Government

Delaware will cover new weight loss medications for state employees. The Delaware State Employee Benefit Committee unanimously approved a plan
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A former Wilmington police officer has been convicted of misconduct and making false statements to law enforcement. James MacColl, who
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  Delaware police and schools apparently are among the targets of nationwide calls of false active shooters at the schools.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Multiple lanes  on Interstate 95 will close on weeknights from Thursday, March 2, through Wednesday, March 8, between Route 1
Reading Time: < 1 minute

A new transportation plan for Newport might revive a way of traveling from a century ago and also anticipates how
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Bureaucracy moves slowly, sometimes taking years to act. Online complaints, on the other hand, take just minutes or days to
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Last Oct. 25, the Lancaster Avenue post office had 68,493 delayed letters, magazines and packages, a new federal inspector general’s
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The wife of a Bear man who built a secret underground bunker to grow marijuana may not be able to
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  NOTE: This story corrects a statement to say that it costs $100,000 per mile to lay broadband cable and
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware will begin offering the bar exam for lawyers twice a year and will drop the passing score by two
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  NOTE: This story has been updated to say Sussex County government has no knowledge about any efforts to assure
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The state of Delaware’s health insurance program could soon be split almost evenly between workers and retirees because of the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Several members of the Joint Finance Committee asked the Department of Education officials on Wednesday when and if they would
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Ten small businesses in Delaware have been awarded grants in the sixth round of the Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A comfort dog has joined the staff of the Delaware courts system. “The courthouse does not have to be a
Reading Time: < 1 minute

The president of a Milltown financial advice company will pay $60,000 in fines and serve a 2½-year suspension from registration
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce has raised significant concerns about an early draft of regulations to implement a new
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The $300 state tax relief rebate that nearly 800,000 Delaware residents received in 2022 will not be taxed by the
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Plans underway to improve transportation safety in Arden, Ardencroft and Ardentown would, among other things, aim to slow down traffic
Reading Time: 2 minutes

New Castle County has started to accept credit cards and digital wallets for sewer bills – without any extra fees
Reading Time: < 1 minute

A new effort to help Delawareans pay various court-imposed fines and fees as they navigate their way to better lives just
Reading Time: 3 minutes

S Staff retention in Delaware’s prison system was an important issue at Wednesday’s Joint Finance Committee budget hearing. Monroe Hudson,
Reading Time: 3 minutes

High-visibility DUI patrols are being increased throughout Delaware, starting with the long Super Bowl weekend and running through the St.
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Proposals for a notoriously congested bridge (the Tyler McConnell, in North Wilmington), Delaware’s busiest intersection (Hares Corner, aka U.S. Route
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Wilmington has received a $200,000 grant from the new federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program. It’s the only
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A former Delaware Correctional Officer has been indicted for recklessly confining and causing the death of a 4-year-old law enforcement
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Despite four attempts by Republicans to amend it, the mini-Bond bill was voted out of the House Thursday and will
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A Delaware construction executive says that Senate Bill 35, scheduled to be heard today in the House  will effectively block
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill that would increase unemployment payments by $50 a week is headed to Gov. John Carney’s desk after essentially
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Cutting straight to the “what does it mean to me” point: Gov. John Carney’s $5.5 billion budget proposal for 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The St. Georges Bridge, which carries U.S. 13 over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, will close for approximately 18 months
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Two lanes of the Delaware Memorial Bridge into New Jersey will be closed from early February through near the end
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A typically commonplace measure that would have added 17 projects to this year’s Bond and Capital Improvements funding got mired
Reading Time: 4 minutes

  Delaware’s largest city has a master plan to improve transportation and the quality of life, and it’s called the
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Heeeeeeeeeee’ssss back. Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark, filed new versions Friday of his bills to legalize the sale of marijuana and
Reading Time: 5 minutes

 An ankle monitor led to the arrest of the sixth man who has been charged with animal cruelty and more
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gov. John Carney’s annual State of the State address Thursday revolved around the need to bring good jobs to the
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A 24-year-0ld Wilmington man has been arrested and charged with the 2015 murder of a Wilmington teenager that touched off
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A park over Interstate 95 in downtown Wilmington would cost $360 million to $398 million to design and construct, according
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Despite vehement opposition from a state retirees’ group, a bill that would add retirees to committees that help determine health
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A bill authorizing a one-time $20 million fund for Delaware police agencies to use for recruiting passed unanimously Wednesday through
Reading Time: 4 minutes

New Castle County has decided to update the Newark Free Library on the same site. The new, two-story building will
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A proposed bill that would allow tenants to stop paying rent when life- or safety-threatening issues had not been repaired
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A bill that would crack down on excessive motor vehicle noise passed the House Tuesday. Just one legislator, Rep. Rich
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  A bill to permanently raise unemployment payments by $50 a week, but use state money for one year only
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A lifelong Newark resident who has served on the Newark Police Department for 28 years will be its next leader.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill filed Friday would raise weekly Delaware unemployment payments from $400 to $450 and, for one year only, save
Reading Time: 2 minutes

