentence for felony firearm chargeA bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would increase the minimum sentence for those who Reading Time: 4 minutes$300 rebate checks hitting Delaware mailboxesDelawareans who filed taxes in 2020 can expect to receive a $300 rebate payment from the state in the coming Reading Time: 2 minutesThere arenât as many Delawareans as the census counted The 2020 census counted 967,000 Delawareans, but a new followup analysis by the U.S. Bureau includes Delaware as one Reading Time: 2 minutesMarijuana legalization fails in Del. General Assembly â againThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill to legalize, tax and regulate the cultivation and sale Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse set to vote on weed farms, stores. Here’s what you need to knowThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday will vote on the second of two bills aimed at legalizing, regulating and Reading Time: 2 minutesTenant right to counsel bill defeated in committeeA bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings failed in the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. Reading Time: 4 minutesTwo lawmakers storm out of rushed committee hearingTwo Republican lawmakers stormed out of a House committee hearing Wednesday after being asked to limit their questions and public Reading Time: 3 minutesFort DuPont bill raises questions about transparencyThe House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that will put Sen. Nicole Poore on the board of directors Reading Time: 5 minutesOne Democrat. One Republican. Both want an inspector generalTwo lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum have found common ground in their desire to increase transparency and Reading Time: 4 minutesState would conduct firearm background checks under proposed lawA bipartisan bill to put state law enforcement officials in charge of background checks for gun purchases has been filed Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneral Assembly may end long-standing June 30 traditionThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a measure aimed at ending the tradition of extending legislative business Reading Time: 2 minutesMarijuana possession bill passes in Senate, heads to CarneyThe Delaware State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. Reading Time: 4 minutesHomeless bill of rights fails in committeeA bill to recognize certain rights of Delawareans facing homelessness failed in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday after municipalities and Reading Time: 3 minutesGeneral Assembly mulls proposal to create Grant-In-Aid committeeA bill released from the House Administration Committee Wednesday would create a committee to review grants for nonprofit organizations and Reading Time: 2 minutesJurassic times call for Jurassic measures: DE to designate state dinoDelawareâs state fruit is the strawberry. The state tree is the American holly. The state flower is the peach blossom Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse votes to make vaccine card forgery a felonyThe Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to make it a class G felony to forge a vaccination document, Reading Time: < 1 minutePaid family and medical leave âthe law of the landâ in DelawareDelaware has become the 11th state to offer a paid family and medical leave program to new parents, caregivers, and Reading Time: 3 minutesOffshore wind research to begin near DE Seashore State ParkVisitors to Delaware Seashore State Park will see an increase in research activity in the coming months, the Department of Reading Time: 5 minutesAuditor McGuiness files for re-electionAuditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness Embattled State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has filed for re-election. First elected in 2018, Delawareâs first Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware House votes to legalize marijuana possessionThe Delaware House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize marijuana in the First State. Well, sort of. What Reading Time: 3 minutesLandlords could not require cats to be declawed under new billPhoto: Pixabay A bill released from the House Housing and Community Affairs Committee Wednesday would make it illegal for landlords Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware House to vote on cannabis legalization ThursdayIf passed, Delawareans could possess up to an ounce of pot without fear of criminal or civil penalties. (Getty Images) Reading Time: 2 minutesTurboTax owner to pay $400K to Delawareans after âmisleadingâ usersDelaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that Intuit Inc., the company behind online tax filing software TurboTax, will pay Reading Time: 3 minutesJudge denies request to dismiss McGuiness chargeDelaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney, Reading Time: 2 minutesChild care bonuses set at $1,000; registry to open soonThe Department of Education is finalizing a registry that will allow child care workers in Delaware to apply for the Reading Time: 3 minutesBill aims to keep government hands off lemonade standsImage: Getty Images A bill released from a House committee Tuesday would exempt childrenâs lemonade stands from regulations and licensing Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate passes bill banning rental of units with bed bugsThe State Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to prohibit landlords from renting units with known bed-bug infestations. The Reading Time: < 1 minutePublic given chance to comment on marijuana possession billA bill to legalize the possession of an ounce of pot or less was released from a House committee Tuesday Reading Time: 2 minutesRuh-roh: Bill filed to fine barking dogs in DelawareImage: Getty Images Pro Delaware dog owners could soon be slapped with barking tickets if their pups donât shut up. Reading Time: 2 minutesWeed, taxes, police reform likely to dominate end of GA sessionWith the year-long campaign to pass paid family and medical leave in the rearview mirror, the General Assembly returns to Reading Time: 6 minutesDelaware hunters harvest 15,000 deer, donate 100,000 mealsDelaware hunters harvested 15,383 deer during the 2021-2022 hunting season and donated 24,333 pounds of venison to charity. Although the Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney announces $16M for childrenâs mental health facilityGov. John Carney announced the investment in Elsmere Tuesday alongside Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall Long, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst Reading Time: 2 minutesState sets May 3 memorial ceremony for COVID deadA memorial tree and plaque will be unveiled during a Delaware COVID-19 memorial ceremony. Photo by Pascal Muller/Unsplash The Reading Time: 2 minutesPublic infighting returns to Wilmington City CouncilPhoto/City of Wilmington Wilmington City Council members must hand over all email, phone and text records from Jan. 2021 to Reading Time: 5 minutesDelawareâs affordable housing crisis affects middle class, tooEvidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable housing: Data released Thursday by Housing Alliance Delaware Reading Time: 10 minutesSen. Darius Brownâs committee positions reinstatedSen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and member Reading Time: < 1 minuteMasks no longer required on DART busesDough4872/Wikimedia Commons Masks are no longer required on Delawareâs public transit buses. A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled Reading Time: < 1 minuteGOP senators to state: Donât follow Phillyâs mask mandateDelawareâs seven Republican senators have asked the stateâs top doctor not to reinstitute a statewide indoor mask mandate. The letter Reading Time: 2 minutes$300 checks are on the way. Hereâs what you need to knowPhoto/Getty Images Delawareans will soon receive $300 checks thanks to a bipartisan direct relief bill signed Thursday by Gov. John Reading Time: 2 minutesPaid leave bill heads to Carney for signaturePhoto/Kristina Paukshtite, Pexels The bill to create a paid family and medical leave program in Delaware passed in the House Reading Time: 3 minutesBentz reverses course: Pot bill to get full public hearingRep. David Bentz, D-Christiana Concerned citizens will have a chance to offer public comment on a marijuana legalization bill after Reading Time: 2 minutesBill to cut premium cigar tax in half sails through committeeThe House Revenue and Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to release a bill that would reduce the tax on premium Reading Time: 2 minutesBentz, Dems refuse to allow public comment on marijuana billMultiple lawmakers walked out of the House health committee Wednesday in protest of a vote to release a marijuana legalization Reading Time: 3 minutesIs that thing registered? Delaware rolls out DMV-on-wheelsThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched its âDMV On the Goâ mobile DMV trailer. The handicap-accessible trailer allows Reading Time: 2 minutesOsienskiâs joint bills make another run at legalizing pot  Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark Some thought this yearâs fight to legalize marijuana in Delaware was over after House Bill 305 Reading Time: 3 minutesSen. Brian Pettyjohn to host webinar on broadband internetA webinar focused on the expansion of broadband internet access will give Delawareans a chance to ask questions and learn Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney appoints Black woman to New Castle Superior Court Gov. John Carney will nominate a black lawyer to the Superior Court in New Castle County, one day after Reading Time: 2 minutesBipartisan bill would cut realty transfer tax by 25%Photo/Andy Dean Photography A bill introduced into the state House of Representatives would cut by 25% the taxes paid because Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse overwhelmingly approves $300 relief rebate bill The Delaware Relief Rebate Program, which will use state surplus funds to offer every Delaware resident taxpayer a one-time Reading Time: 2 minutesMcGuiness waits for ruling on charge dismissal, trial dateDelaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney, Reading Time: 4 minutesPaid leave bill to be walked through House committeeThe Healthy Delaware Families Act is expected to proceed to the House Appropriations Committee despite not receiving the requisite number Reading Time: 2 minutesJudge to consider motion to dismiss McGuiness chargesAuditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness. Image from the Auditor’s website. Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness will face a judge for Reading Time: 2 minutesGeorge Will to lead memorial service for Pete du Pont A memorial service for former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont will be held April 29, with the eulogy delivered Reading Time: 2 minutesBill banning use of gender for car insurance rates passes SenateA lengthy and heated debate on the Senate floor Tuesday preceded the passage of a bill that would make it Reading Time: 3 minutes21 Delaware towns cancel elections after seats go unopposedIf you harbored any fears that the elections of 2022 would be a raging repeat, on a local level, of Reading Time: 3 minutesBill aims to reduce regulatory burden on small businessesA proposed bill in the House of Representatives would require state agencies to consider the burden new regulations would impose Reading Time: 3 minutesState Rep. calls $300 relief check a bribeThe bipartisan proposal to give every adult Delawarean $300 in direct relief was formalized Friday after lawmakers filed the bill, Reading Time: 4 minutesLawsuit filed to stop construction of Smyrna solar farmA Smyrna landowner has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a 200-acre solar farm behind Boondocks Restaurant and Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse to hold committee hearings in hybrid format indefinitelyThe Delaware House of Representatives will conduct committee hearings in hybrid format indefinitely, Democratic leaders announced Thursday. The hybrid format Reading Time: 2 minutesDelawareâs new to-go alcohol law takes effect April 1Photo courtesy of Dogfish Head Brewery. Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns and taprooms in Delaware will permanently be able to serve to-go Reading Time: 2 minutesLawmakers work to ensure low-income, disabled get relief checksWhen Bridgeville resident Debra Dawson learned that Delaware lawmakers had announced a plan to give every Delawarean $300 in direct Reading Time: 3 minutesSmith, Kowalko both draft bills to create inspector generalTwo bills set to be filed in the General Assembly would create an inspector generalâs office in Delaware to investigate Reading Time: 5 minutesHouse OKs bill allowing PAs to prescribe abortion medication The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered Reading Time: < 1 minuteSewer main break sends spill into Christina RiverSewage flowed into the Christina River Wednesday when the weld on a pipe broke. Photo by Photo by Sourav Mishra/Pexels Reading Time: < 1 minuteGeneral Assembly votes to remove earnings cap on police, fire disability payThe State Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to remove the cap on the amount of money a police officer Reading Time: < 1 minuteLawmakers announce plan to give every Delaware taxpayer $300Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday announced a plan to give every Delaware taxpayer $300 in direct economic relief. The Reading Time: 3 minutesAnti-riot bills die in committeeA package of bills aimed at creating specific crimes for destructive and dangerous conduct during violent riots will not move Reading Time: 3 minutesTenant right to counsel bill released from House committeeA bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings was released from the House Housing and Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate committee hears Fairness in Womenâs Sports Act A bill to require Delaware student-athletes to compete on athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex Reading Time: 5 minutesChiefs oppose new version of police bill of rightsPolice officers are not on board with a revised bill to amend Delawareâs Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights. The Reading Time: 3 minutesBill to remove double registration requirement passes SenateA bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the stateâs voter registration system for local elections passed in Reading Time: 2 minutesWine-by-mail could soon be legal in DelawareDelawareans could soon have wine shipped directly to their homes under a bill released from the House Economic Development Committee Reading Time: 2 minutesState revenues stable for 2022, but worries for 2023, 2024Photo/Getty Images Buoyed by personal and corporate income taxes, as well as real estate transfer taxes, predicts of Delaware’s Reading Time: 3 minutesLawmaker proposes specific crimes for violent riots, looting, destroying monumentsFour bills aimed at increasing penalties for destructive and dangerous conduct during times of civil disorder will be heard by Reading Time: 4 minutesWilm. mayorâs budget: tax increases, pay raises, job cutsWilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki Included in Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzyckiâs proposed $176.9 million city budget are a 7.5% property tax Reading Time: 4 minutesGrants allocated to bring high-speed internet to every Delaware homeEvery Delaware home will have access to high-speed wired broadband internet thanks to $56 million in federal infrastructure grants. Grants Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse to consider changes to redistricted mapsThe House of Representatives will consider a bill Thursday to make changes to the district boundaries agreed upon during the Reading Time: 3 minutesRandy Holland, retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice, dies at 75Retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland has died. He was 75. Holland was appointed and reappointed to the Reading Time: 3 minutesSix months from election, most candidates have yet to fileWith just six months to go before the first votes are cast in the 2022 General Assembly elections, most incumbent Reading Time: 7 minutesVoter registration bill clears Senate committeeA bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the stateâs voter registration system for local elections overcame its Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate passes tax relief for retired military, first respondersThe State Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to provide tax relief for retired service members and first responders Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse Republicans push $100 rebate; Dems may have own plan State House Republicans plan to circulate a bill to require Delaware to issue a one-time $100 million tax rebate Reading Time: 2 minutesDPH will text you if you test positive for COVID-19The Delaware Division of Public Health now plans to text you if you have COVID-19. The DPH Contact Tracing Team Reading Time: 3 minutesCannabis legalization may return for a vote in 2022, sponsor saysRep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark. It may not be the end of the line for recreational marijuana legalization in Delaware. While Reading Time: 4 minutesSussex P&Z approves natural gas facility next to elementary schoolPending final site plan approval, a natural gas offloading station will be built right next to Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Reading Time: 2 minutesMarijuana legalization fails after stunning series of events, political maneuveringHouse Bill 305, also known as the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, sought to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of Reading Time: 3 minutesBridgeville natural gas facility would put kids at risk, opponents saySussex Countyâs Planning and Zoning Commission will decide Thursday night whether to allow a Bridgeville project to proceed that would Reading Time: 4 minutesBill to give undocumented kids free health insurance moves forwardDelaware could soon guarantee health insurance for undocumented children if a bill released from committee Wednesday passes in the General Reading Time: 4 minutesProposed law would have car insurers turn a blind eye to genderA bill filed in the General Assembly would make it illegal for car insurers in Delaware to use gender as Reading Time: 2 minutesPaid leave passes in Senate, heads to HousePhoto/Getty Images Paid family and medical leave in Delaware moved one step closer to becoming a reality Tuesday after the Reading Time: 4 minutesBill would remove earnings cap on police, firefighter disability payA bipartisan bill released from committee today would allow disabled officers and firefighters to earn more money without being penalized. Reading Time: 2 minutesBill would eliminate double-registration for town, city electionsIf passed, Delawareans living in 45 out of the state’s 57 municipalities would no longer have to register with the Reading Time: 4 minutesDemocrat Bud Freel wins 4th RD special electionDemocrat Charles âBudâ Freel has won the special election to serve the remainder of former-Rep. Gerald Bradyâs term in the Reading Time: < 1 minuteU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts electric buses in WilmingtonUNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEAKS AT THE DART ADMINISTRATION AND BUS FACILITY IN WILMINGTON. PHOTO BY DANIEL Reading Time: 4 minutesSmyrnaâs Sen. Bruce Ennis will retire after current termPhoto/senatorbrucecennis.com State Sen. Bruce Ennis will retire at the end of his term in November after spending forty years in Reading Time: 2 minutesLegislative Hall to reopen to the publicThe leaders of the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate plan to open Legislative Hall to the public effective immediately, Reading Time: 2 minutesPurdue Pharma agrees to new opioid settlement after Delaware, other states appealPurdue Pharma and the Sackler family could pay up to $6 billion for the OxyContin makerâs role in the deadly Reading Time: 3 minutesJudge denies motion to stop school mask mandate after case becomes mootA Chancery Court judge denied a Hockessin momâs motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the governorâs statewide school mask Reading Time: 2 minutesAG indicts Wilm. ex-cop who slammed manâs head into wallThe Delaware Department of Justiceâs Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted a former Wilmington police officer after Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney lifts school mask mandate while trial to end it is underwayLEFT: JANICE LORRAH. RIGHT: GOV. JOHN CARNEY A Hockessin mother suing to stop the stateâs school mask mandate got most Reading Time: 3 minutesNewark woman pleads guilty to illegally taking COVID-19 moneyAna Soto of Newark pleaded guilty to lying on applications for payroll protection loans. A Newark woman has Reading Time: 2 minutesSchool mask mandate to be lifted Tuesday; courts on WednesdayGov. John Carney on Tuesday will lift his emergency order about schools and masks. Gov. John Carney will end his Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware courtsâ diversity plan supports law school at DSUThe Delaware Supreme