After hours of wrangling over 11 proposed amendments Thursday, a bill requiring a permit and training to buy a handgun passed the state House in a different form and was sent back to the Senate for consideration. Under Senate Bill 2(S), most Delawareans could obtain a permit to purchase a handgun if they have completed an approved firearm training course …
Kent parents go to jail for life for torturing their children
A Kent County couple who withheld food from their two children, then would force feed them and also violently and repetitively assaulted them should spend the rest of their lives in jail after receiving sentences of a combined 150 years. Mary Vinson, 46, and Charles Vinson, 37, were convicted in September of dozens of felonies for abusing their children, including …
Delaware DOJ to appeal absentee, early voting ruling
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it will move to appeal a Superior Court judgeâs ruling on absentee and early voting. Judge Mark Conner ruled last week in favor of former state attorney general Jane Bradyâs suit that laws passed by the General Assembly â over objections that they were not constitutional â were indeed âinconsistent with our Constitution and …
Politicians react to court striking absentee, early voting lawsÂ
A ruling by the Delaware Superior Court that restricts early and absentee voting â a highly contentious aspect of the 2020 Presidential Election â has state leaders reacting on party lines. Judge Mark Conner ruled Friday in favor of former state attorney general Jane Bradyâs suit that laws passed by the General Assembly â over objections that they were not …
DOJ seeks info on Seaford children’s pastor charged with porn
The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking any information people may have in connection with a Seaford children’s pastor being charged with dealing in child pornography. James R. Dryden, 74, was arrested Feb. 15 following an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led by the Delaware State Police and the DOJ. He has been charged with 10 …
Businesses: ACLU loitering lawsuit could affect our salesÂ
Sometimes you donât know what you donât know. Take the lawsuit filed July 7, 2023, by ACLU Delaware against Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the city of Wilmington over the stateâs solicitation and loitering statutes and Wilmingtonâs loitering ordinance. The ACLU claims the lack of specificity in the current statutes opens the door to selective enforcement. At the same time, …
ChristianaCare to pay $7.6M to settle Medicaid false claims charges
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that ChristianaCare Health System will pay $7,666,379 to Delaware’s Medicaid program to settle federal and Delaware false claim allegations. The case, which was initiated by a whistleblower, alleges that ChristianaCare provided free or below-market value support services to non-employee doctors, who then referred patients to the health system. These referrals in turn led …
Delaware involved in $700 million settlement with Google Play
Delaware is part of a national  $700 million agreement with Google in its lawsuit about Googleâs anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. The settlement involved Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general. Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store …
Invisible Wounds: Violence Wreaks âHavocâ on Health
Statistics present a sobering tally of the devastation caused by gun violence around the country and close to home. More than half of U.S. adults have experienced a gun-related incident, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Gun deaths are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 1 and 20, according to The New England Journal …
Ohio chemicals settlement gives $25 million to Delaware
The First State is getting $25 million from a newly settled lawsuit in Ohio that triggered a contingency payment to Delaware. Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reached a $110 million settlement in Ohio over âforever chemicals,â which refer to the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the facilities of those companies. The substances, known as PFAS, have negative environmental impacts. …