If a bill approved Thursday by the Delaware House of Representatives succeeds, residents won’t have to pay state or federal
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill that would remove the three-year residency requirement to qualify for the Disabled Veteran Tax credit drew concerns in
Reading Time: 4 minutes

  The Delaware House of Representatives majority leader started the second day of the 152nd General Assembly Wednesday by apologizing
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Five men have been arrested in Seaford and charged with three felonies each for dog fighting. In the process, 12
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s 152nd General Assembly officially began Tuesday, as Delaware’s 62 representatives and senators were sworn into office in what is
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A 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

  As the Delaware General Assembly prepares to reconvene Tuesday for the start of its 152nd session, livestreaming of meetings
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  The Polly Drummond yard waste site was closed today after a second ground fire of unknown origin within a
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Wilmington has a new police chief: Wilfredo Campos, a person of color and a captain who has been with the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The number of murders in Wilmington was at its lowest for 15 years in 2022, and the number of shootings
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed Brian Franklin’s quote to another person. Bellefonte, a town of
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives has announced committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly, with the Democrats crowing that its
Reading Time: 3 minutes

This story was originally published in October 2022 A suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into
Reading Time: 8 minutes

This story was originally published in August 2022. A committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delaware’s
Reading Time: 5 minutes

This story was originally published in October 2022. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the
Reading Time: 4 minutes

This story was originally published in November 2022. Republicans did not fare well in Delaware’s Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened
Reading Time: 7 minutes

This story was originally published in July 2022. An outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House
Reading Time: 6 minutes

This story was originally published in April 2022. Evidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable
Reading Time: 10 minutes

State prosecutors are seeking help in the case of a Sussex County pastor charged with soliciting child porn. Leonard Eley,
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’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

Leaders in the Delaware Senate have revealed the body’s committee assignments for the 152nd General Assembly which begins in January.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

During a public meeting on the state’s plan to totally ban the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035,
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki hasn’t yet said how the city plans to replace police Chief Robert Tracy, who on Tuesday
Reading Time: 2 minutes

In a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the state’s Supreme Court this week
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Not everyone is thrilled about Gov. John Carney’s decision to extend Delaware’s COVID-19 public health emergency for another 30 days.
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware’s environmental protection agency will hold two virtual workshops this week on Gov. John Carney’s proposal to ban most gasoline-powered
Reading Time: 2 minutes

After 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 on Monday was given a draft plan by consultants to expand — and increase — the impact
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware Department of Transportation has accepted a $2.3 million bid to improve the bus system on four streets in
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware stands to receive some $43.6 million from settlements with CVS and Walgreens over their roles in America’s opioid epidemic.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

It’s not uncommon for state Rep. Ruth Briggs King to be the only woman in a room full of men. 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The chair of the Delaware Republican Party has called on the state’s Democratic Party to reject a donation from disgraced
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The city of Wilmington is in need of a new top cop. Police Chief Robert Tracy has been selected as
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A political advocacy group and Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday once again urged Gov. John Carney to fill two upcoming
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A Republican lawmaker hopes 2023 will be the year Delaware legalizes the direct shipment of wine. Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delawareans venting about not getting any mail on some days are finding plenty of sympathy and shared frustration on social
Reading Time: 3 minutes

When Democrat Lydia York takes the oath of office on Jan. 3, she’ll be Delaware’s third auditor of accounts since
Reading Time: 2 minutes

When state Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown won election to the General Assembly in 2018, she knew right away that she wanted
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Even though Delaware’s state senators and representatives won’t be formally sworn in until Jan. 10, their work begins the day
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s second longest-serving Supreme Court justice will retire in May 2023. Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., 73, announced his decision
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Latisha Bracy, a former aide to multiple United States senators, has been selected to fill a vacant at-large seat on
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Republicans did not fare well in Delaware’s Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the
Reading Time: 7 minutes

Republicans did not fare well in Delaware’s Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the
Reading Time: 7 minutes

  A Delaware man who made $1 million from smuggling cocaine and built a secret bunker under his house in
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The chair of the Delaware Republican Party is calling for two election officials to resign after an election she calls
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware House Republicans will be led by a new pair of officers when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, and
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Delaware Department of Elections has taken steps to ensure polling places never run out of ballots again, officials said
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A final draft is out for a plan to cap Interstate 95 in downtown Wilmington and create a 12-acre park
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware’s top Second Amendment advocacy group on Tuesday asked a federal court to halt enforcement of several gun bans passed
Reading Time: 3 minutes

 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

Under a proposed regulation being considered by Delaware’s environmental control agency, all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  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 died suddenly Monday night after a brief fight with pneumonia. She was 73. Prior to
Reading Time: < 1 minute