Court will begin considering the 50 suggestions in a new report on increasing diversity on state courts. Reading Time: 4 minutesGOP backs lawsuit challenging early votingLeft to right: Michael Mennella, M. Jane Brady, Noel Johnson The chair of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed Reading Time: 5 minutesDelaware GOP chair to announce âelection integrityâ lawsuitM. Jane Brady, chair of the Republican Party of Delaware, will announce a lawsuit relating to election integrity Thursday morning Reading Time: < 1 minuteCorrections summit ends with apology to inmates, familiesSUSSEX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION/GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW A two-day virtual summit on Delawareâs correctional system ended with Sen. Marie Pinkney apologizing Reading Time: 4 minutesDel. tax booklets delayed in delivery to librariesA problem with the supply of paper delayed the printing of Delaware personal income tax booklets. A problem with paper Reading Time: 2 minutesDeadly bird flu found in Delaware ducks, goose, hawkThe USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk. A highly Reading Time: 3 minutesVirtual summit on Delawareâs correctional system to be held this weekA two-day virtual summit focused on improving Delawareâs correctional system will begin Tuesday morning. The event, organized by Sen. Marie Reading Time: 2 minutesRecreational marijuana bill heads to House floorThe bill to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware moved to the House floor Thursday after earning Reading Time: 3 minutesThree mental health bills filed in General AssemblyLawmakers have filed a package of bills in the General Assembly aimed at addressing Delawareansâ mental health issues. House Bill Reading Time: 3 minutes9 Delaware libraries to share $40 million in Rescue Plan money Thanks to American Rescue Plan Act bucks, the Selbyville Public Library will be able to build a new library Reading Time: 2 minutesState grants for non-profits now require formal applicationThe General Assemblyâs budget-writing committee has launched a formal application process for non-profit community groups seeking capital grants through the Reading Time: 3 minutesJennings: 5 charged for buying guns for others Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 91 felony charges against five defendants accused of illegally purchasing more than Reading Time: 4 minutesBusiness group launches campaign to see Black Chancery judgeThis screen grab is from the Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware television ad. A $350,000 television ad campaign featuring Reading Time: 3 minutesHockessin mom sues to end Carneyâs school mask mandateJANICE LORRAH A Hockessin mother has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging Gov. John Carneyâs extension Reading Time: 3 minutesPaid leave bill is a product of compromise, sponsor saysThe paid family and medical leave bill expected to be considered by the General Assembly this year includes changes from Reading Time: 3 minutesVials speak to first responders when you canâtVials of Life are available at New Castle County libraries. Photo by Ken Mammarella A refrigerator magnet and Reading Time: 2 minutesChild care workers still waiting for promised $1,500 state bonusesThree months after Delawareâs child care workers were promised direct financial relief in the form of $1,500 individual payments, they Reading Time: 6 minutesGOP legislators file bill to ban transgender girls on womenâs teamsTwo Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to prohibit Delaware students from playing on sports teams that do not correspond with Reading Time: 2 minutesRepublican lawmakers to Carney: âEnd the mandates, restore normalityâTwelve Republican state representatives on Tuesday sent an open letter to Gov. John Carney asking that he reconsider mask mandates Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney allows McGuiness to hire outside lawyer for Medicaid auditState Auditor Kathy McGuiness has been granted permission to hire outside counsel in her officeâs ongoing subpoena case with the Reading Time: 3 minutesProposed bill would allow public to see course outlines, materialsA Republican State Representative plans to file a bill in the General Assembly to give parents a better idea of Reading Time: 5 minutesNCCo adds capital charge to sewer billsNew Castle County’s new sewer bill has a typo, the county noted on Facebook. New Castle County is Reading Time: 2 minutesDEMA gets $85.6 million from FEMA for COVID testing, reportingThe Delaware Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that $85.6 million in federal funds have been made available for reimbursement of Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware DOJ civil rights division secures felony hate crime convictionAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Thursday announced the Department of Justiceâs first felony hate crime trial conviction by the agencyâs Reading Time: 2 minutesNCCo touts upgraded sewer cleaning trucksThe Vactor 2100i recycles water while it cleans sewer lines. (New Castle County) Two new sewer cleaning trucks promise Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer GOP candidate Protack sentenced to year in jail for mailing threatsA former Delaware Republican candidate for governor and U.S. Senate will spend a year behind bars after pleading guilty to Reading Time: 2 minutesDem. bill would guarantee health insurance for undocumented childrenLeft: Rep. Krista Griffith, D-Fairfax. Right: Sen. Sarah McBride, D-Wilmington North. Democratic lawmakers plan to file a bill in the Reading Time: 5 minutesRepublicans tap attorney Ted Kittila to run for Gerald Bradyâs seatThe Republican Party of Delaware has selected Wilmington attorney Ted Kittila to serve as their nominee in the upcoming special Reading Time: 3 minutesDemocrats to run former councilman Bud Freel in special electionThe Democratic Party has selected former Wilmington City Councilman and transportation department spokesman Bud Freel to serve as the Democratic Reading Time: 3 minutesPurzycki, FOP: Congoâs police shaming âbaseless, abhorrentâThe mayor of Wilmington and the union that represents the cityâs police officers are pushing back against the City Council Reading Time: 5 minutesRepublican bill would increase senior property tax credit to $750 maxA Republican-backed bill to nearly double the tax break for senior citizen homeowners is pending action in the Delaware House Reading Time: 3 minutesDelaware courts to test allowing public to bring in cell phones Signs in some Delaware courts today detail a trial program allowing people to bring cell phones into the building. Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware mask mandate to expire Friday, Feb. 11Gov. Carneyâs universal indoor mask mandate will expire Friday, Feb. 11/Getty Images Delawareâs universal indoor mask mandate will expire at Reading Time: 2 minutesLabor Dept. says fraud behind many unemployment delaysAfter Milford resident Candice Hamilton was let go from her health care job in November 2021 she immediately filed for Reading Time: 5 minutesWilmington council president goes public with WPD âwhitest Black guyâ trophyAround Christmas of 2019, a Black male detective in the Wilmington Police Departmentâs Criminal Investigation Division was given a trophy Reading Time: 4 minutesRenter, landlord advocates disagree over solutions to eviction crisisLawmakers and advocates say a new Delaware Supreme Court rule that allows tenants to be represented by non-lawyer advocates in Reading Time: 9 minutesSpecial election to fill Bradyâs House seat set for March 5A special election to fill the vacancy left by embattled former Rep. Gerald Brady has been scheduled for Saturday, March Reading Time: 2 minutesNew court rule allows non-lawyers to represent tenants in eviction proceedingsThe Delaware Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that will allow residential tenants to be represented by non-lawyer, qualified Reading Time: 2 minutesFemale lawmakers launch Delaware Legislative Womenâs CaucusA group of female legislators on Wednesday announced the formation of a new caucus to focus on issues affecting women. Reading Time: 2 minutesCarney still doesnât support legal weedPhoto/Office of the Governor Gov. John Carney said during Tuesdayâs weekly COVID-19 briefing that his position on recreational marijuana legalization Reading Time: 2 minutesChristina School District asks for moratorium on new, expanding charter schoolsChristina School Districtâs Board of Education has called for a statewide temporary moratorium on new charter schools and the expansion Reading Time: 5 minutesSurf fishing tags sell out hours after going on saleThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday that Delaware standard surf fishing permits sold out just hours Reading Time: 2 minutesAG Jennings announces formation of Human Trafficking UnitAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday announced the formation of a dedicated unit within the Delaware Department of Justice to Reading Time: 2 minutesSevere snowstorm to hit DE; driving restrictions take effect at 10 p.m.In preparation for a severe winter storm set to impact the State of Delaware, Gov. John Carney on Friday issued Reading Time: 3 minutesRepublicans give Carneyâs $5 billion budget proposal a C+Left to right: Senate Minority Leader Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, Senate Minority Whip Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, House Minority Whip Tim Reading Time: 4 minutesProgressive Rep. John Kowalko will not seek re-electionFirebrand progressive Rep. John Kowalko will retire at the end of his term in November after spending nearly 16 years Reading Time: 3 minutesNWS: Delaware likely to be hit hard by wind and snowThe entirety of Delaware is under a winter storm watch and the National Weather Service is warning of the possibility Reading Time: 4 minutesGovâs budget proposal nears $5 billion; includes raises for all state employeesGov. John Carney (D) on Thursday introduced his proposed FY 2023 operating budget/Stacey Hofmann Gov. John Carneyâs $4.99 billion proposed Reading Time: 5 minutesRecreational marijuana moves one step closer to becoming legal in DEA bill to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware was released from the House Health and Reading Time: 3 minutesPurzycki says city will put $50 million into residential redevelopmentThe city of Wilmington will pour $50 million into residential redevelopment, starting in the cityâs historic east side. That will Reading Time: 4 minutesPaid family leave bill lands in the hands of lawmakersA bill to give Delaware workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave was heard by the Reading Time: 4 minutesPolice officers, New Castle County settle sexual harassment suitNew Castle County has settled a lawsuit with six current and former county police officers/NCCPD New Castle County has settled Reading Time: 3 minutesRep. Gerald Brady arrested, charged with two counts of shopliftingRep. Gerald Brady/Newark Police Department State Representative Gerald Brady has been charged with two counts of shoplifting after allegedly stealing Reading Time: 3 minutesCurbside residential EV charger bill released from House committeeA bill heard by the House Energy Committee Tuesday would require Dover, Wilmington and Newark to set up a permitting Reading Time: 3 minutesWells among concerns at first clean water committee hearingA new committee focused on improving water quality in Delaware offered a glimpse into some of the projects it hopes Reading Time: 4 minutesWilmington residents sign petition in support of police chiefChief Robert Tracy/Wilmington Police Department A petition expressing support for the Wilmington Police Department has gathered more than 600 signatures Reading Time: 7 minutesClean water committee seeks ideas on how to spend moneyDNREC Photo Six months after being signed into law, DNREC officials have shared their plans to solicit public input on Reading Time: 2 minutesAs revenues rise, Republicans say taxpayers should get some money backRepublicans in the General Assembly have introduced six bills to decrease Delawareans’ tax burden. (Getty Images) Republicans in the House Reading Time: 7 minutesWilmington Rep. Gerald Brady announces resignationRep. Gerald Brady Democratic State Representative Gerald Brady, a Democrat, will resign from office in early February. He said in Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney ready to spend money in 2022; GOP wants tax reliefPhoto by Daniel Sato The state of the state is strong, said Gov. John Carney during his annual address before Reading Time: 5 minutesMedical aid in dying bill narrowly advances to House floorA bill to allow mentally competent adult patients with terminal illnesses to request a prescription for life-ending medications was narrowly Reading Time: 4 minutesGOP bill to change civics curriculum stalls in committeeA Republican-backed measure that would require Delaware schools to teach that communism and totalitarianism conflict with freedom and democracy was Reading Time: 2 minutesHouse committee OKs bill to let medical marijuana users own gunsUnder a proposed law unanimously released from the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, Delawareans who are prescribed Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack leaders, activists split on Darius Brown ethics inquiryBlack Wilmington pastors and activists are divided over whether a state senator cleared of offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges Reading Time: 5 minutesFormer Delaware Gov. Mike Castle Joins ABD Board Former Gov. and U.S. Congressman Mike Castle has joined A Better Delaware’s Advisory Board. A Better Delaware is a Reading Time: 2 minutesBill aims to fine drivers who drive snow and ice covered carsA bill that aims to fine drivers who operate a vehicle without first clearing it of snow and ice â Reading Time: 3 minutesTo-go alcohol, certified nursing assistant bills fly through HouseA bill to permanently allow the sale of to-go alcoholic beverages by restaurants and another to allow the secretary of Reading Time: 2 minutesBusiness group: Carney must appoint judge of color to replace SlightsWith Delaware Chancery Courtâs Joseph R. Slights III retiring, a pro-business group is mounting a campaign to have a person Reading Time: 2 minutesDems wonât need GOP votes to pass recreational marijuana billA new bill to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware is likely to make its way Reading Time: 5 minutesPermitless concealed carry bill fails in committeeA bill to allow Delawareans to carry concealed firearms without a permit failed to be released from the five-member Senate Reading Time: 3 minutesSeaford mayor pushes back against AGâs fetal remains lawsuitSeaford Mayor David Genshaw says the ordinance has nothing to do with a woman’s right to get an abortion. Delaware Reading Time: 6 minutesTo-go alcohol, outdoor dining bill sails through House committeeAt least 20 other states will allow the continued sale of to-go alcoholic beverages. A bill to permanently allow restaurants Reading Time: 3 minutesDelDOT to use electronic speed cameras on I-95 construction Interstate 95. (Delaware Department of Transportation photo) With traffic accidents up 49% since Restore the Corridor work started Reading Time: 2 minutesCode Purple shelters to open as bitter cold sets inCode Purple shelters throughout Delaware will be open Monday and Tuesday nights as temperatures dip into the teens and wind Reading Time: 3 minutesCarney: Universal indoor mask mandate in effect 8 a.m. TuesdayAs of Tuesday, masks are required in all public indoor settings like shops, gyms and stores. Gov. John Carney announced Reading Time: 3 minutesPre-filed bills offer glimpse into legislatureâs plansThe General Assembly will meet in person for the first time on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Getty Images) A list of Reading Time: 6 minutesGeneral Assembly committee meetings to stay virtualDelaware House and Senate committee meetings will be held virtually throughout the month of January. Delaware House and Senate Reading Time: 3 minutesWilmington redistricting ordinance passes unanimouslyDenis Tangney/Getty Images The Wilmington City Council on Thursday passed redistricting legislation that will define the cityâs council districts for Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington Councilwoman Rysheema Dixon resigns during meetingCouncilwoman Rysheema Dixon/Photo Wilmington City Council Wilmington City Councilwoman Rysheema Dixon, a Democrat, resigned from office during Thursdayâs council meeting. Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite acquittal, Brown will still face Senate ethics inquiryBrown was found not guilty Thursday on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct. Despite being acquitted Thursday on charges Reading Time: 3 minutesBrown found not guilty on all chargesState Sen. Darius Brown State Sen. Darius Brown was found not guilty Thursday by a jury on charges of offensive Reading Time: 2 minutesJury begins deliberating in Darius Brown trialThe trial of State Sen. Darius Brown is taking place at the t the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Reading Time: 4 minutesDeMatteis to leave role overseeing federal stimulus to head state HR The woman in charge of overseeing how the state spends its federal stimulus money has been nominated to be Reading Time: 3 minutesSnow makes a quick return, forecast to hit Thursday night Most of Delaware will get 2 to 4 inches of snow Thursday night through Friday morning, according to Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe victim in the Darius Brown case testifies about what happenedThe trial of State Sen. Darius Brown is taking place at the t the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Reading Time: 4 minutesSome patients being transferred to nursing homes will be COVID-positiveOn average, one out of every four Delawareans who tests for COVID-19 is testing positive, Gov. John Carney said during Reading Time: 4 minutesDMV waives late fees, asks customers to use online servicesThe DMV is asking you to use its online portal to complete your transactions rather than visit its locations. Photo Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware under a blanket of snow, a foot deep in some partsRuth Houston-Behrens/Facebook Delawareâs massive and largely unexpected snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in some parts of the Reading Time: 2 minutesGov. Carney declares state of emergency over omicron waveDelaware will be under a state of emergency effective Jan. 3, 2022. (Getty Images/Kameleon007) Gov. John Carney on Thursday declared Reading Time: 4 minutesDNREC to close facilities, reduce hours due to omicron variantSeveral activities and facilities will be closed or operate under reduced hours throughout January due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. Reading Time: 2 minutesDel. minimum wage to increase Jan. 1 and not everyone is happy about itDelawareâs minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour Saturday. (Getty Images/Darren415) With Delawareâs minimum wage set to increase from Reading Time: 4 minutesState will refer dads behind in child support to RemannedDelaware is turning to a Wilmington nonprofit to help men deal with issues affecting their child support payments. The Reading Time: 2 minutesSewage spill halts shellfish harvesting in Rehoboth Bay Producers will not pull Rehoboth Bay oysters, clams or mussels for eating for 21 days. Photo by Photo by Reading Time: < 1 minuteLawyer who championed Title IX sees backlash for position on trans women in sportsTom Neuberger Wilmington attorney Tom Neuberger has been an advocate for women in sports since the 1970s when he helped Reading Time: 5 minutesĂrstedâs Skipjack 2 offshore wind project given the green lightPhoto courtesy of Ărsted. The Maryland Public Service Commission has selected Danish multinational power company Ărstedâs Skipjack Wind 2 for Reading Time: 4 minutesSen. Chris Coons tests positive for COVID-19United States Senator Chris Coons, D-Delaware. Sen. Chris Coons has tested positive for COVID-19. Coons is the tenth member of Reading Time: < 1 minuteState to perform quarterly audits of COVID relief, infrastructure fundsPhoto by Utah778/Getty Images Pro. Delaware has set aside more than $3 million to audit agencies and nonprofit organizations that Reading Time: 3 minutesTraveling for Christmas? Here are some things you should knowPhoto by Nadezhda/Getty Images. Suspending planned lane closures The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced that it will suspend planned Reading Time: 2 minutesDelDOT announces completion of Route 141 road projectsAmong the projects finalized by DelDOT is a complete reconstruction of the I-95/141 interchange consisting of eight interchange ramps and Reading Time: 2 minutesAG Jennings clears officers of wrongdoing in Lymond Moses killingPhoto screen-captured from the New Castle County Police Critical Incident Briefing, linked below. The New Castle County Police Officers who Reading Time: 5 minutesAs COVID cases rise, Del. Dept. of Education hosts mask-free partyOn the same day that the first four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant were confirmed in Delaware, Reading Time: 4 minutesGoodbye, Rodney dorms. Hello, Hillside Parkâs play areas, fishing, trail Newark’s new HIllside Park include recreation and storm management areas. Newark’s 37th park opened this month, replacing a portion Reading Time: 3 minutesState raises budget prediction to include more revenue, $823.8 million surplusThe state is on track to have a huge surplus. Photo by Brian K. Leonard. September 2021 Fueled by Reading Time: 3 minutesPhase two of I-95 rehabilitation to bring new traffic patterns, closuresPhoto by Chris Boswell, Getty Images. As the I-95 Restore the Corridor project in Wilmington transitions to its second phase, Reading Time: 2 minutes5 Delaware beaches set for replenishing in JanuaryThis DNREC file photo shows beaches being replenished. DNREC will begin replenishing Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Reading Time: 2 minutesNewark man indicted for possessing, distributing child porn A 34-year-old Newark man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Wilmington for distributing and possessing Reading Time: < 1 minuteDem. leadership stops short of inviting public to in-person hearingsHouse and Senate committee hearings will be held in “hybrid format” in 2022. When the General Assembly reconvenes in January, Reading Time: 2 minutesMail-in ballots, paid leave, police reform top 2022 legislative agendaState legislators will be back in session in a little more than a month. Photo by Aimintang/Getty Images Signature In Reading Time: 7 minutesDelaware Dems want you to pay $46 to flex your Joe Biden knowledgeStrapped for cash? Delaware Democratic Party asking supporters to pay $46 to spend an hour and a half with them Reading Time: 2 minutesWilmington term limit resolution could allow officials to spend 36 years on councilUPDATE: Councilwoman ShanĂ© Darby has informed Delaware LIVE/Town Square LIVE that she will not be in attendance at Thursdayâs City Reading Time: 4 minutesDespite charges, McGuiness ranks second nationally on transparency reportsState Auditor Kathy McGuiness Auditor Kathy McGuinessâs office currently ranks second nationally in the number of reports shared publicly on Reading Time: 2 minutesMove to create Delaware inspector general post gains momentumAs calls mount for the creation of a statewide inspector generalâs office in Delaware, one Newark lawmaker is drafting legislation Reading Time: 7 minutesDelaware State Parks annual pass, surf fishing permit sales delayedDelaware drive-on beach surf fishing tags will not go on sale until at least early 2022, DNREC says. The sale Reading Time: 2 minutesLawsuits against Carney aim to ârestore religious freedom forever in DelawareâTownsend Free Will Baptist Church in Townsend, Del. Two pastors have announced separate lawsuits against Gov. John Carney in the Reading Time: 3 minutesPublic Health, DelDOT warn of COVID vax text message scam State agencies are warning Delawareans to be on alert for scams requesting that recipients verify their COVID-19 vaccination status. Reading Time: < 1 minuteState greenhouse to sell poinsettias starting MondayThe annual poinsettia sale at the state greenhouse in New Castle County will include some specialty colors, including hot pink Reading Time: 2 minutesBusiness group to keep pounding Del. courts with Thanksgiving ad Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, which has spent millions hammering Delaware’s courts, is launching another $500,000 advertising Reading Time: 2 minutesSome infrastructure cash to be spent on âcappingâ 95 in WilmingtonState and federal officials gathered near the I-95 rehabilitation project in Wilmington Tuesday to discuss the impact the $1.2 trillion Reading Time: 3 minutesPastors to sue Gov. Carney over future emergency worship restrictionsPastor Alan Hines of Townsend Church and Pastor David Landow of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Wilmington will announce a lawsuit Reading Time: 4 minutesJudge issues gag order over McGuiness caseProsecution and defense attorneys will no longer be able to comment publicly on the McGuiness case. Those involved in State Reading Time: 2 minutesPaid medical leave wonât place onerous burden on business, sponsor saysA bill to give Delaware workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave has earned the support Reading Time: 5 minutesKent County approves $5 million in grants for small businesses, hotelsThe program includes $3 million in grants for small businesses and $2 million for hotels and event venues. Kent County Reading Time: 3 minutesLow-digit surf fishing tag auction starts Nov. 22Photo courtesy of DNREC. Low-digit surf fishing tags will be available for sale to the highest bidders beginning Monday, Nov. Reading Time: < 1 minuteState to invest $2 million in farmers, local food supply chainPhoto courtesy of Delaware Department of Agriculture. Delaware will spend $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to establish a Reading Time: 2 minutesRoundtable to focus on proposed paid family, medical leave billState Sen. Sarah McBride will hold the first in a series of roundtable conversations Thursday focused on 12-week paid family Reading Time: 3 minutesDisabled veterans can now sign up for school property tax creditDisabled Veterans who have lived in Delaware for three years may qualify to a tax credit that offsets school taxes. Reading Time: 2 minutesDarius Brown off another committee after incident at press eventState Sen. Darius Brown, D-Edgemoor State Sen. Darius Brown has been booted from yet another Senate committee following a heated Reading Time: 4 minutesDNREC to put $1.4 million into more electric vehicle chargingThe state will use money from the Volkswagen settlement to fund new charging stations. Photo by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha/Pexels DNREC is Reading Time: < 1 minuteUtility workersâ vaccine meeting unleashes anti-government ireA panel of union members, parents, advocates and a state representative speak before 400 people at the Nur Shrine Center Reading Time: 5 minutesFormer Wilmington politician convicted for official misconduct Theopalis Gregory, former president of the Wilmington City Council, was convicted Monday of official misconduct. Gregory had been indicted Reading Time: 2 minutesDover to hold city council special election TuesdayBrandy Walker (Left) will face off against Julia Pillsbury (Right) to fill a vacancy on the Dover City Council. The Reading Time: < 1 minuteTownsend to restart police department, with Milford man as chiefRobert âBobâ Longo will help Townsend restart its own police department. After decades without a police force, the town of Reading Time: 5 minutesMcGuiness corruption trial set for May 2022Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will face trial on corruption charges in May 2022. A court order establishing the trial Reading Time: 3 minutesPro-business group, ACLU to rally to open police misconduct recordsCitizens for a Pro-Business Delaware will rally in Dover to support bills that would create transparency of policy records. Photo Reading Time: 2 minutesDMV picks Veterans Day to launch new site for VeteransThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new webpage to provide easy access to services for veterans. Services Reading Time: 2 minutesDel. utility workers fight labeling as federal contractors, vaccine mandateDelaware utility workers say they rarely work for the federal government and should not be included in vaccine mandate. Photo Reading Time: 5 minutesState hopes to inspire Delawareans to plant tree for every residentDelaware has a new initiative to add to the state’s number of trees. Photo by Felix Mittermeier/Pexels In the Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate cancels session, asks former judge for advice on ousting McGuinessDemocratic Party legislators have asked former Superior Court Judge Randy Holland, right, to help it determine how to handle the Reading Time: 3 minutesSenate to meet Tuesday to seek advice on removing McGuiness UPDATE: The Senate canceled this session and will seek advice. The State Senate will convene Tuesday to consider Reading Time: 2 minutesPermanent school mask mandate is on hold â for nowSome interpreted a DOE regulation to mean masks would be permanently required in schools. Photo by Rodnae Productions on Pexels. Reading Time: 3 minutesState GOP predicts âred waveâ in 2022, plans to kick off campaign MondayWith just over a year until the next big election, the Delaware Republican Party has announced a campaign season kickoff Reading Time: 3 minutesClosures for toll plaza, I-95/Route 141 interchange, Route 9I-95 toll plaza. www.ezpassde.com file photo Painting, construction and flooding are the reasons behind some upcoming road closures in New Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer Gov. Ruth Ann Minner dies at 86Ruth Ann Minner, Delaware’s first female governor, died Thursday at age 86. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor. Reading Time: 3 minutesKent considering $5M in grants for businesses hurt by pandemicKent County Levy Court Kent County is eyeing a $5 million grant program for small businesses and hospitality companies affected Reading Time: 4 minutesPossible bus driver strike might make Appo high schools go virtualPhoto by Thomas Park on Unsplash. Appoquinimink School District may have to transition its high schools to virtual-only instruction, but Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Del. âghost gunâ law violates 1st, 2nd Amendments, suit saysTwo Delawareans have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. John Carney and Attorney General Kathy Jennings alleging that a state Reading Time: 4 minutesRepublican Sen. Colin Bonini announces re-election bidSen. Colin Bonini, R-Dover, has announced he will seek another term in the Delaware State Senate. Longtime Republican State Senator Reading Time: 3 minutes4 more Delmarva fox squirrels moved to DelawareDelmarva fox squirrel. DNREC photo The Delmarva fox squirrel, a rare species in Delaware that has recovered in much of Reading Time: 2 minutesChild care providers, DSU to receive millions in COVID-19 relief fundsFlanked by Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Gov. John Carney and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, DSU President Tony Allen holds two Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse, Senate seek advice on McGuiness removal, but fail to finish jobTwo separate resolutions passed in the House and Senate requesting the Delaware Supreme Court issue an advisory opinion on the Reading Time: 6 minutesResolution condemning federal government for school board overreach fails in SenatePhoto by MChe Lee/Unsplash A Republican resolution to condemn federal action against parents at school board meetings and reaffirm their Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneral Assembly passes redistricting bill; new district lines take effect next electionDelaware Legislative Hall by Brian K. Leonard. September 2021. When Delawareans vote for their state representatives and senators a year Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Castle County to require new homes to be EV-charger readyAn electric vehicle charges. Photo courtesy of Nikon Corp. on Unsplash. All new residential units in New Castle County will Reading Time: 3 minutesEZ Pass lanes on I-95 closed this weekI-95 toll plaza. DelDOT file photo The EZ Pass lanes in both directions at the I-95 Newark Toll Plaza are Reading Time: < 1 minuteDelaware clears up after wind, rain and high tideRoute 1 in Sussex County on Friday. DelDOT photo By noon Saturday, it appears that the worst was over from Reading Time: < 1 minuteWoodland Beach evacuated; Route 1 closed in coastal SussexRoute 1 in Sussex County. DelDOT photo Friday’s weather was as miserable as predicted, with strong winds, coastal flooding, a Reading Time: 2 minutesThe General Assembly will meet Monday to pass a redistricting bill. Hereâs what to expect. The General Assembly will convene Monday, Nov. 1 to consider redistricting legislation that will define Delawareâs House and Senate Reading Time: 3 minutesHouse Democrats publish final plan for House districtsA look at the final proposed House Districts in New Castle County. Democratic leaders in the Delaware House of Representatives Reading Time: 4 minutesFlooding closes coastal roads; historic crest due tonightThe aftermath of Hurricane Ida. City of Wilmington file photo Hazardous weather is likely today, according to the National Weather Reading Time: 2 minutesPerdue donation will help build amphitheater in Seaford parkAn aerial view of the park’s location in Seaford. A $100,000 donation from Perdue Farms is going to help the Reading Time: 3 minutesOur (other) guy in the White House talks Afghan resettlementFormer Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, in blue shirt and now White House coordinator of Operation Allies Welcome, and U.S. Air Reading Time: 4 minutesJuneteenth joins Thanksgiving, MLK Day as official state holidayOpal Lee, left in gray, watches Gov. John Carney sign the bill making Juneteenth an official state holiday. Juneteenth Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware photographer given year in prison for tax evasion Well-known Delaware photographer Bruce Kevin Fleming of Milton has been sentence to one year in federal prison for federal Reading Time: 2 minutesState Reps ask Carney to remove auditor, but it seems unlikelyLegislative efforts to remove Kathleen McGuiness from office seem likely to fail, based on state rules With embattled Delaware State Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaware Senate publishes final proposed redistricting mapsSlaughter Beach was returned to District 18 in Sussex County rather than being grouped into a largely Kent County district. Reading Time: 2 minutesFacing criminal charges, Darius Brown to lead expungement workshops A state senator awaiting trial on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct will lead a series of town Reading Time: 4 minutesBiden authorizes federal disaster assistance for Hurricane Ida damageRescue workers in the flooded streets of Wilmington after Ida. President Joe Biden has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Reading Time: 3 minutesâLong overdue:â Longtime Sussex Dem Greg Fuller switches partyGreg Fuller Sr. Former Sussex County register of wills and longtime Democrat Greg Fuller Sr. announced Friday that he is Reading Time: 2 minutesSalvation Army beam raising marks start of Riverfront East development This rendering shows how the new Salvation Army campus on East Riverfront will look when it’s finished. Reading Time: 2 minutesFlood damage causes Alapocas Run walking bridge to close indefinitelyBancroft Pedestrian Bridge in Alapocas Run State Park will remain closed for an unknown period of time due to structural Reading Time: < 1 minutePrescription Drug Take-Back Day is SaturdayDelaware will hold its 21st Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. (Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash) Delawareans looking to Reading Time: 3 minutesProposed voting maps draw ire of voters, advocacy groups, GOPExpedited redistricting process draws ire of open-government groups, concerned citizens House Democratic leaders have held the second and final public Reading Time: 5 minutesMcGuinessâ lawyer asks state to pay him $550 an hour State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Updated on 10/18/21 at 5:02 p.m. to include the Delaware DOJ’s response to McGuiness’ petition. Reading Time: 4 minutesNewark assessing pavement conditions on all city streetsNewark is inspecting street quality throughout the city. (City of Newark) Newark is performing a citywide pavement condition assessment and Reading Time: < 1 minuteDSU, DNREC to work together on community outreachDelaware State University will help the stateâs environmental agency improve public outreach and community engagement with a two-year research project Reading Time: 2 minutesDelaware sees more reports of rabid animals because state is testing more Another Delaware skunk was diagnosed with rabies Friday. Photo by Bryan Padron. When the state announced Friday that it Reading Time: 4 minutesBiden appoints Delawareâs former adjutant general to USO BoardAMONG RETIRED US. ARMY MAJOR GENERAL FRANCIS âFRANKâ D. VAVALAâS MANY PROJECTS IS HELPING FORM A MILITARY HIGH SCHOOL IN Reading Time: 3 minutesDems, others call for McGuiness to resign or take leave of absenceState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives wonât pursue the impeachment of State Auditor Kathy Reading Time: 3 minutesProposed House redistricting offers more changes than SenateSussex County House districts will change a lot if proposed plan goes forward. House Democratic leadership has released their Reading Time: 3 minutes
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Delawareâs Robbie Jester wins ‘Pressure Cooker,’ $100,000Robbie Jester is not one to sleep late. But on Monday, Jan. 9, he snoozed January 10, 2023
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Wilmington moves NYE fireworks to Sunday nightThe Wilmington riverfront fireworks have been moved to Sunday, Jan. 1, because of predicted bad weather. The show, sponsored by Reading Time: < 1 minute
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Robbie Jester is next Del. chef to compete on NetflixDelawareâs food fans have a new reason to subscribe to Netflix. Local chef Robbie Jester is one of 11 contestants on âPressure Cooker,â a reality Reading Time: 3 minutes
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How to recycle your Christmas tree into rich soilStay in the holiday spirit this last week of 2022 and help conserve and improve Delawareâs soil by recycling your Reading Time: 2 minutes
Get into the holiday spirit with these local craft brewsIt’s official: Christmastime is here. But if you’re anything like many of our readers, you’ve been so busy working, shopping Reading Time: 4 minutes
5 men charged in Seaford dog fighting; 14 dogs rescuedFive men have been arrested in Seaford and charged with three felonies each for dog fighting. In the process, 12 Reading Time: 2 minutes
Oaths of office open most diverse General Assembly everDelawareâs 152nd General Assembly officially began Tuesday, as Delawareâs 62 representatives and senators were sworn into office in what is Reading Time: 2 minutes
Right-to-repair bill would make original parts availableA right-to-repair bill filed in the Delaware General Assembly would require companies such as Apple and John Deere to provide Reading Time: 3 minutes
Livestreaming of meetings seems set to stay at Leg Hall As the Delaware General Assembly prepares to reconvene Tuesday for the start of its 152nd session, livestreaming of meetings Reading Time: 2 minutes
Polly Drummond waste site shut after 2nd suspicious fire The Polly Drummond yard waste site was closed today after a second ground fire of unknown origin within a Reading Time: < 1 minute
Wilmington’s new police chief is 26-year department veteranWilmington has a new police chief: Wilfredo Campos, a person of color and a captain who has been with the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Wilmington crime report: Murders, shootings down in 2022The number of murders in Wilmington was at its lowest for 15 years in 2022, and the number of shootings Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bellefonte wants to annex a bit, which upsets some folksBellefonte, a town of 1,200 in northeastern New Castle County, wants to simplify its borders by annexing two neighboring subdivisions, Reading Time: 3 minutes
House committees feature more women, minorities as leadersThe Delaware House of Representatives has announced committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly, with the Democrats crowing that its Reading Time: 3 minutes
2022 Rewind: History favors Ramone, numbers favor Burns in Pike Creek raceThis story was originally published in October 2022 A suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into Reading Time: 8 minutes
2022 Rewind: Legislative Hall expansion far from a done dealThis story was originally published in August 2022. A committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delawareâs Reading Time: 5 minutes
2022 Rewind: Supreme Court strikes down vote-by-mailThis story was originally published in October 2022. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the Reading Time: 4 minutes
2022 Rewind: Republican Party must change to win, leaders sayThis story was originally published in November 2022. Republicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened Reading Time: 7 minutes
2022 Rewind: Kowalko says House Speaker killed IG billThis story was originally published in July 2022. An outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Reading Time: 6 minutes
2022 Rewind: Affordable housing crisis affects middle class, tooThis story was originally published in April 2022. Evidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable Reading Time: 10 minutes
DOJ seeks other victims in Sussex child pornography caseState prosecutors are seeking help in the case of a Sussex County pastor charged with soliciting child porn. Leonard Eley, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Longest-serving Superior Court judge to retireDelaware’s longest-serving Superior Court judge will retire after 30 years on the bench, court administrators announced Wednesday. Judge William Carpenter Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate Dems pick up committee seats with larger majorityLeaders in the Delaware Senate have revealed the body’s committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly which begins in January. Reading Time: 4 minutes