  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

Delaware House and Senate Democrats are sticking with the status quo in the next General Assembly. Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A recount in a northern Delaware state representative race confirmed the earlier reported results. Rep. Mike Ramone, R-Pike Creek, defeated
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has unveiled a new driver license indicator that allows veterans to verify their military
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Democratic candidates for U.S. House, attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor swept Delaware’s general election — and they did
Reading Time: 2 minutes

With hours to go before polls close, nearly 200,000 Delawareans have already cast their ballots in the 2022 general election.
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Jump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Republicans
Reading Time: 13 minutes

The general election is finally here. If you haven’t already voted absentee or at an early voting location, your only
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Delaware’s 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

A Republican Delaware state Senate candidate has filed reports with the New Castle County Police Department and Federal Bureau of
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The incumbent is a former physician assistant whose office has increased state investment revenues and pushed retirement plans for those
Reading Time: 7 minutes

Delawareans appear to like early voting. One poll worker at the Wilmington Riverfront polling place said there had been lines
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  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

Delaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana patients to possess firearms without
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A suburban New Castle County race for state House is turning into one of most hotly-contested battles of this year’s
Reading Time: 7 minutes

Wilmington 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 City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh has died. She was 73. First elected in 1985, Walsh served on City Council
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Jump to: Statewide candidates State Senate candidates State House candidates County candidates The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov.
Reading Time: 10 minutes

Acting under emergency powers, the State Employment Benefit Committee voted Monday to continue state retiree health plans as they are
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware 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

Gov. John Carney will appoint former state Auditor Dennis Greenhouse to serve the remainder of Kathy McGuiness’s term. McGuiness resigned
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The state’s plan to transition state government retirees’ health insurance from original Medicare to a privately-managed Medicare Advantage plan has
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has resigned. Gov. John Carney will name a replacement to serve the remainder of her
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not see the inside of a jail cell after being sentenced on two misdemeanor
Reading Time: 4 minutes

If prosecutors have their way, state Auditor Kathy McGuiness will see prison time for her misdemeanor corruption convictions. McGuiness is
Reading Time: 3 minutes

There are three ways to vote in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general election: absentee, early, or in person on election day.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will be sentenced Wednesday on two misdemeanor charges. In July, McGuiness was found guilty of
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Delaware economic experts on Monday predicted a budget surplus of $667.1 million for fiscal year 2024, but warned the state
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The state has distributed some 780,000 Relief Rebate checks, according to Delaware Secretary of Finance Rick Geisenberger. Approximately $15 million
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Voters in Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth and Dewey will have three choices on the ballot when they vote for their next
Reading Time: 11 minutes

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will be the featured guest at the Delaware Republican Party’s upcoming Constitution Day
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Just 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 through Wilmington will be closed from Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 5
Reading Time: < 1 minute

In response to protests by state government retirees who say they were left in the dark over a significant change
Reading Time: 3 minutes

In 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

The fate of Delaware’s mail-in voting and same-day registration statutes — and Delawareans’ ability to do both in the Nov.
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether the state’s new mail-in voting law violates the Delaware Constitution. The
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The leader of Delaware’s largest firearm advocacy group says a letter penned by the state’s attorney general Monday is just
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware state government retirees gathered in Wilmington Tuesday with a message for Gov. John Carney and his political appointees: “Keep
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Government transparency advocates say there’s no reason in 2022 that public information should be as difficult to access as it
Reading Time: 8 minutes

Hurricane Ian’s remnants will bring a prolonged period of cool, damp and breezy conditions to Delaware into early next week.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Longtime Wilmington City Councilwoman Loretta Walsh will resign in October, she announced Wednesday. Walsh, who served as an at-large council
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A group of Delaware state government retirees and pensioners has filed suit against two government officials tasked with implementing a
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Whether you are a big fan of offshore wind power or you want all those turbines gone with the wind,
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Lawmakers, state employees and law enforcement officers gathered at Legislative Hall Tuesday to learn how Delaware can better address the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The City of Rehoboth Beach will hold a special meeting Tuesday focused on offshore wind projects under development off Delaware’s
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction partially halting Delaware’s enforcement of its new “ghost gun” ban. “Ghost
Reading Time: 6 minutes

In the race for state auditor, Delawareans have two choices: Democrat Lydia York, a career accountant and attorney, and Republican
Reading Time: 6 minutes

A sentencing date has been set in the case of state Auditor Kathy McGuiness.  In July, McGuiness was found guilty
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Just three months after the groundbreaking of Sussex County’s new Family Court building, officials gathered in Dover Thursday to kick
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware’s 9th Representative District is one of New Castle County’s last remaining Republican holdouts, and Democrat Terrell Williams, an attorney,
Reading Time: 7 minutes

  The Wilmington Police Department is re-establishing its Police Cadet apprenticeship program. Open to young adults 18 to 21 years
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals
Reading Time: 2 minutes

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

A report on reducing and preventing gun violence in Wilmington recommends the city fund several existing intervention organizations. create a
Reading Time: 4 minutes