Car dealers absent from gas-powered vehicle ban meetingDuring a public meeting on the stateâs plan to totally ban the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wilmington police chief selected to lead St. Louis PDWilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki hasnât yet said how the city plans to replace police Chief Robert Tracy, who on Tuesday Reading Time: 2 minutes
DE Supreme Court explains decision to overturn vote-by-mailIn a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the stateâs Supreme Court this week Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney extends health emergency to protect hospital capacityNot everyone is thrilled about Gov. John Carneyâs decision to extend Delawareâs COVID-19 public health emergency for another 30 days. Reading Time: 3 minutes
State to hold virtual workshops on gas-powered vehicle banDelawareâs environmental protection agency will hold two virtual workshops this week on Gov. John Carneyâs proposal to ban most gasoline-powered Reading Time: 2 minutes
Rental assistance program to stop accepting applicationsAfter dispersing $122 million in rental and utility assistance, the Delaware State Housing Authority will stop accepting applications in the Reading Time: 2 minutes
New Castle County urged to increase, expand impact feesNew Castle County on Monday was given a draft plan by consultants to expand — and increase — the impact Reading Time: 3 minutes
Contract awarded to improve bus service in WilmingtonThe Delaware Department of Transportation has accepted a $2.3 million bid to improve the bus system on four streets in Reading Time: 2 minutes
Walgreens, CVS to pay Delaware $43.6M opioid settlementDelaware stands to receive some $43.6 million from settlements with CVS and Walgreens over their roles in Americaâs opioid epidemic. Reading Time: 4 minutes
A womanâs place? For Ruth Briggs King, itâs the legislatureItâs not uncommon for state Rep. Ruth Briggs King to be the only woman in a room full of men. Reading Time: 5 minutes
State GOP chair calls on Democrats to return FTX donationThe chair of the Delaware Republican Party has called on the stateâs Democratic Party to reject a donation from disgraced Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wilmington police chief to step downThe city of Wilmington is in need of a new top cop. Police Chief Robert Tracy has been selected as Reading Time: 3 minutes
Advocacy group presses Carney to appoint judge of colorA political advocacy group and Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday once again urged Gov. John Carney to fill two upcoming Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware lawmaker to revive wine-by-mail billA Republican lawmaker hopes 2023 will be the year Delaware legalizes the direct shipment of wine. Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike Reading Time: 3 minutes
No mail today? You aren’t alone. Here’s whyDelawareans venting about not getting any mail on some days are finding plenty of sympathy and shared frustration on social Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware’s new state auditor to take office Jan. 3When Democrat Lydia York takes the oath of office on Jan. 3, sheâll be Delawareâs third auditor of accounts since Reading Time: 2 minutes
Melissa Minor-Brown: âI stand on the shoulders of giantsâWhen state Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown won election to the General Assembly in 2018, she knew right away that she wanted Reading Time: 5 minutes
Lawmakers take oaths Jan. 10 but already workingEven though Delawareâs state senators and representatives wonât be formally sworn in until Jan. 10, their work begins the day Reading Time: 2 minutes
Longtime Delaware Supreme Court justice to retireDelawareâs second longest-serving Supreme Court justice will retire in May 2023. Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., 73, announced his decision Reading Time: 2 minutes
Former U.S. Senate aide tapped to join Wilm. City CouncilLatisha Bracy, a former aide to multiple United States senators, has been selected to fill a vacant at-large seat on Reading Time: 2 minutes
ICYMI: Delaware GOP needs to change, leaders sayRepublicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the Reading Time: 7 minutes
Delaware GOP leaders: Party needs change to winRepublicans did not fare well in Delawareâs Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the Reading Time: 7 minutes
Drug smuggler with secret bunker in Bear jailed for 45 years A Delaware man who made $1 million from smuggling cocaine and built a secret bunker under his house in Reading Time: 2 minutes
Republican chair asks NCC election officials to resignThe chair of the Delaware Republican Party is calling for two election officials to resign after an election she calls Reading Time: 2 minutes
Del. House Republicans pick new minority leader, whipDelaware House Republicans will be led by a new pair of officers when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, and Reading Time: 5 minutes
Elections Dept. says voting machine issues won’t happen againThe Delaware Department of Elections has taken steps to ensure polling places never run out of ballots again, officials said Reading Time: 2 minutes
Final draft of plan for I-95 cap park releasedA final draft is out for a plan to cap Interstate 95 in downtown Wilmington and create a 12-acre park Reading Time: 4 minutes
Gun group asks court to halt semi-auto, magazine bansDelawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group on Tuesday asked a federal court to halt enforcement of several gun bans passed Reading Time: 3 minutes
Want a low-digit surf fishing plate? Get ready to bid She may sell seashells by the seashore, but sundry surf fishers couldn’t give a sturgeon or swordfish about that. Those Reading Time: 2 minutes
State holds meeting on zero-emission vehicle mandateUnder a proposed regulation being considered by Delawareâs environmental control agency, all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in Reading Time: 3 minutes
DNREC’s Recyclopedia: Quick advice about what to recycle If you recycle, you’re like to constantly confront questions: Do I need to take the plastic ring off that Reading Time: 3 minutes
Wilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray dead at 73Wilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray died suddenly Monday night after a brief fight with pneumonia. She was 73. Prior to Reading Time: < 1 minute
I-95’s Restore the Corridor work largely finished The $200 million Restore the Corridor project to update five miles of Interstate 95 in Wilmington and south of the city Reading Time: 3 minutes
Democrats pick (not so) new caucus leadersDelaware House and Senate Democrats are sticking with the status quo in the next General Assembly. Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Reading Time: 2 minutes
Rep. Mike Ramone prevails in election recountA recount in a northern Delaware state representative race confirmed the earlier reported results. Rep. Mike Ramone, R-Pike Creek, defeated Reading Time: 2 minutes
DMV rolls out veteran indicator for driver licenses, IDsThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has unveiled a new driver license indicator that allows veterans to verify their military Reading Time: 2 minutes
Kent and Sussex vote red; not enough to overcome deep-blue NCCDemocratic candidates for U.S. House, attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor swept Delaware’s general election — and they did Reading Time: 2 minutes
Voters head to the polls in Delaware’s general electionWith hours to go before polls close, nearly 200,000 Delawareans have already cast their ballots in the 2022 general election. Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware election results 2022Jump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Republicans Reading Time: 13 minutes
Where and how to vote in Tuesday’s general electionThe general election is finally here. If you haven’t already voted absentee or at an early voting location, your only Reading Time: < 1 minute
Carney admin hit with another lawsuit over new gun bansDelawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging new legislation that forbids 18, 19 and 20-year-olds from Reading Time: 2 minutes
State Senate candidate says she received death threats onlineA Republican Delaware state Senate candidate has filed reports with the New Castle County Police Department and Federal Bureau of Reading Time: 3 minutes
State treasurer race boils down to experience, valuesThe incumbent is a former physician assistant whose office has increased state investment revenues and pushed retirement plans for those Reading Time: 7 minutes
Early voting proves popular during general electionDelawareans appear to like early voting. One poll worker at the Wilmington Riverfront polling place said there had been lines Reading Time: 3 minutes
Some question need for one-way traffic in Rockford Park One exit, two entrances and three one-way streets are planned for Rockford Park in Wilmington. And the 133-year-old park Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney vetoes medical marijuana gun billDelaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana patients to possess firearms without Reading Time: 5 minutes
History favors Ramone, numbers favor Burns in Pike Creek raceA suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into one of most hotly-contested battles of this yearâs Reading Time: 7 minutes
Wilm. PD hopes weekly walks will address social, health needsWilmington police officers will take weekly walks through the city to engage with residents and distribute information about social services, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Longtime Wilmington Councilwoman Loretta Walsh dead at 73Longtime Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh has died. She was 73. First elected in 1985, Walsh served on City Council Reading Time: 2 minutes
Who’s running? Nov. 8 Delaware general electionJump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. Reading Time: 10 minutes
Benefits Committee extends retiree health plans for 1 yearActing under emergency powers, the State Employment Benefit Committee voted Monday to continue state retiree health plans as they are Reading Time: 4 minutes
Candidates spar over national issues in U.S. House debateDelaware voters had their first and possibly only chance Thursday to watch the state’s candidates for its lone-U.S. House seat Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney appoints placeholder to auditor’s officeGov. John Carney will appoint former state Auditor Dennis Greenhouse to serve the remainder of Kathy McGuiness’s term. McGuiness resigned Reading Time: 2 minutes
Court halts state switch to Medicare AdvantageThe stateâs plan to transition state government retireesâ health insurance from original Medicare to a privately-managed Medicare Advantage plan has Reading Time: 3 minutes
McGuiness saves Carney the trouble, resigns immediatelyDelaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has resigned. Gov. John Carney will name a replacement to serve the remainder of her Reading Time: 2 minutes
No jail time for ‘deeply remorseful’ McGuinessDelaware state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not see the inside of a jail cell after being sentenced on two misdemeanor Reading Time: 4 minutes
McGuiness deserves to be behind bars, prosecutors sayIf prosecutors have their way, state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will see prison time for her misdemeanor corruption convictions. McGuiness is Reading Time: 3 minutes
How to vote in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general electionThere are three ways to vote in Delawareâs Nov. 8 general election: absentee, early, or in person on election day. Reading Time: 4 minutes
McGuiness to be sentenced WednesdayDelaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will be sentenced Wednesday on two misdemeanor charges. In July, McGuiness was found guilty of Reading Time: < 1 minute
State: $677M surplus projected for 2024, but recession loomsDelaware economic experts on Monday predicted a budget surplus of $667.1 million for fiscal year 2024, but warned the state Reading Time: 3 minutes
Did you receive your $300 tax rebate? 780,000 others didThe state has distributed some 780,000 Relief Rebate checks, according to Delaware Secretary of Finance Rick Geisenberger. Approximately $15 million Reading Time: 2 minutes
3 vie for longtime GOP seat in Dem-heavy districtVoters in Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth and Dewey will have three choices on the ballot when they vote for their next Reading Time: 11 minutes
Sean Spicer to attend Delaware GOP Constitution Day eventFormer White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will be the featured guest at the Delaware Republican Partyâs upcoming Constitution Day Reading Time: 2 minutes
State resumes rent, utility assistance with new rulesJust over a month after the Delaware State Housing Authority temporarily stopped accepting new applications for rental assistance, the program Reading Time: 2 minutes
I-95 southbound to close as project nears completionI-95 southbound through Wilmington will be closed from Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 5 Reading Time: < 1 minute
Legislature to reconvene to tackle Medicare AdvantageIn response to protests by state government retirees who say they were left in the dark over a significant change Reading Time: 3 minutes
Supreme Court strikes down vote-by-mail, same-day registrationIn a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the state’s mail-in voting and same-day voter registration statutes Reading Time: 4 minutes
Supreme Court hears voting cases; opinion to come laterThe fate of Delawareâs mail-in voting and same-day registration statutes — and Delawareansâ ability to do both in the Nov. Reading Time: 5 minutes
Delaware Supreme Court to hear vote-by-mail appeal ThursdayThe Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether the stateâs new mail-in voting law violates the Delaware Constitution. The Reading Time: 2 minutes
Sportsmen object to Jennings’ backing of gun purchase codeThe leader of Delawareâs largest firearm advocacy group says a letter penned by the stateâs attorney general Monday is just Reading Time: 3 minutes
State retirees protest Carney admin’s Medicare Advantage planDelaware state government retirees gathered in Wilmington Tuesday with a message for Gov. John Carney and his political appointees: âKeep Reading Time: 5 minutes
Transparency advocates: Update FOIA for 21st centuryGovernment transparency advocates say thereâs no reason in 2022 that public information should be as difficult to access as it Reading Time: 8 minutes
Coastal flooding possible as Ian approaches DelawareHurricane Ian’s remnants will bring a prolonged period of cool, damp and breezy conditions to Delaware into early next week. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh to resignLongtime Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh will resign in October, she announced Wednesday. Walsh, who served as an at-large council Reading Time: 2 minutes
State retirees sue to stop Medicare Advantage planA group of Delaware state government retirees and pensioners has filed suit against two government officials tasked with implementing a Reading Time: 4 minutes
Rehoboth’s offshore wind primer aired all sides of issueWhether you are a big fan of offshore wind power or you want all those turbines gone with the wind, Reading Time: 6 minutes
Lawmaker hosts conference aimed at ending human traffickingLawmakers, state employees and law enforcement officers gathered at Legislative Hall Tuesday to learn how Delaware can better address the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Rehoboth Beach to hold special meeting on offshore windThe City of Rehoboth Beach will hold a special meeting Tuesday focused on offshore wind projects under development off Delawareâs Reading Time: 2 minutes
Federal judge partially halts Delaware ‘ghost gun’ banA federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction partially halting Delawareâs enforcement of its new âghost gunâ ban. âGhost Reading Time: 6 minutes
Meet the candidates for Delaware state auditorIn the race for state auditor, Delawareans have two choices: Democrat Lydia York, a career accountant and attorney, and Republican Reading Time: 6 minutes
Next in McGuiness saga: SentencingA sentencing date has been set in the case of state Auditor Kathy McGuiness. In July, McGuiness was found guilty Reading Time: < 1 minute
Ground broken on new Kent County Family CourtJust three months after the groundbreaking of Sussex Countyâs new Family Court building, officials gathered in Dover Thursday to kick Reading Time: 4 minutes
Will this Republican in solid blue district win again?Delawareâs 9th Representative District is one of New Castle Countyâs last remaining Republican holdouts, and Democrat Terrell Williams, an attorney, Reading Time: 7 minutes
Wilmington launches police cadet apprenticeship The Wilmington Police Department is re-establishing its Police Cadet apprenticeship program. Open to young adults 18 to 21 years Reading Time: 2 minutes
Mail-in voting ruling on hold pending Supreme Court appealThe Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals Reading Time: 2 minutes
Is DeSantis sending immigrants to Sussex County?Media swarmed Georgetown’s Delaware Coastal Airport Tuesday following reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned to send a plane full Reading Time: 6 minutes
Wilmington gun violence report: Pay for lots more interventionA report on reducing and preventing gun violence in Wilmington recommends the city fund several existing intervention organizations. create a Reading Time: 4 minutes
Vote-by-mail ruling: More complex than simply barring it Republicans were quick to say âwe told you soâ Thursday as word spread that a Chancery Court judge had Reading Time: 8 minutes
Delaware judge halts mail-in votingA Chancery Court judge has ruled Delaware’s new mail-in voting provision unconstitutional. In an 87-page memorandum opinion issued Wednesday afternoon, Reading Time: 4 minutes
Who’s running in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general election?Tuesday’s primary election saw the lowest voter turnout in at least a decade with just 16.2% of the state’s registered Reading Time: 14 minutes
Goodbye Bonini, Hello BucksonLongtime conservative state Senator Colin Bonini, R-Dover, has lost re-election to Kent County Levy Court Commissioner Eric Buckson. Because no Reading Time: < 1 minute
McGuiness is McGoneState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who in July was convicted of three misdemeanor corruption charges, later reduced to two by the Reading Time: < 1 minute
Delaware 2022 primary election resultsBold = projected winner. Data as of September 14, 2022 at 1:23 a.m. Just 16.2% of Delaware’s registered voters participated Reading Time: 2 minutes
McGuiness, York both ‘cautiously optimistic’Many state and local candidates don’t have challengers from their own party, which means that in some precincts in Tuesday’s Reading Time: 5 minutes
Voters talk early or mail-in voting vs. in-personElection officials had said that they didn’t know how early voting and mail-in voting might affect the polls Tuesday during Reading Time: 3 minutes
Primary election starts with uneven crowds, few problemsDelaware’s primary election day seemed off to a slow start Tuesday, but with only a few problems reported. An early Reading Time: 3 minutes
State retirees skeptical of new Medicare Advantage planHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to delay the prior authorization requirement on state retireesâ new Medicare Advantage health Reading Time: 2 minutes
What to know before Tuesday’s primary electionJust one statewide incumbent and eight sitting members of the Delaware General Assembly will have a primary opponent when the Reading Time: 3 minutes
NCC to hold public safety celebration, recruiting event SaturdayNew Castle Countyâs Public Safety Department will hold a celebration and recruiting event Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Christiana Mall. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Who’s running, updated: Delaware’s Sept. 13 primaryWith Delaware’s primary election just days away and early voting underway, time is running out to answer any questions you Reading Time: 10 minutes
Change to state retireesâ health insurance prompts angstA change to the health insurance held by retirees of Delawareâs state government is causing an uproar. The stateâs requirement Reading Time: 10 minutes
How much is Keller Hopkins willing to pay?Keller Hopkins, candidate for Sussex County Council, has personally loaned his campaign $163,000, even though the job heâs after pays Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware to get about $8 million from JUUL settlementA $438.5 million agreement between e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories has been reached over the alleged Reading Time: 3 minutes
State to spend $28 million on libraries .2 miles apartDelaware will spend $22 million to construct a new library in North Wilmington just 0.2 miles from an existing library, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Early voting underway in Delaware’s primary electionEven though Delawareâs primary election isnât until Sept. 13, about 773 Delawareans have already cast their vote at one of Reading Time: 4 minutes
DelDOT planning 2 “Super Weekend” I-95 closures Department of Transportation officials said during a community workshop Thursday night that the bulk of the I-95 Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware woman sent to prison for COVID relief funds theft A Wilmington woman was sentenced this week to 31 months in jail for applying for and taking $246,000 in Reading Time: 2 minutes
Is mail-in voting unconstitutional? Chancery judge to decideDelawareâs mail-in voting law was the subject of a four-hour-long hearing before the stateâs Court of Chancery Wednesday. Vice Chancellor Reading Time: 5 minutes
Judge tosses 1 McGuiness conviction, upholds 2 othersThe judge who oversaw the trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has thrown out one of the juryâs three Reading Time: 10 minutes
Mail-in voting lawsuits set for court hearing WednesdayTwo lawsuits challenging Delawareâs mail-in voting system will be the subject of a hearing in the Delaware Court of Chancery Reading Time: 2 minutes
Pires, 3 others paid $17K for anti-Greg Fuller mailerA Sussex County campaign mailer deemed racist by Republican Party officials was financed with money from four prominent county figures. Reading Time: 5 minutes
4 seek House seat moved from Wilmington to Sussex Now that the Route 24 corridor from Millsboro to Angola has its own state House District, four candidates have emerged Reading Time: 10 minutes
Lawmakers mourn loss of longtime Millsboro Sen. Richard CordreyThe Delaware Senateâs longest-serving president pro tempore has died. Richard Cordrey was 88. The Millsboro Democrat was elected to the Reading Time: 3 minutes
How to vote in Delaware’s upcoming electionsDelaware voters have several options to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary and general elections thanks to two new Reading Time: 5 minutes
Delaware’s realty transfer tax to remain highest in nationDelaware will remain the state with the highest realty transfer tax in the nation after a bill to decrease the Reading Time: 5 minutes
Transparency advocates push for campaign finance reformWith weeks to go before the first votes are cast in Delawareâs 2022 election cycle, advocates for government transparency are Reading Time: 4 minutes
Legislative Hall expansion far from a done dealA committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delawareâs state capitol building spent much of its Thursday Reading Time: 5 minutes
Bonini faces 2 GOP challengers for seat heâs held 27 yearsThereâs a race to the right in central Delawareâs 16th Senate District, and incumbent Republican Sen. Colin Boniniâs 27 years Reading Time: 7 minutes
Could these new homes break the cycle of poverty?Shortly after single mother of two Alison Mendez moved into northeast Wilmingtonâs Riverside neighborhood five years ago, there was a Reading Time: 6 minutes
3 candidates, 3 different visions for North WilmingtonVoters in Northwest Wilmington, Brandywine Village and Trolley Square will have three choices when they decide who to send to Reading Time: 7 minutes
Judge sides with Auditor McGuiness in Medicaid standoffThe Delaware Department of Health and Social Services must hand over Medicaid records to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, a Superior Reading Time: 3 minutes
New NCCo bills show new way to figure out taxesNew Castle Countyâs just-mailed tax bills come with an explanatory letter titled âLocal service function tax rates have changed.â People Reading Time: 2 minutes
AG Jennings announces abortion hotlineIn the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision that gave individual states the power to regulate abortion, Delaware Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware to spend $18 million on EV chargersDelawareâs transportation department will use federal infrastructure funds to install multi-car electric vehicle chargers along major travel routes throughout the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Animal shelters win big in 2022 Bond BillIf anyone ever needed proof that state legislators are animal lovers, they neednât look any further than this yearâs Bond Reading Time: 4 minutes
A tale of two bills: Paid leave and potOne became the law of the land. The other went up in smoke. Both involved years of planning, hundreds of Reading Time: 6 minutes
McGuiness pushes back after DE Dems endorse primary opponentIn a rare move, the Delaware Democratic Party has endorsed a primary challenger over a sitting statewide-elected Democrat. The state Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware joins nationwide task force to cut down on scam callsEven in a time of stark political division, there is thing almost everybody can agree on: scam calls suck. In Reading Time: 2 minutes
Sussex GOP condemns ‘racist’ mailer sent by conservative groupThe Sussex County Republican Committee has denounced a mailer sent by a conservative political action committee attacking a Black GOP Reading Time: 4 minutes
Hunters must now register stands, trail cams on state landsHunters must now register temporary deer stands, ground blinds and trail cameras placed on state lands. Here’s a link to Reading Time: 2 minutes
DOJ: Buffett-owned mortgage firm guilty of redlining in NCCoA Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett will pay $20 million to resolve allegations of discrimination against Black Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware lawmakers eye major state capitol expansionDelaware’s state capitol building could be set for a major expansion. A bit of background: Between 1791 and 1933, Delawareâs Reading Time: 3 minutes
Who’s running? Full list of candidates in DelawareThis report has been updated for the Nov. 8 general election. Click here for the most up-to-date information. With just Reading Time: 7 minutes
AG candidate Murray sues Dept. of Elections over mail-in votingA Republican candidate for attorney general has filed suit against the Delaware Department of Elections over a new law that Reading Time: 2 minutes
Murderkill River emergency dredging project to begin Aug. 1Delawareâs environmental control agency will begin a $2.3 million emergency dredging project on the Murderkill River with the aim of Reading Time: 2 minutes
DOJ responds to McGuiness’ claims of unfair trial: ‘She is wrong’The Delaware Department of Justice on Monday responded to State Auditor Kathy McGuinessâ claims that her trial was unfair. McGuiness Reading Time: 8 minutes
House speaker refuses to consider McGuiness removalThe Delaware Senate on Monday passed a resolution to begin a process Democratic leadership hopes will result in the removal Reading Time: 6 minutes
What would a road diet look like? What would it do?The thoroughfare had problems with accidents, so Delaware Department of Transportation officials wanted to reduce the number of through lanes Reading Time: 4 minutes
GOP chair sues Department of Elections over new voting lawsThe chairwoman of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed suit against the stateâs Department of Elections over two new Reading Time: 5 minutes
Climate advocates to rally outside Biden beach houseA group of climate advocates will march along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk to President Joe Bidenâs vacation home to protest Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware governor signs vote by mail, same-day registrationIn a private ceremony Friday, Gov. John Carney signed two Democrat-backed bills to allow voters to request mail-in ballots and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate to convene Monday to start removal of state auditorThe Delaware Senate will reconvene in a special session Monday to consider a resolution to initiate the removal of State Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney to sign mail-in voting bill Friday, GOP to sueGov. John Carney will sign a bill Friday to allow voters to send their ballots through the mail in all Reading Time: 2 minutes
McGuiness asks judge to overrule guilty verdict or grant new trialState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who on July 1 was found guilty of three misdemeanor corruption charges, has asked the judge Reading Time: 3 minutes
Kowalko: House Speaker killed inspector general billAn outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf blocked his bill to create Reading Time: 6 minutes
State gun groups sue over semi-automatic gun banThe Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and three other firearm advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt a Reading Time: 2 minutes
Vote by mail bill heads to Delaware governorGov. John Carney has taken possession of a bill to allow Delawareans to vote by mail in all future elections. Reading Time: 2 minutes
New Castle County set to approve $54 million in ARPA fundsNew Castle County Council will vote at its next meeting to send just over $54 million in federal COVID relief Reading Time: 2 minutes
Drivers, get ready for a mileage-based user feeAs state and federal leaders push to get more electric vehicles on the road and lower the consumption of fossil Reading Time: 6 minutes
DelDOT’s clankers hope to cut Casho Mill crashesSeven large red balls hanging on chains above Casho Mill Road are the talk of the town in the Newark Reading Time: 2 minutes
House, Senate offer different options to remove McGuinessShortly after Senate Democrats introduced a resolution to hold a hearing on State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ removal from office, House Reading Time: 5 minutes
Pettyjohn, Briggs King secure exception to magazine ban, save jobsWhen Georgetownâs state senator and representative learned a bill to ban high-capacity firearm magazines could impact close to 100 jobs Reading Time: 3 minutes
Lawmakers praise formal application process for state grantsA change to the way non-profits apply for state community development funds has lawmakers and advocates on both sides of Reading Time: 4 minutes
Foulk Road reconfiguration draws intense interestAn open house that was billed the âabsolute beginning of the processâ to reconfigure Foulk Road generated intense interest from Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware wants to put Foulk Road on a diet State officials want to increase safety by reducing the number of lanes on Foulk Road. The idea is drawing Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware allots millions to ensure affordable housingMillions in American Rescue Plan Act money will fund a wide variety of programs designed to help Delawareans stay in Reading Time: 4 minutes
$200,000 drive to pressure Carney to appoint Black judgeA nonprofit formed in the bitter aftermath of a Delaware court decision is launching a $200,000-plus campaign to push Gov. Reading Time: 3 minutes
Calls mount for McGuiness to resign, be impeached Calls continued to mount Tuesday for Delaware’s auditor, who was convicted Friday of three misdemeanors, including official misconduct, to Reading Time: 4 minutes
Delaware bans 37 invasive plants (with more to come)Delaware has banned 37 invasive plants, and the number will grow. The hit list in a law that became effective Reading Time: 3 minutes
McGuiness found guilty on 3 of 5 charges State auditor Kathleen McGuiness was found guilty Friday on charges of official misconduct, structuring and conflict of interest in Reading Time: 5 minutes
$69.4 million grant-in-aid bill signed by CarneyThe Delaware Senate passed a $69.4 million grant-in-aid bill about 6 p.m. Thursday, just hours before it was set to Reading Time: 3 minutes
State auditor Kathy McGuiness’ corruption trial heads to juryState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has placed her fate in the hands of twelve Kent County residents following closing arguments from Reading Time: 6 minutes
Carney to sign gun bills todayDemocratic Gov. John Carney will sign multiple gun control bills Thursday. The gun bills will ban the sale of assault Reading Time: < 1 minute
General Assembly passes permanent mail-in votingDelaware voters will be able to cast their ballots through the mail in all future elections thanks to a bill Reading Time: 2 minutes
DOJ wins challenge to Seaford ‘fetal tissue’ law A Delaware court has overturned a Seaford law that would have required anyone who had an abortion or miscarriage Reading Time: 2 minutes
General Assembly passes largest bond bill in historyThe Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the largest bond bill in state history, weighing in at a whopping Reading Time: 2 minutes
McGuiness defense rests, closing arguments ThursdayTestimony concluded Wednesday afternoon in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. Now that both sides have rested, Reading Time: 5 minutes
Senate sends gun, abortion bills to CarneyDelawareâs Democrat-majority Senate on Tuesday sent several controversial bills to Gov. John Carney for his signature. Most of the topics Reading Time: 4 minutes
Delaware’s 2023 budget signed, starts July 1 On the wings of another staggering surplus, Gov. John Carney on Tuesday signed the $5.1 billion 2023 operating budget Reading Time: 2 minutes
Prosecution rests in auditor trial, defense to wrap up soonThe State of Delaware rested its case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness Tuesday after eight and a half days of Reading Time: 4 minutes
Attention shoppers: No more plastic bags as of July 1âBags, wallet, keys and phoneâ are some new lyrics suggested for the old childrenâs exercise song âHead, Shoulders, Knees and Reading Time: 4 minutes
McGuiness Trial: DOJ investigator says he got ‘twisted up’State Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ defense attorney on Monday grilled a Department of Justice investigator who admitted to making multiple false Reading Time: 3 minutes
Judge frustrated as auditor corruption trial falls behind scheduleProsecutors in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness say they plan to rest their case Monday, assuming Reading Time: 4 minutes
Key witness against McGuiness admits he lied to grand juryState auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ former chief of staff took the stand Thursday to discuss his participation in the investigation that Reading Time: 4 minutes
2023-4 state budgets pass House; head to Carney’s desk The Delaware House of Representatives passed four state budgets for the 2023-24 year in 15 minutes in a no-fuss Reading Time: 3 minutes
McGuiness’ daughter testifies in auditor corruption trialProsecutors called State Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâ daughter to the stand Wednesday to testify about her employment with the office, her Reading Time: 5 minutes
Same-day voter registration bill heads to CarneyThe Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted along party lines for a same-day voter registration bill. House Substitute 1 for House Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bill OKing medical marijuana patients owning guns heads to Senate floorA bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to obtain a firearm will head to the Senate floor. The bill, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill to bypass Constitution, create vote-by-mail system passes committeeA bill to bypass the need to amend Delawareâs Constitution and cement no-excuse absentee ballots in future elections was released Reading Time: 2 minutes
Committee OKs bill to allow more lawsuits against gun makers, sellersA bill to allow Delawareans to sue firearm industry members for negligence that leads to gun violence was released from Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate passes budget bills topping $5 billionThe Delaware Senate on Tuesday passed 2023 budget bills including the largest state operating budget in Delaware’s history at $5.1 Reading Time: 5 minutes
Current, former employees testify in McGuiness trialThe trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness kicked off Tuesday with testimony from one current and one former employee. Both Reading Time: 4 minutes
Whatâs going on with Delawareâs gun bills?Delaware’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly has taken swift action to impose gun control measures in the wake of mass shootings in Reading Time: 6 minutes
Senate OKs mail-in voting despite claims it violates ConstitutionThe Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill to cement mail-in voting as an option for voters in all Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bill to outlaw cat declawing advances to SenateIt could soon be illegal to declaw cats in Delaware under a bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday. Reading Time: 2 minutes
High-capacity magazine ban heads to CarneyA bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the House of Representatives Thursday by a vote Reading Time: 2 minutes
Energy bills about council, net metering head to House floorEnergy bills pertaining to the Governorâs Energy Advisory Council and how much those who own solar panels can claim back Reading Time: 4 minutes
McGuiness trial day 3 features daughter’s friend, accounting directorProsecutors continued calling witnesses during the third day of the trial against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. First to take the Reading Time: 4 minutes
After months of waiting, McGuiness trial off to a slow startState prosecutors called on three witnesses Wednesday to detail Auditor Kathy McGuinessâ alleged habit of surveilling employeesâ emails, as well Reading Time: 6 minutes
Mail-in, same-day registry election bills go to Senate floor Election bills that would allow mail-in voting and registering at the polls both passed out of committee to the Reading Time: 4 minutes
Prosecutors continue calling witnesses in McGuiness trialProsecutors continued to call witnesses Wednesday on day two of testimony in the trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. The Reading Time: 1 minute
House votes to ban most guns for citizens under 21Delawareans under the age of 21 would be prohibited from purchasing, owning, possessing or controlling a firearm or ammunition under Reading Time: 4 minutes
Tax credit for those making $35K or less dies in committeeA bill that would have given a $280 tax credit to Delawareans with a 2022 income of $35,000 or less Reading Time: 2 minutes
Trial of Auditor Kathy McGuiness begins in DoverThe trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness began Tuesday in Dover with both sides delivering fiery opening statements before recessing Reading Time: 3 minutes
State auditor sued by former employee, political opponentState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness is being sued by a former employee and political opponent who alleges she was wrongfully terminated. Reading Time: 3 minutes
GOP lawmakers: Invest in school safety, not gun controlWhen a wave of mass shootings prompted Democrats in Delawareâs state legislature to introduce a package of sweeping gun restrictions, Reading Time: 3 minutes
Senate votes to ban styrofoam to-go boxes, cupsThe Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a bill to effectively ban restaurants from offering single-use plastic straws and styrofoam food Reading Time: 4 minutes
Delaware House votes to ban semi-automatic firearmsA controversial bill to ban the purchase of semi-automatic firearms in Delaware narrowly passed in the House of Representatives Thursday Reading Time: 3 minutes
House passes same-day voter registration bill, photo ID not requiredA bill to allow same-day voter registration in Delaware is set to be considered by the Senate. Under current law, Reading Time: 3 minutes
McGuiness trial expected to begin Tuesday in DoverJury selection in the case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has been set for Monday in Kent County. Assuming jury Reading Time: < 1 minute
Carbon emissions goals released from Senate committeeA controversial bill setting Delawareâs goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was released from the Senate Environment and Energy Committee Reading Time: 4 minutes
House committee OKs semi-automatic, under 21 purchase banBills to ban semi-automatic firearms and restrict the purchase of guns by Delawareans 21 and older were released from a Reading Time: 4 minutes
House votes against overriding Carney’s marijuana vetoAn attempt to override Gov. John Carneyâs veto of a bill to legalize marijuana possession failed in the Delaware House Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks fails in committeeA bill to ban abortions that occur 20 or more weeks after fertilization failed in a Delaware Senate committee Tuesday. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Del. Senate again votes to ban high-capacity magazinesA bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of Reading Time: 3 minutes
Cannabis supporters rally to override Carney’s vetoLawmakers, activists and citizens gathered in front of Legislative Hall Tuesday to encourage the General Assembly to override Gov. John Reading Time: 3 minutes