  Republicans were quick to say “we told you so” Thursday as word spread that a Chancery Court judge had
Reading Time: 8 minutes

A 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

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

Longtime 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

State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who in July was convicted of three misdemeanor corruption charges, later reduced to two by the
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Bold = 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

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

Election 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

Delaware’s primary election day seemed off to a slow start Tuesday, but with only a few problems reported. An early
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to delay the prior authorization requirement on state retirees’ new Medicare Advantage health
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Just one statewide incumbent and eight sitting members of the Delaware General Assembly will have a primary opponent when the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

New Castle County’s Public Safety Department will hold a celebration and recruiting event Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Christiana Mall.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

With Delaware’s primary election just days away and early voting underway, time is running out to answer any questions you
Reading Time: 10 minutes

A change to the health insurance held by retirees of Delaware’s state government is causing an uproar. The state’s requirement
Reading Time: 10 minutes

Keller Hopkins, candidate for Sussex County Council, has personally loaned his campaign $163,000, even though the job he’s after pays
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A $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

Delaware will spend $22 million to construct a new library in North Wilmington just 0.2 miles from an existing library,
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Even though Delaware’s primary election isn’t until Sept. 13, about 773 Delawareans have already cast their vote at one of
Reading Time: 4 minutes

      Department of Transportation officials said during a community workshop Thursday night that the bulk of the I-95
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  A Wilmington woman was sentenced this week to 31 months in jail for applying for and taking $246,000 in
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s mail-in voting law was the subject of a four-hour-long hearing before the state’s Court of Chancery Wednesday. Vice Chancellor
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The judge who oversaw the trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has thrown out one of the jury’s three
Reading Time: 10 minutes

Two lawsuits challenging Delaware’s mail-in voting system will be the subject of a hearing in the Delaware Court of Chancery
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A Sussex County campaign mailer deemed racist by Republican Party officials was financed with money from four prominent county figures.
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Now that the Route 24 corridor from Millsboro to Angola has its own state House District, four candidates have emerged
Reading Time: 10 minutes

The Delaware Senate’s longest-serving president pro tempore has died. Richard Cordrey was 88. The Millsboro Democrat was elected to the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware voters have several options to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary and general elections thanks to two new
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Delaware will remain the state with the highest realty transfer tax in the nation after a bill to decrease the
Reading Time: 5 minutes

With weeks to go before the first votes are cast in Delaware’s 2022 election cycle, advocates for government transparency are
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delaware’s state capitol building spent much of its Thursday
Reading Time: 5 minutes

There’s a race to the right in central Delaware’s 16th Senate District, and incumbent Republican Sen. Colin Bonini’s 27 years
Reading Time: 7 minutes

Shortly after single mother of two Alison Mendez moved into northeast Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood five years ago, there was a
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Voters in Northwest Wilmington, Brandywine Village and Trolley Square will have three choices when they decide who to send to
Reading Time: 7 minutes

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services must hand over Medicaid records to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, a Superior
Reading Time: 3 minutes

New Castle County’s just-mailed tax bills come with an explanatory letter titled “Local service function tax rates have changed.” People
Reading Time: 2 minutes

In 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’s transportation department will use federal infrastructure funds to install multi-car electric vehicle chargers along major travel routes throughout the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

If anyone ever needed proof that state legislators are animal lovers, they needn’t look any further than this year’s Bond
Reading Time: 4 minutes

One became the law of the land. The other went up in smoke.  Both involved years of planning, hundreds of
Reading Time: 6 minutes

In a rare move, the Delaware Democratic Party has endorsed a primary challenger over a sitting statewide-elected Democrat. The state
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Even in a time of stark political division, there is thing almost everybody can agree on: scam calls suck. In
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The 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 temporary deer stands, ground blinds and trail cameras placed on state lands. Here’s a link to
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett will pay $20 million to resolve allegations of discrimination against Black
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s state capitol building could be set for a major expansion. A bit of background: Between 1791 and 1933, Delaware’s
Reading Time: 3 minutes

This 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

A Republican candidate for attorney general has filed suit against the Delaware Department of Elections over a new law that
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s environmental control agency will begin a $2.3 million emergency dredging project on the Murderkill River with the aim of
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Department of Justice on Monday responded to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness’ claims that her trial was unfair. McGuiness
Reading Time: 8 minutes

The Delaware Senate on Monday passed a resolution to begin a process Democratic leadership hopes will result in the removal
Reading Time: 6 minutes

The thoroughfare had problems with accidents, so Delaware Department of Transportation officials wanted to reduce the number of through lanes
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The chairwoman of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed suit against the state’s Department of Elections over two new
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A group of climate advocates will march along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk to President Joe Biden’s vacation home to protest
Reading Time: 2 minutes

In 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

The Delaware Senate will reconvene in a special session Monday to consider a resolution to initiate the removal of State
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Gov. John Carney will sign a bill Friday to allow voters to send their ballots through the mail in all
Reading Time: 2 minutes

State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness, who on July 1 was found guilty of three misdemeanor corruption charges, has asked the judge
Reading Time: 3 minutes

An outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf blocked his bill to create
Reading Time: 6 minutes

The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and three other firearm advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt a
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gov. 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 Council will vote at its next meeting to send just over $54 million in federal COVID relief
Reading Time: 2 minutes

As state and federal leaders push to get more electric vehicles on the road and lower the consumption of fossil
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Seven large red balls hanging on chains above Casho Mill Road are the talk of the town in the Newark
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Shortly after Senate Democrats introduced a resolution to hold a hearing on State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ removal from office, House
Reading Time: 5 minutes

When Georgetown’s state senator and representative learned a bill to ban high-capacity firearm magazines could impact close to 100 jobs
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A change to the way non-profits apply for state community development funds has lawmakers and advocates on both sides of
Reading Time: 4 minutes

An open house that was billed the “absolute beginning of the process” to reconfigure Foulk Road generated intense interest from
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  State officials want to increase safety by reducing the number of lanes on Foulk Road. The idea is drawing
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Millions in American Rescue Plan Act money will fund a wide variety of programs designed to help Delawareans stay in
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A 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 continued to mount Tuesday for Delaware’s auditor, who was convicted Friday of three misdemeanors, including official misconduct, to
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware has banned 37 invasive plants, and the number will grow. The hit list in a law that became effective
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  State auditor Kathleen McGuiness was found guilty Friday on charges of official misconduct, structuring and conflict of interest in
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The 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 Kathleen McGuiness has placed her fate in the hands of twelve Kent County residents following closing arguments from
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Democratic Gov. John Carney will sign multiple gun control bills Thursday. The gun bills will ban the sale of assault
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Delaware voters will be able to cast their ballots through the mail in all future elections thanks to a bill
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  A Delaware court has overturned a Seaford law that would have required anyone who had an abortion or miscarriage
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the largest bond bill in state history, weighing in at a whopping
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Testimony concluded Wednesday afternoon in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness.  Now that both sides have rested,
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Delaware’s Democrat-majority Senate on Tuesday sent several controversial bills to Gov. John Carney for his signature. Most of the topics
Reading Time: 4 minutes

  On the wings of another staggering surplus, Gov. John Carney on Tuesday signed the $5.1 billion 2023 operating budget
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The State of Delaware rested its case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness Tuesday after eight and a half days of
Reading Time: 4 minutes

“Bags, wallet, keys and phone” are some new lyrics suggested for the old children’s exercise song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and
Reading Time: 4 minutes

State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ defense attorney on Monday grilled a Department of Justice investigator who admitted to making multiple false
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Prosecutors in the criminal corruption trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness say they plan to rest their case Monday, assuming
Reading Time: 4 minutes

State auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ former chief of staff took the stand Thursday to discuss his participation in the investigation that
Reading Time: 4 minutes

  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

Prosecutors called State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’ daughter to the stand Wednesday to testify about her employment with the office, her
Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Delaware Senate on Wednesday voted along party lines for a same-day voter registration bill. House Substitute 1 for House
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to obtain a firearm will head to the Senate floor. The bill,
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill to bypass the need to amend Delaware’s Constitution and cement no-excuse absentee ballots in future elections was released
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill to allow Delawareans to sue firearm industry members for negligence that leads to gun violence was released from
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The 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

The trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness kicked off Tuesday with testimony from one current and one former employee. Both
Reading Time: 4 minutes

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

The Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill to cement mail-in voting as an option for voters in all
Reading Time: 3 minutes

It could soon be illegal to declaw cats in Delaware under a bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A 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 pertaining to the Governor’s Energy Advisory Council and how much those who own solar panels can claim back
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Prosecutors continued calling witnesses during the third day of the trial against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness.  First to take the
Reading Time: 4 minutes

State prosecutors called on three witnesses Wednesday to detail Auditor Kathy McGuiness’ alleged habit of surveilling employees’ emails, as well
Reading Time: 6 minutes

  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 continued to call witnesses Wednesday on day two of testimony in the trial of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. The
Reading Time: 1 minute

A bill to establish an “independent and nonpartisan” inspector general’s office moved forward Wednesday in a Delaware House committee. The
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delawareans under the age of 21 would be prohibited from purchasing, owning, possessing or controlling a firearm or ammunition under
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A bill that would have given a $280 tax credit to Delawareans with a 2022 income of $35,000 or less
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The 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 Kathleen McGuiness is being sued by a former employee and political opponent who alleges she was wrongfully terminated.
Reading Time: 3 minutes