Auditor McGuiness reindicted in Kent CountyA Kent County grand jury on Monday re-indicted State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness after prosecutors abandoned an earlier indictment in New Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware GOP unveils ‘Rescue Delaware’ plan at state conventionDelaware state Republicans on Saturday introduced a plan to âRescue Delawareâ during a state convention that featured a slate of Reading Time: 5 minutes
House bill aims to expand abortion protectionsDemocratic lawmakers filed legislation Thursday they say will improve the availability of abortions and protect patients and providers from facing Reading Time: 2 minutes
Residents can comment on pollution permit for Delaware City refinery Residents have until July 31 to comment on a proposed air pollution permit renewal for the Delaware City Refining Reading Time: 2 minutes
Medical privacy bill threatens parental rights, GOP reps sayAll 15 Republican state representatives have taken a stand against a bill they say is designed to usurp parental authority. Reading Time: 4 minutes
Dem. bills would ban semi-automatics, under 21 possessionWith less than a month left in the legislative session, Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have introduced sweeping legislation to ban Reading Time: 5 minutes
Total plastic bag ban begins July 1Do you use reusable grocery store bags? Beginning July 1, you’ll have to choose between reusable and paper — and Reading Time: 2 minutes
AG Jennings announces 76 felony gun charges in DoverAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 77 charges against nine defendants accused of conducting straw purchases of at least Reading Time: 4 minutes
State drops McGuiness case to reindict in Kent CountyThe Delaware Department of Justice will not pursue its prosecution of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness in New Castle County, according Reading Time: 3 minutes
Day 2 of McGuiness trial canceled after venue disputeState Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâs corruption trial will not begin until at least Thursday after Judge William Carpenter of the Delaware Reading Time: 2 minutes
Pay hike for school bus drivers wins preliminary approvalThe committee responsible for drafting the stateâs budget has approved an increase in funding for Delawareâs public school bus drivers. Reading Time: 2 minutes
McGuiness trial up in air as prosecutors ponder venue changeThe trial against Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness got off to a rocky start Tuesday after her defense team argued Reading Time: 2 minutes
Committee votes to raise senior property tax creditThe committee responsible for drafting the stateâs budget has voted to restore the senior property tax credit to its pre-2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware lawmaker apologizes after offensive suicide remarkRep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said Tuesday night âgun worshipersâ should âstick the barrel of your piece in your mouth.â A Reading Time: 4 minutes
DOJ investigator admits to misleading court in McGuiness caseState Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not have any charges dropped before her trial begins next week, a judge ruled Tuesday. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Lawmakers OK state worker pay raises, $500 bonusThe General Assembly’s budget-writing committee on Tuesday approved raises for state workers. Under the governor’s proposed budget, employees on the Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney vetoes marijuana legalizationDelaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed House Bill 371, legislation that would have made it legal for Delawareans 21 Reading Time: 3 minutes
Pro-business group rebrands to focus on judicial fairness Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware will announce that it is rebranding during a Tuesday rally designed to pressure Gov. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Lawmakers aim to ban deceptive tactics in juvenile interrogationsA bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would make it illegal for police to lie Reading Time: 3 minutes
House bill would raise minimum sentence for felony firearm chargeA bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would increase the minimum sentence for those who Reading Time: 4 minutes
$300 rebate checks hitting Delaware mailboxesDelawareans who filed taxes in 2020 can expect to receive a $300 rebate payment from the state in the coming Reading Time: 2 minutes
There arenât as many Delawareans as the census counted The 2020 census counted 967,000 Delawareans, but a new followup analysis by the U.S. Bureau includes Delaware as one Reading Time: 2 minutes
Marijuana legalization fails in Del. General Assembly â againThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill to legalize, tax and regulate the cultivation and sale Reading Time: 2 minutes
House set to vote on weed farms, stores. Here’s what you need to knowThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday will vote on the second of two bills aimed at legalizing, regulating and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Tenant right to counsel bill defeated in committeeA bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings failed in the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. Reading Time: 4 minutes
Two lawmakers storm out of rushed committee hearingTwo Republican lawmakers stormed out of a House committee hearing Wednesday after being asked to limit their questions and public Reading Time: 3 minutes
Fort DuPont bill raises questions about transparencyThe House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that will put Sen. Nicole Poore on the board of directors Reading Time: 5 minutes
One Democrat. One Republican. Both want an inspector generalTwo lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum have found common ground in their desire to increase transparency and Reading Time: 4 minutes
State would conduct firearm background checks under proposed lawA bipartisan bill to put state law enforcement officials in charge of background checks for gun purchases has been filed Reading Time: 4 minutes
General Assembly may end long-standing June 30 traditionThe Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a measure aimed at ending the tradition of extending legislative business Reading Time: 2 minutes
Marijuana possession bill passes in Senate, heads to CarneyThe Delaware State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. Reading Time: 4 minutes
Homeless bill of rights fails in committeeA bill to recognize certain rights of Delawareans facing homelessness failed in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday after municipalities and Reading Time: 3 minutes
General Assembly mulls proposal to create Grant-In-Aid committeeA bill released from the House Administration Committee Wednesday would create a committee to review grants for nonprofit organizations and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Jurassic times call for Jurassic measures: DE to designate state dinoDelawareâs state fruit is the strawberry. The state tree is the American holly. The state flower is the peach blossom Reading Time: 2 minutes
House votes to make vaccine card forgery a felonyThe Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to make it a class G felony to forge a vaccination document, Reading Time: < 1 minute
Paid family and medical leave âthe law of the landâ in DelawareDelaware has become the 11th state to offer a paid family and medical leave program to new parents, caregivers, and Reading Time: 3 minutes
Offshore wind research to begin near DE Seashore State ParkVisitors to Delaware Seashore State Park will see an increase in research activity in the coming months, the Department of Reading Time: 5 minutes
Auditor McGuiness files for re-electionAuditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness Embattled State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has filed for re-election. First elected in 2018, Delawareâs first Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware House votes to legalize marijuana possessionThe Delaware House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize marijuana in the First State. Well, sort of. What Reading Time: 3 minutes
Landlords could not require cats to be declawed under new billPhoto: Pixabay A bill released from the House Housing and Community Affairs Committee Wednesday would make it illegal for landlords Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware House to vote on cannabis legalization ThursdayIf passed, Delawareans could possess up to an ounce of pot without fear of criminal or civil penalties. (Getty Images) Reading Time: 2 minutes
TurboTax owner to pay $400K to Delawareans after âmisleadingâ usersDelaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that Intuit Inc., the company behind online tax filing software TurboTax, will pay Reading Time: 3 minutes
Judge denies request to dismiss McGuiness chargeDelaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Child care bonuses set at $1,000; registry to open soonThe Department of Education is finalizing a registry that will allow child care workers in Delaware to apply for the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bill aims to keep government hands off lemonade standsImage: Getty Images A bill released from a House committee Tuesday would exempt childrenâs lemonade stands from regulations and licensing Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate passes bill banning rental of units with bed bugsThe State Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to prohibit landlords from renting units with known bed-bug infestations. The Reading Time: < 1 minute
Public given chance to comment on marijuana possession billA bill to legalize the possession of an ounce of pot or less was released from a House committee Tuesday Reading Time: 2 minutes
Ruh-roh: Bill filed to fine barking dogs in DelawareImage: Getty Images Pro Delaware dog owners could soon be slapped with barking tickets if their pups donât shut up. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Weed, taxes, police reform likely to dominate end of GA sessionWith the year-long campaign to pass paid family and medical leave in the rearview mirror, the General Assembly returns to Reading Time: 6 minutes
Delaware hunters harvest 15,000 deer, donate 100,000 mealsDelaware hunters harvested 15,383 deer during the 2021-2022 hunting season and donated 24,333 pounds of venison to charity. Although the Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney announces $16M for childrenâs mental health facilityGov. John Carney announced the investment in Elsmere Tuesday alongside Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall Long, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst Reading Time: 2 minutes
State sets May 3 memorial ceremony for COVID deadA memorial tree and plaque will be unveiled during a Delaware COVID-19 memorial ceremony. Photo by Pascal Muller/Unsplash The Reading Time: 2 minutes
Public infighting returns to Wilmington City CouncilPhoto/City of Wilmington Wilmington City Council members must hand over all email, phone and text records from Jan. 2021 to Reading Time: 5 minutes
Delawareâs affordable housing crisis affects middle class, tooEvidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable housing: Data released Thursday by Housing Alliance Delaware Reading Time: 10 minutes
Sen. Darius Brownâs committee positions reinstatedSen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and member Reading Time: < 1 minute
Masks no longer required on DART busesDough4872/Wikimedia Commons Masks are no longer required on Delawareâs public transit buses. A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled Reading Time: < 1 minute
GOP senators to state: Donât follow Phillyâs mask mandateDelawareâs seven Republican senators have asked the stateâs top doctor not to reinstitute a statewide indoor mask mandate. The letter Reading Time: 2 minutes
$300 checks are on the way. Hereâs what you need to knowPhoto/Getty Images Delawareans will soon receive $300 checks thanks to a bipartisan direct relief bill signed Thursday by Gov. John Reading Time: 2 minutes
Paid leave bill heads to Carney for signaturePhoto/Kristina Paukshtite, Pexels The bill to create a paid family and medical leave program in Delaware passed in the House Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bentz reverses course: Pot bill to get full public hearingRep. David Bentz, D-Christiana Concerned citizens will have a chance to offer public comment on a marijuana legalization bill after Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill to cut premium cigar tax in half sails through committeeThe House Revenue and Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to release a bill that would reduce the tax on premium Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bentz, Dems refuse to allow public comment on marijuana billMultiple lawmakers walked out of the House health committee Wednesday in protest of a vote to release a marijuana legalization Reading Time: 3 minutes
Is that thing registered? Delaware rolls out DMV-on-wheelsThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched its âDMV On the Goâ mobile DMV trailer. The handicap-accessible trailer allows Reading Time: 2 minutes
Osienskiâs joint bills make another run at legalizing pot  Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark Some thought this yearâs fight to legalize marijuana in Delaware was over after House Bill 305 Reading Time: 3 minutes
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn to host webinar on broadband internetA webinar focused on the expansion of broadband internet access will give Delawareans a chance to ask questions and learn Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney appoints Black woman to New Castle Superior Court Gov. John Carney will nominate a black lawyer to the Superior Court in New Castle County, one day after Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bipartisan bill would cut realty transfer tax by 25%Photo/Andy Dean Photography A bill introduced into the state House of Representatives would cut by 25% the taxes paid because Reading Time: 3 minutes
House overwhelmingly approves $300 relief rebate bill The Delaware Relief Rebate Program, which will use state surplus funds to offer every Delaware resident taxpayer a one-time Reading Time: 2 minutes
McGuiness waits for ruling on charge dismissal, trial dateDelaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney, Reading Time: 4 minutes
Paid leave bill to be walked through House committeeThe Healthy Delaware Families Act is expected to proceed to the House Appropriations Committee despite not receiving the requisite number Reading Time: 2 minutes
Judge to consider motion to dismiss McGuiness chargesAuditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness. Image from the Auditor’s website. Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness will face a judge for Reading Time: 2 minutes
George Will to lead memorial service for Pete du Pont A memorial service for former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont will be held April 29, with the eulogy delivered Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill banning use of gender for car insurance rates passes SenateA lengthy and heated debate on the Senate floor Tuesday preceded the passage of a bill that would make it Reading Time: 3 minutes
21 Delaware towns cancel elections after seats go unopposedIf you harbored any fears that the elections of 2022 would be a raging repeat, on a local level, of Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bill aims to reduce regulatory burden on small businessesA proposed bill in the House of Representatives would require state agencies to consider the burden new regulations would impose Reading Time: 3 minutes
State Rep. calls $300 relief check a bribeThe bipartisan proposal to give every adult Delawarean $300 in direct relief was formalized Friday after lawmakers filed the bill, Reading Time: 4 minutes
Lawsuit filed to stop construction of Smyrna solar farmA Smyrna landowner has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a 200-acre solar farm behind Boondocks Restaurant and Reading Time: 3 minutes
House to hold committee hearings in hybrid format indefinitelyThe Delaware House of Representatives will conduct committee hearings in hybrid format indefinitely, Democratic leaders announced Thursday. The hybrid format Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delawareâs new to-go alcohol law takes effect April 1Photo courtesy of Dogfish Head Brewery. Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns and taprooms in Delaware will permanently be able to serve to-go Reading Time: 2 minutes
Lawmakers work to ensure low-income, disabled get relief checksWhen Bridgeville resident Debra Dawson learned that Delaware lawmakers had announced a plan to give every Delawarean $300 in direct Reading Time: 3 minutes
Smith, Kowalko both draft bills to create inspector generalTwo bills set to be filed in the General Assembly would create an inspector generalâs office in Delaware to investigate Reading Time: 5 minutes
House OKs bill allowing PAs to prescribe abortion medication The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered Reading Time: < 1 minute
Sewer main break sends spill into Christina RiverSewage flowed into the Christina River Wednesday when the weld on a pipe broke. Photo by Photo by Sourav Mishra/Pexels Reading Time: < 1 minute
General Assembly votes to remove earnings cap on police, fire disability payThe State Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to remove the cap on the amount of money a police officer Reading Time: < 1 minute
Lawmakers announce plan to give every Delaware taxpayer $300Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday announced a plan to give every Delaware taxpayer $300 in direct economic relief. The Reading Time: 3 minutes
Anti-riot bills die in committeeA package of bills aimed at creating specific crimes for destructive and dangerous conduct during violent riots will not move Reading Time: 3 minutes
Tenant right to counsel bill released from House committeeA bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings was released from the House Housing and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate committee hears Fairness in Womenâs Sports Act A bill to require Delaware student-athletes to compete on athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex Reading Time: 5 minutes
Chiefs oppose new version of police bill of rightsPolice officers are not on board with a revised bill to amend Delawareâs Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights. The Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bill to remove double registration requirement passes SenateA bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the stateâs voter registration system for local elections passed in Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wine-by-mail could soon be legal in DelawareDelawareans could soon have wine shipped directly to their homes under a bill released from the House Economic Development Committee Reading Time: 2 minutes
State revenues stable for 2022, but worries for 2023, 2024Photo/Getty Images Buoyed by personal and corporate income taxes, as well as real estate transfer taxes, predicts of Delaware’s Reading Time: 3 minutes
Lawmaker proposes specific crimes for violent riots, looting, destroying monumentsFour bills aimed at increasing penalties for destructive and dangerous conduct during times of civil disorder will be heard by Reading Time: 4 minutes
Wilm. mayorâs budget: tax increases, pay raises, job cutsWilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki Included in Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzyckiâs proposed $176.9 million city budget are a 7.5% property tax Reading Time: 4 minutes
Grants allocated to bring high-speed internet to every Delaware homeEvery Delaware home will have access to high-speed wired broadband internet thanks to $56 million in federal infrastructure grants. Grants Reading Time: 2 minutes
House to consider changes to redistricted mapsThe House of Representatives will consider a bill Thursday to make changes to the district boundaries agreed upon during the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Randy Holland, retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice, dies at 75Retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland has died. He was 75. Holland was appointed and reappointed to the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Six months from election, most candidates have yet to fileWith just six months to go before the first votes are cast in the 2022 General Assembly elections, most incumbent Reading Time: 7 minutes
Voter registration bill clears Senate committeeA bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the stateâs voter registration system for local elections overcame its Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate passes tax relief for retired military, first respondersThe State Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to provide tax relief for retired service members and first responders Reading Time: 2 minutes
House Republicans push $100 rebate; Dems may have own plan State House Republicans plan to circulate a bill to require Delaware to issue a one-time $100 million tax rebate Reading Time: 2 minutes