When a wave of mass shootings prompted Democrats in Delaware’s state legislature to introduce a package of sweeping gun restrictions,
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware Senate on Thursday passed a bill to effectively ban restaurants from offering single-use plastic straws and styrofoam food
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A controversial bill to ban the purchase of semi-automatic firearms in Delaware narrowly passed in the House of Representatives Thursday
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill to allow same-day voter registration in Delaware is set to be considered by the Senate.  Under current law,
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Jury selection in the case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has been set for Monday in Kent County. Assuming jury
Reading Time: < 1 minute

A controversial bill setting Delaware’s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was released from the Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Bills to ban semi-automatic firearms and restrict the purchase of guns by Delawareans 21 and older were released from a
Reading Time: 4 minutes

An attempt to override Gov. John Carney’s veto of a bill to legalize marijuana possession failed in the Delaware House
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill to ban abortions that occur 20 or more weeks after fertilization failed in a Delaware Senate committee Tuesday. 
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Lawmakers, activists and citizens gathered in front of Legislative Hall Tuesday to encourage the General Assembly to override Gov. John
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A 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 state Republicans on Saturday introduced a plan to “Rescue Delaware” during a state convention that featured a slate of
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Democratic lawmakers filed legislation Thursday they say will improve the availability of abortions and protect patients and providers from facing
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  Residents have until July 31 to comment on a proposed air pollution permit renewal for the Delaware City Refining
Reading Time: 2 minutes

All 15 Republican state representatives have taken a stand against a bill they say is designed to usurp parental authority.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

With less than a month left in the legislative session, Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have introduced sweeping legislation to ban
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Do you use reusable grocery store bags? Beginning July 1, you’ll have to choose between reusable and paper — and
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 77 charges against nine defendants accused of conducting straw purchases of at least
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Delaware Department of Justice will not pursue its prosecution of State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness in New Castle County, according
Reading Time: 3 minutes

State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness’s corruption trial will not begin until at least Thursday after Judge William Carpenter of the Delaware
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The committee responsible for drafting the state’s budget has approved an increase in funding for Delaware’s public school bus drivers.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The trial against Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness got off to a rocky start Tuesday after her defense team argued
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The committee responsible for drafting the state’s budget has voted to restore the senior property tax credit to its pre-2017
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said Tuesday night “gun worshipers” should “stick the barrel of your piece in your mouth.”  A
Reading Time: 4 minutes

State Auditor Kathy McGuiness will not have any charges dropped before her trial begins next week, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The 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

Delaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed House Bill 371, legislation that would have made it legal for Delawareans 21
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware will announce that it is rebranding during a Tuesday rally designed to pressure Gov.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would make it illegal for police to lie
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill set to be considered by the Delaware House of Representatives would increase the minimum sentence for those who
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delawareans who filed taxes in 2020 can expect to receive a $300 rebate payment from the state in the coming
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  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

The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill to legalize, tax and regulate the cultivation and sale
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday will vote on the second of two bills aimed at legalizing, regulating and
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings failed in the House Appropriations Committee Thursday.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Two Republican lawmakers stormed out of a House committee hearing Wednesday after being asked to limit their questions and public
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that will put Sen. Nicole Poore on the board of directors
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Two lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum have found common ground in their desire to increase transparency and
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A bipartisan bill to put state law enforcement officials in charge of background checks for gun purchases has been filed
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a measure aimed at ending the tradition of extending legislative business
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. 
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A bill to recognize certain rights of Delawareans facing homelessness failed in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday after municipalities and
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill released from the House Administration Committee Wednesday would create a committee to review grants for nonprofit organizations and
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware’s state fruit is the strawberry. The state tree is the American holly. The state flower is the peach blossom
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to make it a class G felony to forge a vaccination document,
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Delaware has become the 11th state to offer a paid family and medical leave program to new parents, caregivers, and
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Visitors to Delaware Seashore State Park will see an increase in research activity in the coming months, the Department of
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness Embattled State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has filed for re-election. First elected in 2018, Delaware’s first
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize marijuana in the First State.  Well, sort of.  What
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Photo: Pixabay A bill released from the House Housing and Community Affairs Committee Wednesday would make it illegal for landlords
Reading Time: 2 minutes

If passed, Delawareans could possess up to an ounce of pot without fear of criminal or civil penalties. (Getty Images)
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that Intuit Inc., the company behind online tax filing software TurboTax, will pay
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Delaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney,
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Department of Education is finalizing a registry that will allow child care workers in Delaware to apply for the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Image: Getty Images A bill released from a House committee Tuesday would exempt children’s lemonade stands from regulations and licensing
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The State Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to prohibit landlords from renting units with known bed-bug infestations. The
Reading Time: < 1 minute

A bill to legalize the possession of an ounce of pot or less was released from a House committee Tuesday
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Image: Getty Images Pro Delaware dog owners could soon be slapped with barking tickets if their pups don’t shut up.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

With 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 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

Gov. John Carney announced the investment in Elsmere Tuesday alongside Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall Long, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A memorial tree and plaque will be unveiled during a Delaware COVID-19 memorial ceremony. Photo by Pascal Muller/Unsplash   The
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo/City of Wilmington Wilmington City Council members must hand over all email, phone and text records from Jan. 2021 to
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Evidence 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 Brown, D-Wilmington State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and member
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Dough4872/Wikimedia Commons Masks are no longer required on Delaware’s public transit buses.  A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Delaware’s seven Republican senators have asked the state’s top doctor not to reinstitute a statewide indoor mask mandate. The letter
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo/Getty Images Delawareans will soon receive $300 checks thanks to a bipartisan direct relief bill signed Thursday by Gov. John
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo/Kristina Paukshtite, Pexels The bill to create a paid family and medical leave program in Delaware passed in the House
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Rep. David Bentz, D-Christiana Concerned citizens will have a chance to offer public comment on a marijuana legalization bill after
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The House Revenue and Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to release a bill that would reduce the tax on premium
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Multiple lawmakers walked out of the House health committee Wednesday in protest of a vote to release a marijuana legalization
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched its “DMV On the Go” mobile DMV trailer. The handicap-accessible trailer allows
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark Some thought this year’s fight to legalize marijuana in Delaware was over after House Bill 305
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A webinar focused on the expansion of broadband internet access will give Delawareans a chance to ask questions and learn
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  Gov. John Carney will nominate a black lawyer to the Superior Court in New Castle County, one day after
Reading Time: 2 minutes

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

  The Delaware Relief Rebate Program, which will use state surplus funds to offer every Delaware resident taxpayer a one-time
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney,
Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Healthy Delaware Families Act is expected to proceed to the House Appropriations Committee despite not receiving the requisite number
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness. Image from the Auditor’s website. Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness will face a judge for
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  A memorial service for former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont will be held April 29, with the eulogy delivered
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A lengthy and heated debate on the Senate floor Tuesday preceded the passage of a bill that would make it
Reading Time: 3 minutes

If you harbored any fears that the elections of 2022 would be a raging repeat, on a local level, of
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A proposed bill in the House of Representatives would require state agencies to consider the burden new regulations would impose
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The bipartisan proposal to give every adult Delawarean $300 in direct relief was formalized Friday after lawmakers filed the bill,
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A Smyrna landowner has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a 200-acre solar farm behind Boondocks Restaurant and
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware House of Representatives will conduct committee hearings in hybrid format indefinitely, Democratic leaders announced Thursday.  The hybrid format
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo courtesy of Dogfish Head Brewery. Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns and taprooms in Delaware will permanently be able to serve to-go
Reading Time: 2 minutes

When Bridgeville resident Debra Dawson learned that Delaware lawmakers had announced a plan to give every Delawarean $300 in direct
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Two bills set to be filed in the General Assembly would create an inspector general’s office in Delaware to investigate
Reading Time: 5 minutes

    The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Sewage flowed into the Christina River Wednesday when the weld on a pipe broke. Photo by Photo by Sourav Mishra/Pexels
Reading Time: < 1 minute

The State Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to remove the cap on the amount of money a police officer
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday announced a plan to give every Delaware taxpayer $300 in direct economic relief. The
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A package of bills aimed at creating specific crimes for destructive and dangerous conduct during violent riots will not move
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill to guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings was released from the House Housing and
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  A bill to require Delaware student-athletes to compete on athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Police officers are not on board with a revised bill to amend Delaware’s Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights. The
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the state’s voter registration system for local elections passed in
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Delawareans could soon have wine shipped directly to their homes under a bill released from the House Economic Development Committee
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo/Getty Images   Buoyed by personal and corporate income taxes, as well as real estate transfer taxes, predicts of Delaware’s
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Four bills aimed at increasing penalties for destructive and dangerous conduct during times of civil disorder will be heard by
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki Included in Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki’s proposed $176.9 million city budget are a 7.5% property tax
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Every Delaware home will have access to high-speed wired broadband internet thanks to $56 million in federal infrastructure grants. Grants
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The House of Representatives will consider a bill Thursday to make changes to the district boundaries agreed upon during the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland has died. He was 75.  Holland was appointed and reappointed to the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

With just six months to go before the first votes are cast in the 2022 General Assembly elections, most incumbent
Reading Time: 7 minutes

A bill to require Delaware cities and towns to use the state’s voter registration system for local elections overcame its
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The State Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to provide tax relief for retired service members and first responders
Reading Time: 2 minutes

  State House Republicans plan to circulate a bill to require Delaware to issue a one-time $100 million tax rebate
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Division of Public Health now plans to text you if you have COVID-19. The DPH Contact Tracing Team
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark. It may not be the end of the line for recreational marijuana legalization in Delaware. While
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Pending final site plan approval, a natural gas offloading station will be built right next to Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
Reading Time: 2 minutes