DPH will text you if you test positive for COVID-19The Delaware Division of Public Health now plans to text you if you have COVID-19. The DPH Contact Tracing Team Reading Time: 3 minutes
Cannabis legalization may return for a vote in 2022, sponsor saysRep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark. It may not be the end of the line for recreational marijuana legalization in Delaware. While Reading Time: 4 minutes
Sussex P&Z approves natural gas facility next to elementary schoolPending final site plan approval, a natural gas offloading station will be built right next to Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Reading Time: 2 minutes
Marijuana legalization fails after stunning series of events, political maneuveringHouse Bill 305, also known as the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, sought to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bridgeville natural gas facility would put kids at risk, opponents saySussex Countyâs Planning and Zoning Commission will decide Thursday night whether to allow a Bridgeville project to proceed that would Reading Time: 4 minutes
Bill to give undocumented kids free health insurance moves forwardDelaware could soon guarantee health insurance for undocumented children if a bill released from committee Wednesday passes in the General Reading Time: 4 minutes
Proposed law would have car insurers turn a blind eye to genderA bill filed in the General Assembly would make it illegal for car insurers in Delaware to use gender as Reading Time: 2 minutes
Paid leave passes in Senate, heads to HousePhoto/Getty Images Paid family and medical leave in Delaware moved one step closer to becoming a reality Tuesday after the Reading Time: 4 minutes
Bill would remove earnings cap on police, firefighter disability payA bipartisan bill released from committee today would allow disabled officers and firefighters to earn more money without being penalized. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill would eliminate double-registration for town, city electionsIf passed, Delawareans living in 45 out of the state’s 57 municipalities would no longer have to register with the Reading Time: 4 minutes
Democrat Bud Freel wins 4th RD special electionDemocrat Charles âBudâ Freel has won the special election to serve the remainder of former-Rep. Gerald Bradyâs term in the Reading Time: < 1 minute
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts electric buses in WilmingtonUNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEAKS AT THE DART ADMINISTRATION AND BUS FACILITY IN WILMINGTON. PHOTO BY DANIEL Reading Time: 4 minutes
Smyrnaâs Sen. Bruce Ennis will retire after current termPhoto/senatorbrucecennis.com State Sen. Bruce Ennis will retire at the end of his term in November after spending forty years in Reading Time: 2 minutes
Legislative Hall to reopen to the publicThe leaders of the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate plan to open Legislative Hall to the public effective immediately, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Purdue Pharma agrees to new opioid settlement after Delaware, other states appealPurdue Pharma and the Sackler family could pay up to $6 billion for the OxyContin makerâs role in the deadly Reading Time: 3 minutes
Judge denies motion to stop school mask mandate after case becomes mootA Chancery Court judge denied a Hockessin momâs motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the governorâs statewide school mask Reading Time: 2 minutes
AG indicts Wilm. ex-cop who slammed manâs head into wallThe Delaware Department of Justiceâs Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted a former Wilmington police officer after Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney lifts school mask mandate while trial to end it is underwayLEFT: JANICE LORRAH. RIGHT: GOV. JOHN CARNEY A Hockessin mother suing to stop the stateâs school mask mandate got most Reading Time: 3 minutes
Newark woman pleads guilty to illegally taking COVID-19 moneyAna Soto of Newark pleaded guilty to lying on applications for payroll protection loans. A Newark woman has Reading Time: 2 minutes
School mask mandate to be lifted Tuesday; courts on WednesdayGov. John Carney on Tuesday will lift his emergency order about schools and masks. Gov. John Carney will end his Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware courtsâ diversity plan supports law school at DSUThe Delaware Supreme Court will begin considering the 50 suggestions in a new report on increasing diversity on state courts. Reading Time: 4 minutes
GOP backs lawsuit challenging early votingLeft to right: Michael Mennella, M. Jane Brady, Noel Johnson The chair of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed Reading Time: 5 minutes
Delaware GOP chair to announce âelection integrityâ lawsuitM. Jane Brady, chair of the Republican Party of Delaware, will announce a lawsuit relating to election integrity Thursday morning Reading Time: < 1 minute
Corrections summit ends with apology to inmates, familiesSUSSEX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION/GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW A two-day virtual summit on Delawareâs correctional system ended with Sen. Marie Pinkney apologizing Reading Time: 4 minutes
Del. tax booklets delayed in delivery to librariesA problem with the supply of paper delayed the printing of Delaware personal income tax booklets. A problem with paper Reading Time: 2 minutes
Deadly bird flu found in Delaware ducks, goose, hawkThe USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk. A highly Reading Time: 3 minutes
Virtual summit on Delawareâs correctional system to be held this weekA two-day virtual summit focused on improving Delawareâs correctional system will begin Tuesday morning. The event, organized by Sen. Marie Reading Time: 2 minutes
Recreational marijuana bill heads to House floorThe bill to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware moved to the House floor Thursday after earning Reading Time: 3 minutes
Three mental health bills filed in General AssemblyLawmakers have filed a package of bills in the General Assembly aimed at addressing Delawareansâ mental health issues. House Bill Reading Time: 3 minutes
9 Delaware libraries to share $40 million in Rescue Plan money Thanks to American Rescue Plan Act bucks, the Selbyville Public Library will be able to build a new library Reading Time: 2 minutes
State grants for non-profits now require formal applicationThe General Assemblyâs budget-writing committee has launched a formal application process for non-profit community groups seeking capital grants through the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Jennings: 5 charged for buying guns for others Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 91 felony charges against five defendants accused of illegally purchasing more than Reading Time: 4 minutes
Business group launches campaign to see Black Chancery judgeThis screen grab is from the Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware television ad. A $350,000 television ad campaign featuring Reading Time: 3 minutes
Hockessin mom sues to end Carneyâs school mask mandateJANICE LORRAH A Hockessin mother has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging Gov. John Carneyâs extension Reading Time: 3 minutes
Paid leave bill is a product of compromise, sponsor saysThe paid family and medical leave bill expected to be considered by the General Assembly this year includes changes from Reading Time: 3 minutes
Vials speak to first responders when you canâtVials of Life are available at New Castle County libraries. Photo by Ken Mammarella A refrigerator magnet and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Child care workers still waiting for promised $1,500 state bonusesThree months after Delawareâs child care workers were promised direct financial relief in the form of $1,500 individual payments, they Reading Time: 6 minutes
GOP legislators file bill to ban transgender girls on womenâs teamsTwo Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to prohibit Delaware students from playing on sports teams that do not correspond with Reading Time: 2 minutes
Republican lawmakers to Carney: âEnd the mandates, restore normalityâTwelve Republican state representatives on Tuesday sent an open letter to Gov. John Carney asking that he reconsider mask mandates Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney allows McGuiness to hire outside lawyer for Medicaid auditState Auditor Kathy McGuiness has been granted permission to hire outside counsel in her officeâs ongoing subpoena case with the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Proposed bill would allow public to see course outlines, materialsA Republican State Representative plans to file a bill in the General Assembly to give parents a better idea of Reading Time: 5 minutes
NCCo adds capital charge to sewer billsNew Castle County’s new sewer bill has a typo, the county noted on Facebook. New Castle County is Reading Time: 2 minutes
DEMA gets $85.6 million from FEMA for COVID testing, reportingThe Delaware Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that $85.6 million in federal funds have been made available for reimbursement of Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware DOJ civil rights division secures felony hate crime convictionAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Thursday announced the Department of Justiceâs first felony hate crime trial conviction by the agencyâs Reading Time: 2 minutes
NCCo touts upgraded sewer cleaning trucksThe Vactor 2100i recycles water while it cleans sewer lines. (New Castle County) Two new sewer cleaning trucks promise Reading Time: 2 minutes
Former GOP candidate Protack sentenced to year in jail for mailing threatsA former Delaware Republican candidate for governor and U.S. Senate will spend a year behind bars after pleading guilty to Reading Time: 2 minutes
Dem. bill would guarantee health insurance for undocumented childrenLeft: Rep. Krista Griffith, D-Fairfax. Right: Sen. Sarah McBride, D-Wilmington North. Democratic lawmakers plan to file a bill in the Reading Time: 5 minutes
Republicans tap attorney Ted Kittila to run for Gerald Bradyâs seatThe Republican Party of Delaware has selected Wilmington attorney Ted Kittila to serve as their nominee in the upcoming special Reading Time: 3 minutes
Democrats to run former councilman Bud Freel in special electionThe Democratic Party has selected former Wilmington City Councilman and transportation department spokesman Bud Freel to serve as the Democratic Reading Time: 3 minutes
Purzycki, FOP: Congoâs police shaming âbaseless, abhorrentâThe mayor of Wilmington and the union that represents the cityâs police officers are pushing back against the City Council Reading Time: 5 minutes
Republican bill would increase senior property tax credit to $750 maxA Republican-backed bill to nearly double the tax break for senior citizen homeowners is pending action in the Delaware House Reading Time: 3 minutes
Delaware courts to test allowing public to bring in cell phones Signs in some Delaware courts today detail a trial program allowing people to bring cell phones into the building. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware mask mandate to expire Friday, Feb. 11Gov. Carneyâs universal indoor mask mandate will expire Friday, Feb. 11/Getty Images Delawareâs universal indoor mask mandate will expire at Reading Time: 2 minutes
Labor Dept. says fraud behind many unemployment delaysAfter Milford resident Candice Hamilton was let go from her health care job in November 2021 she immediately filed for Reading Time: 5 minutes
Wilmington council president goes public with WPD âwhitest Black guyâ trophyAround Christmas of 2019, a Black male detective in the Wilmington Police Departmentâs Criminal Investigation Division was given a trophy Reading Time: 4 minutes
Renter, landlord advocates disagree over solutions to eviction crisisLawmakers and advocates say a new Delaware Supreme Court rule that allows tenants to be represented by non-lawyer advocates in Reading Time: 9 minutes
Special election to fill Bradyâs House seat set for March 5A special election to fill the vacancy left by embattled former Rep. Gerald Brady has been scheduled for Saturday, March Reading Time: 2 minutes
New court rule allows non-lawyers to represent tenants in eviction proceedingsThe Delaware Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that will allow residential tenants to be represented by non-lawyer, qualified Reading Time: 2 minutes
Female lawmakers launch Delaware Legislative Womenâs CaucusA group of female legislators on Wednesday announced the formation of a new caucus to focus on issues affecting women. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Carney still doesnât support legal weedPhoto/Office of the Governor Gov. John Carney said during Tuesdayâs weekly COVID-19 briefing that his position on recreational marijuana legalization Reading Time: 2 minutes
Christina School District asks for moratorium on new, expanding charter schoolsChristina School Districtâs Board of Education has called for a statewide temporary moratorium on new charter schools and the expansion Reading Time: 5 minutes
Surf fishing tags sell out hours after going on saleThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday that Delaware standard surf fishing permits sold out just hours Reading Time: 2 minutes
AG Jennings announces formation of Human Trafficking UnitAttorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday announced the formation of a dedicated unit within the Delaware Department of Justice to Reading Time: 2 minutes
Severe snowstorm to hit DE; driving restrictions take effect at 10 p.m.In preparation for a severe winter storm set to impact the State of Delaware, Gov. John Carney on Friday issued Reading Time: 3 minutes
Republicans give Carneyâs $5 billion budget proposal a C+Left to right: Senate Minority Leader Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, Senate Minority Whip Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, House Minority Whip Tim Reading Time: 4 minutes
Progressive Rep. John Kowalko will not seek re-electionFirebrand progressive Rep. John Kowalko will retire at the end of his term in November after spending nearly 16 years Reading Time: 3 minutes
NWS: Delaware likely to be hit hard by wind and snowThe entirety of Delaware is under a winter storm watch and the National Weather Service is warning of the possibility Reading Time: 4 minutes
Govâs budget proposal nears $5 billion; includes raises for all state employeesGov. John Carney (D) on Thursday introduced his proposed FY 2023 operating budget/Stacey Hofmann Gov. John Carneyâs $4.99 billion proposed Reading Time: 5 minutes
Recreational marijuana moves one step closer to becoming legal in DEA bill to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware was released from the House Health and Reading Time: 3 minutes
Purzycki says city will put $50 million into residential redevelopmentThe city of Wilmington will pour $50 million into residential redevelopment, starting in the cityâs historic east side. That will Reading Time: 4 minutes
Paid family leave bill lands in the hands of lawmakersA bill to give Delaware workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave was heard by the Reading Time: 4 minutes
Police officers, New Castle County settle sexual harassment suitNew Castle County has settled a lawsuit with six current and former county police officers/NCCPD New Castle County has settled Reading Time: 3 minutes
Rep. Gerald Brady arrested, charged with two counts of shopliftingRep. Gerald Brady/Newark Police Department State Representative Gerald Brady has been charged with two counts of shoplifting after allegedly stealing Reading Time: 3 minutes
Curbside residential EV charger bill released from House committeeA bill heard by the House Energy Committee Tuesday would require Dover, Wilmington and Newark to set up a permitting Reading Time: 3 minutes
Wells among concerns at first clean water committee hearingA new committee focused on improving water quality in Delaware offered a glimpse into some of the projects it hopes Reading Time: 4 minutes
Wilmington residents sign petition in support of police chiefChief Robert Tracy/Wilmington Police Department A petition expressing support for the Wilmington Police Department has gathered more than 600 signatures Reading Time: 7 minutes
Clean water committee seeks ideas on how to spend moneyDNREC Photo Six months after being signed into law, DNREC officials have shared their plans to solicit public input on Reading Time: 2 minutes
As revenues rise, Republicans say taxpayers should get some money backRepublicans in the General Assembly have introduced six bills to decrease Delawareans’ tax burden. (Getty Images) Republicans in the House Reading Time: 7 minutes
Wilmington Rep. Gerald Brady announces resignationRep. Gerald Brady Democratic State Representative Gerald Brady, a Democrat, will resign from office in early February. He said in Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney ready to spend money in 2022; GOP wants tax reliefPhoto by Daniel Sato The state of the state is strong, said Gov. John Carney during his annual address before Reading Time: 5 minutes
Medical aid in dying bill narrowly advances to House floorA bill to allow mentally competent adult patients with terminal illnesses to request a prescription for life-ending medications was narrowly Reading Time: 4 minutes
GOP bill to change civics curriculum stalls in committeeA Republican-backed measure that would require Delaware schools to teach that communism and totalitarianism conflict with freedom and democracy was Reading Time: 2 minutes
House committee OKs bill to let medical marijuana users own gunsUnder a proposed law unanimously released from the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, Delawareans who are prescribed Reading Time: 2 minutes
Black leaders, activists split on Darius Brown ethics inquiryBlack Wilmington pastors and activists are divided over whether a state senator cleared of offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges Reading Time: 5 minutes
Former Delaware Gov. Mike Castle Joins ABD Board Former Gov. and U.S. Congressman Mike Castle has joined A Better Delaware’s Advisory Board. A Better Delaware is a Reading Time: 2 minutes
Bill aims to fine drivers who drive snow and ice covered carsA bill that aims to fine drivers who operate a vehicle without first clearing it of snow and ice â Reading Time: 3 minutes
To-go alcohol, certified nursing assistant bills fly through HouseA bill to permanently allow the sale of to-go alcoholic beverages by restaurants and another to allow the secretary of Reading Time: 2 minutes
Business group: Carney must appoint judge of color to replace SlightsWith Delaware Chancery Courtâs Joseph R. Slights III retiring, a pro-business group is mounting a campaign to have a person Reading Time: 2 minutes
Dems wonât need GOP votes to pass recreational marijuana billA new bill to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware is likely to make its way Reading Time: 5 minutes
Permitless concealed carry bill fails in committeeA bill to allow Delawareans to carry concealed firearms without a permit failed to be released from the five-member Senate Reading Time: 3 minutes
Seaford mayor pushes back against AGâs fetal remains lawsuitSeaford Mayor David Genshaw says the ordinance has nothing to do with a woman’s right to get an abortion. Delaware Reading Time: 6 minutes
To-go alcohol, outdoor dining bill sails through House committeeAt least 20 other states will allow the continued sale of to-go alcoholic beverages. A bill to permanently allow restaurants Reading Time: 3 minutes
DelDOT to use electronic speed cameras on I-95 construction Interstate 95. (Delaware Department of Transportation photo) With traffic accidents up 49% since Restore the Corridor work started Reading Time: 2 minutes
Code Purple shelters to open as bitter cold sets inCode Purple shelters throughout Delaware will be open Monday and Tuesday nights as temperatures dip into the teens and wind Reading Time: 3 minutes
Carney: Universal indoor mask mandate in effect 8 a.m. TuesdayAs of Tuesday, masks are required in all public indoor settings like shops, gyms and stores. Gov. John Carney announced Reading Time: 3 minutes
Pre-filed bills offer glimpse into legislatureâs plansThe General Assembly will meet in person for the first time on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Getty Images) A list of Reading Time: 6 minutes
General Assembly committee meetings to stay virtualDelaware House and Senate committee meetings will be held virtually throughout the month of January. Delaware House and Senate Reading Time: 3 minutes
Wilmington redistricting ordinance passes unanimouslyDenis Tangney/Getty Images The Wilmington City Council on Thursday passed redistricting legislation that will define the cityâs council districts for Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wilmington Councilwoman Rysheema Dixon resigns during meetingCouncilwoman Rysheema Dixon/Photo Wilmington City Council Wilmington City Councilwoman Rysheema Dixon, a Democrat, resigned from office during Thursdayâs council meeting. Reading Time: < 1 minute