House Bill 305, also known as the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, sought to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Sussex County’s Planning and Zoning Commission will decide Thursday night whether to allow a Bridgeville project to proceed that would
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Delaware could soon guarantee health insurance for undocumented children if a bill released from committee Wednesday passes in the General
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A bill filed in the General Assembly would make it illegal for car insurers in Delaware to use gender as
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Photo/Getty Images Paid family and medical leave in Delaware moved one step closer to becoming a reality Tuesday after the
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A bipartisan bill released from committee today would allow disabled officers and firefighters to earn more money without being penalized.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

If 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 Charles “Bud” Freel has won the special election to serve the remainder of former-Rep. Gerald Brady’s term in the
Reading Time: < 1 minute

UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEAKS AT THE DART ADMINISTRATION AND BUS FACILITY IN WILMINGTON. PHOTO BY DANIEL
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Photo/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

The 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 and the Sackler family could pay up to $6 billion for the OxyContin maker’s role in the deadly
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A Chancery Court judge denied a Hockessin mom’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the governor’s statewide school mask
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted a former Wilmington police officer after
Reading Time: 2 minutes

LEFT: JANICE LORRAH. RIGHT: GOV. JOHN CARNEY A Hockessin mother suing to stop the state’s school mask mandate got most
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Ana Soto of Newark pleaded guilty to lying on applications for payroll protection loans.     A Newark woman has
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gov. John Carney on Tuesday will lift his emergency order about schools and masks. Gov. John Carney will end his
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Delaware Supreme Court will begin considering the 50 suggestions in a new report on increasing diversity on state courts.
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Left to right: Michael Mennella, M. Jane Brady, Noel Johnson The chair of the Republican Party of Delaware has filed
Reading Time: 5 minutes

M. Jane Brady, chair of the Republican Party of Delaware, will announce a lawsuit relating to election integrity Thursday morning
Reading Time: < 1 minute

SUSSEX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION/GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW A two-day virtual summit on Delaware’s correctional system ended with Sen. Marie Pinkney apologizing
Reading Time: 4 minutes

A problem with the supply of paper delayed the printing of Delaware personal income tax booklets. A problem with paper
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk.   A highly
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A two-day virtual summit focused on improving Delaware’s correctional system will begin Tuesday morning.  The event, organized by Sen. Marie
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The bill to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware moved to the House floor Thursday after earning
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Lawmakers have filed a package of bills in the General Assembly aimed at addressing Delawareans’ mental health issues. House Bill
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  Thanks to American Rescue Plan Act bucks, the Selbyville Public Library will be able to build a new library
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The General Assembly’s budget-writing committee has launched a formal application process for non-profit community groups seeking capital grants through the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Wednesday announced 91 felony charges against five defendants accused of illegally purchasing more than
Reading Time: 4 minutes

This screen grab is from the Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware television ad.   A $350,000 television ad campaign featuring
Reading Time: 3 minutes

JANICE LORRAH A Hockessin mother has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging Gov. John Carney’s extension
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The paid family and medical leave bill expected to be considered by the General Assembly this year includes changes from
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Vials of Life are available at New Castle County libraries. Photo by Ken Mammarella     A refrigerator magnet and
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Three months after Delaware’s child care workers were promised direct financial relief in the form of $1,500 individual payments, they
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to prohibit Delaware students from playing on sports teams that do not correspond with
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Twelve Republican state representatives on Tuesday sent an open letter to Gov. John Carney asking that he reconsider mask mandates
Reading Time: 3 minutes

State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has been granted permission to hire outside counsel in her office’s ongoing subpoena case with the
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A Republican State Representative plans to file a bill in the General Assembly to give parents a better idea of
Reading Time: 5 minutes

New Castle County’s new sewer bill has a typo, the county noted on Facebook.     New Castle County is
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that $85.6 million in federal funds have been made available for reimbursement of
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Thursday announced the Department of Justice’s first felony hate crime trial conviction by the agency’s
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Vactor 2100i recycles water while it cleans sewer lines. (New Castle County)   Two new sewer cleaning trucks promise
Reading Time: 2 minutes

A former Delaware Republican candidate for governor and U.S. Senate will spend a year behind bars after pleading guilty to
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Left: 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

The Republican Party of Delaware has selected Wilmington attorney Ted Kittila to serve as their nominee in the upcoming special
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Democratic Party has selected former Wilmington City Councilman and transportation department spokesman Bud Freel to serve as the Democratic
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The mayor of Wilmington and the union that represents the city’s police officers are pushing back against the City Council
Reading Time: 5 minutes

A Republican-backed bill to nearly double the tax break for senior citizen homeowners is pending action in the Delaware House
Reading Time: 3 minutes

  Signs in some Delaware courts today detail a trial program allowing people to bring cell phones into the building.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gov. Carney’s universal indoor mask mandate will expire Friday, Feb. 11/Getty Images Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate will expire at
Reading Time: 2 minutes

After Milford resident Candice Hamilton was let go from her health care job in November 2021 she immediately filed for
Reading Time: 5 minutes