Despite acquittal, Brown will still face Senate ethics inquiryBrown was found not guilty Thursday on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct. Despite being acquitted Thursday on charges Reading Time: 3 minutes
Brown found not guilty on all chargesState Sen. Darius Brown State Sen. Darius Brown was found not guilty Thursday by a jury on charges of offensive Reading Time: 2 minutes
Jury begins deliberating in Darius Brown trialThe trial of State Sen. Darius Brown is taking place at the t the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Reading Time: 4 minutes
DeMatteis to leave role overseeing federal stimulus to head state HR The woman in charge of overseeing how the state spends its federal stimulus money has been nominated to be Reading Time: 3 minutes
Snow makes a quick return, forecast to hit Thursday night Most of Delaware will get 2 to 4 inches of snow Thursday night through Friday morning, according to Reading Time: < 1 minute
The victim in the Darius Brown case testifies about what happenedThe trial of State Sen. Darius Brown is taking place at the t the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Reading Time: 4 minutes
Some patients being transferred to nursing homes will be COVID-positiveOn average, one out of every four Delawareans who tests for COVID-19 is testing positive, Gov. John Carney said during Reading Time: 4 minutes
DMV waives late fees, asks customers to use online servicesThe DMV is asking you to use its online portal to complete your transactions rather than visit its locations. Photo Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware under a blanket of snow, a foot deep in some partsRuth Houston-Behrens/Facebook Delawareâs massive and largely unexpected snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in some parts of the Reading Time: 2 minutes
Gov. Carney declares state of emergency over omicron waveDelaware will be under a state of emergency effective Jan. 3, 2022. (Getty Images/Kameleon007) Gov. John Carney on Thursday declared Reading Time: 4 minutes
DNREC to close facilities, reduce hours due to omicron variantSeveral activities and facilities will be closed or operate under reduced hours throughout January due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Del. minimum wage to increase Jan. 1 and not everyone is happy about itDelawareâs minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour Saturday. (Getty Images/Darren415) With Delawareâs minimum wage set to increase from Reading Time: 4 minutes
State will refer dads behind in child support to RemannedDelaware is turning to a Wilmington nonprofit to help men deal with issues affecting their child support payments. The Reading Time: 2 minutes
Sewage spill halts shellfish harvesting in Rehoboth Bay Producers will not pull Rehoboth Bay oysters, clams or mussels for eating for 21 days. Photo by Photo by Reading Time: < 1 minute
Lawyer who championed Title IX sees backlash for position on trans women in sportsTom Neuberger Wilmington attorney Tom Neuberger has been an advocate for women in sports since the 1970s when he helped Reading Time: 5 minutes
Ărstedâs Skipjack 2 offshore wind project given the green lightPhoto courtesy of Ărsted. The Maryland Public Service Commission has selected Danish multinational power company Ărstedâs Skipjack Wind 2 for Reading Time: 4 minutes
Sen. Chris Coons tests positive for COVID-19United States Senator Chris Coons, D-Delaware. Sen. Chris Coons has tested positive for COVID-19. Coons is the tenth member of Reading Time: < 1 minute
State to perform quarterly audits of COVID relief, infrastructure fundsPhoto by Utah778/Getty Images Pro. Delaware has set aside more than $3 million to audit agencies and nonprofit organizations that Reading Time: 3 minutes
Traveling for Christmas? Here are some things you should knowPhoto by Nadezhda/Getty Images. Suspending planned lane closures The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced that it will suspend planned Reading Time: 2 minutes
DelDOT announces completion of Route 141 road projectsAmong the projects finalized by DelDOT is a complete reconstruction of the I-95/141 interchange consisting of eight interchange ramps and Reading Time: 2 minutes
AG Jennings clears officers of wrongdoing in Lymond Moses killingPhoto screen-captured from the New Castle County Police Critical Incident Briefing, linked below. The New Castle County Police Officers who Reading Time: 5 minutes
As COVID cases rise, Del. Dept. of Education hosts mask-free partyOn the same day that the first four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant were confirmed in Delaware, Reading Time: 4 minutes
Goodbye, Rodney dorms. Hello, Hillside Parkâs play areas, fishing, trail Newark’s new HIllside Park include recreation and storm management areas. Newark’s 37th park opened this month, replacing a portion Reading Time: 3 minutes
State raises budget prediction to include more revenue, $823.8 million surplusThe state is on track to have a huge surplus. Photo by Brian K. Leonard. September 2021 Fueled by Reading Time: 3 minutes
Phase two of I-95 rehabilitation to bring new traffic patterns, closuresPhoto by Chris Boswell, Getty Images. As the I-95 Restore the Corridor project in Wilmington transitions to its second phase, Reading Time: 2 minutes
5 Delaware beaches set for replenishing in JanuaryThis DNREC file photo shows beaches being replenished. DNREC will begin replenishing Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Reading Time: 2 minutes
Newark man indicted for possessing, distributing child porn A 34-year-old Newark man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Wilmington for distributing and possessing Reading Time: < 1 minute
Dem. leadership stops short of inviting public to in-person hearingsHouse and Senate committee hearings will be held in “hybrid format” in 2022. When the General Assembly reconvenes in January, Reading Time: 2 minutes
Mail-in ballots, paid leave, police reform top 2022 legislative agendaState legislators will be back in session in a little more than a month. Photo by Aimintang/Getty Images Signature In Reading Time: 7 minutes
Delaware Dems want you to pay $46 to flex your Joe Biden knowledgeStrapped for cash? Delaware Democratic Party asking supporters to pay $46 to spend an hour and a half with them Reading Time: 2 minutes
Wilmington term limit resolution could allow officials to spend 36 years on councilUPDATE: Councilwoman ShanĂ© Darby has informed Delaware LIVE/Town Square LIVE that she will not be in attendance at Thursdayâs City Reading Time: 4 minutes
Despite charges, McGuiness ranks second nationally on transparency reportsState Auditor Kathy McGuiness Auditor Kathy McGuinessâs office currently ranks second nationally in the number of reports shared publicly on Reading Time: 2 minutes
Move to create Delaware inspector general post gains momentumAs calls mount for the creation of a statewide inspector generalâs office in Delaware, one Newark lawmaker is drafting legislation Reading Time: 7 minutes
Delaware State Parks annual pass, surf fishing permit sales delayedDelaware drive-on beach surf fishing tags will not go on sale until at least early 2022, DNREC says. The sale Reading Time: 2 minutes
Lawsuits against Carney aim to ârestore religious freedom forever in DelawareâTownsend Free Will Baptist Church in Townsend, Del. Two pastors have announced separate lawsuits against Gov. John Carney in the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Public Health, DelDOT warn of COVID vax text message scam State agencies are warning Delawareans to be on alert for scams requesting that recipients verify their COVID-19 vaccination status. Reading Time: < 1 minute
State greenhouse to sell poinsettias starting MondayThe annual poinsettia sale at the state greenhouse in New Castle County will include some specialty colors, including hot pink Reading Time: 2 minutes
Business group to keep pounding Del. courts with Thanksgiving ad Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, which has spent millions hammering Delaware’s courts, is launching another $500,000 advertising Reading Time: 2 minutes
Some infrastructure cash to be spent on âcappingâ 95 in WilmingtonState and federal officials gathered near the I-95 rehabilitation project in Wilmington Tuesday to discuss the impact the $1.2 trillion Reading Time: 3 minutes
Pastors to sue Gov. Carney over future emergency worship restrictionsPastor Alan Hines of Townsend Church and Pastor David Landow of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Wilmington will announce a lawsuit Reading Time: 4 minutes
Judge issues gag order over McGuiness caseProsecution and defense attorneys will no longer be able to comment publicly on the McGuiness case. Those involved in State Reading Time: 2 minutes
Paid medical leave wonât place onerous burden on business, sponsor saysA bill to give Delaware workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave has earned the support Reading Time: 5 minutes
Kent County approves $5 million in grants for small businesses, hotelsThe program includes $3 million in grants for small businesses and $2 million for hotels and event venues. Kent County Reading Time: 3 minutes
Low-digit surf fishing tag auction starts Nov. 22Photo courtesy of DNREC. Low-digit surf fishing tags will be available for sale to the highest bidders beginning Monday, Nov. Reading Time: < 1 minute
State to invest $2 million in farmers, local food supply chainPhoto courtesy of Delaware Department of Agriculture. Delaware will spend $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to establish a Reading Time: 2 minutes
Roundtable to focus on proposed paid family, medical leave billState Sen. Sarah McBride will hold the first in a series of roundtable conversations Thursday focused on 12-week paid family Reading Time: 3 minutes
Disabled veterans can now sign up for school property tax creditDisabled Veterans who have lived in Delaware for three years may qualify to a tax credit that offsets school taxes. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Darius Brown off another committee after incident at press eventState Sen. Darius Brown, D-Edgemoor State Sen. Darius Brown has been booted from yet another Senate committee following a heated Reading Time: 4 minutes
DNREC to put $1.4 million into more electric vehicle chargingThe state will use money from the Volkswagen settlement to fund new charging stations. Photo by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha/Pexels DNREC is Reading Time: < 1 minute
Utility workersâ vaccine meeting unleashes anti-government ireA panel of union members, parents, advocates and a state representative speak before 400 people at the Nur Shrine Center Reading Time: 5 minutes
Former Wilmington politician convicted for official misconduct Theopalis Gregory, former president of the Wilmington City Council, was convicted Monday of official misconduct. Gregory had been indicted Reading Time: 2 minutes
Dover to hold city council special election TuesdayBrandy Walker (Left) will face off against Julia Pillsbury (Right) to fill a vacancy on the Dover City Council. The Reading Time: < 1 minute
Townsend to restart police department, with Milford man as chiefRobert âBobâ Longo will help Townsend restart its own police department. After decades without a police force, the town of Reading Time: 5 minutes
McGuiness corruption trial set for May 2022Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will face trial on corruption charges in May 2022. A court order establishing the trial Reading Time: 3 minutes
Pro-business group, ACLU to rally to open police misconduct recordsCitizens for a Pro-Business Delaware will rally in Dover to support bills that would create transparency of policy records. Photo Reading Time: 2 minutes
DMV picks Veterans Day to launch new site for VeteransThe Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new webpage to provide easy access to services for veterans. Services Reading Time: 2 minutes
Del. utility workers fight labeling as federal contractors, vaccine mandateDelaware utility workers say they rarely work for the federal government and should not be included in vaccine mandate. Photo Reading Time: 5 minutes
State hopes to inspire Delawareans to plant tree for every residentDelaware has a new initiative to add to the state’s number of trees. Photo by Felix Mittermeier/Pexels In the Reading Time: 2 minutes
Senate cancels session, asks former judge for advice on ousting McGuinessDemocratic Party legislators have asked former Superior Court Judge Randy Holland, right, to help it determine how to handle the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Senate to meet Tuesday to seek advice on removing McGuiness UPDATE: The Senate canceled this session and will seek advice. The State Senate will convene Tuesday to consider Reading Time: 2 minutes
Permanent school mask mandate is on hold â for nowSome interpreted a DOE regulation to mean masks would be permanently required in schools. Photo by Rodnae Productions on Pexels. Reading Time: 3 minutes
State GOP predicts âred waveâ in 2022, plans to kick off campaign MondayWith just over a year until the next big election, the Delaware Republican Party has announced a campaign season kickoff Reading Time: 3 minutes
Closures for toll plaza, I-95/Route 141 interchange, Route 9I-95 toll plaza. www.ezpassde.com file photo Painting, construction and flooding are the reasons behind some upcoming road closures in New Reading Time: < 1 minute
Former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner dies at 86Ruth Ann Minner, Delaware’s first female governor, died Thursday at age 86. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor. Reading Time: 3 minutes
Kent considering $5M in grants for businesses hurt by pandemicKent County Levy Court Kent County is eyeing a $5 million grant program for small businesses and hospitality companies affected Reading Time: 4 minutes
Possible bus driver strike might make Appo high schools go virtualPhoto by Thomas Park on Unsplash. Appoquinimink School District may have to transition its high schools to virtual-only instruction, but Reading Time: 2 minutes
New Del. âghost gunâ law violates 1st, 2nd Amendments, suit saysTwo Delawareans have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. John Carney and Attorney General Kathy Jennings alleging that a state Reading Time: 4 minutes
Republican Sen. Colin Bonini announces re-election bidSen. Colin Bonini, R-Dover, has announced he will seek another term in the Delaware State Senate. Longtime Republican State Senator Reading Time: 3 minutes
4 more Delmarva fox squirrels moved to DelawareDelmarva fox squirrel. DNREC photo The Delmarva fox squirrel, a rare species in Delaware that has recovered in much of Reading Time: 2 minutes
Child care providers, DSU to receive millions in COVID-19 relief fundsFlanked by Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Gov. John Carney and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, DSU President Tony Allen holds two Reading Time: 3 minutes
House, Senate seek advice on McGuiness removal, but fail to finish jobTwo separate resolutions passed in the House and Senate requesting the Delaware Supreme Court issue an advisory opinion on the Reading Time: 6 minutes
Resolution condemning federal government for school board overreach fails in SenatePhoto by MChe Lee/Unsplash A Republican resolution to condemn federal action against parents at school board meetings and reaffirm their Reading Time: 4 minutes
General Assembly passes redistricting bill; new district lines take effect next electionDelaware Legislative Hall by Brian K. Leonard. September 2021. When Delawareans vote for their state representatives and senators a year Reading Time: 4 minutes
New Castle County to require new homes to be EV-charger readyAn electric vehicle charges. Photo courtesy of Nikon Corp. on Unsplash. All new residential units in New Castle County will Reading Time: 3 minutes
EZ Pass lanes on I-95 closed this weekI-95 toll plaza. DelDOT file photo The EZ Pass lanes in both directions at the I-95 Newark Toll Plaza are Reading Time: < 1 minute
Delaware clears up after wind, rain and high tideRoute 1 in Sussex County on Friday. DelDOT photo By noon Saturday, it appears that the worst was over from Reading Time: < 1 minute
Woodland Beach evacuated; Route 1 closed in coastal SussexRoute 1 in Sussex County. DelDOT photo Friday’s weather was as miserable as predicted, with strong winds, coastal flooding, a Reading Time: 2 minutes
The General Assembly will meet Monday to pass a redistricting bill. Hereâs what to expect. The General Assembly will convene Monday, Nov. 1 to consider redistricting legislation that will define Delawareâs House and Senate Reading Time: 3 minutes
House Democrats publish final plan for House districtsA look at the final proposed House Districts in New Castle County. Democratic leaders in the Delaware House of Representatives Reading Time: 4 minutes
Flooding closes coastal roads; historic crest due tonightThe aftermath of Hurricane Ida. City of Wilmington file photo Hazardous weather is likely today, according to the National Weather Reading Time: 2 minutes
Perdue donation will help build amphitheater in Seaford parkAn aerial view of the park’s location in Seaford. A $100,000 donation from Perdue Farms is going to help the Reading Time: 3 minutes
Our (other) guy in the White House talks Afghan resettlementFormer Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, in blue shirt and now White House coordinator of Operation Allies Welcome, and U.S. Air Reading Time: 4 minutes
Juneteenth joins Thanksgiving, MLK Day as official state holidayOpal Lee, left in gray, watches Gov. John Carney sign the bill making Juneteenth an official state holiday. Juneteenth Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware photographer given year in prison for tax evasion Well-known Delaware photographer Bruce Kevin Fleming of Milton has been sentence to one year in federal prison for federal Reading Time: 2 minutes
State Reps ask Carney to remove auditor, but it seems unlikelyLegislative efforts to remove Kathleen McGuiness from office seem likely to fail, based on state rules With embattled Delaware State Reading Time: 4 minutes
Delaware Senate publishes final proposed redistricting mapsSlaughter Beach was returned to District 18 in Sussex County rather than being grouped into a largely Kent County district. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Facing criminal charges, Darius Brown to lead expungement workshops A state senator awaiting trial on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct will lead a series of town Reading Time: 4 minutes
Biden authorizes federal disaster assistance for Hurricane Ida damageRescue workers in the flooded streets of Wilmington after Ida. President Joe Biden has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Reading Time: 3 minutes
âLong overdue:â Longtime Sussex Dem Greg Fuller switches partyGreg Fuller Sr. Former Sussex County register of wills and longtime Democrat Greg Fuller Sr. announced Friday that he is Reading Time: 2 minutes
Salvation Army beam raising marks start of Riverfront East development This rendering shows how the new Salvation Army campus on East Riverfront will look when it’s finished. Reading Time: 2 minutes
Flood damage causes Alapocas Run walking bridge to close indefinitelyBancroft Pedestrian Bridge in Alapocas Run State Park will remain closed for an unknown period of time due to structural Reading Time: < 1 minute
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is SaturdayDelaware will hold its 21st Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. (Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash) Delawareans looking to Reading Time: 3 minutes
Proposed voting maps draw ire of voters, advocacy groups, GOPExpedited redistricting process draws ire of open-government groups, concerned citizens House Democratic leaders have held the second and final public Reading Time: 5 minutes
McGuinessâ lawyer asks state to pay him $550 an hour State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Updated on 10/18/21 at 5:02 p.m. to include the Delaware DOJ’s response to McGuiness’ petition. Reading Time: 4 minutes
Newark assessing pavement conditions on all city streetsNewark is inspecting street quality throughout the city. (City of Newark) Newark is performing a citywide pavement condition assessment and Reading Time: < 1 minute
DSU, DNREC to work together on community outreachDelaware State University will help the stateâs environmental agency improve public outreach and community engagement with a two-year research project Reading Time: 2 minutes
Delaware sees more reports of rabid animals because state is testing more Another Delaware skunk was diagnosed with rabies Friday. Photo by Bryan Padron. When the state announced Friday that it Reading Time: 4 minutes
Biden appoints Delawareâs former adjutant general to USO BoardAMONG RETIRED US. ARMY MAJOR GENERAL FRANCIS âFRANKâ D. VAVALAâS MANY PROJECTS IS HELPING FORM A MILITARY HIGH SCHOOL IN Reading Time: 3 minutes
Dems, others call for McGuiness to resign or take leave of absenceState Auditor Kathleen McGuiness Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives wonât pursue the impeachment of State Auditor Kathy Reading Time: 3 minutes
Proposed House redistricting offers more changes than SenateSussex County House districts will change a lot if proposed plan goes forward. House Democratic leadership has released their Reading Time: 3 minutes