Sean Spicer to visit Delaware

Sean Spicer to attend Delaware GOP Constitution Day event

Staff WriterGovernment, Headlines

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will be the featured guest at the Delaware Republican Party’s upcoming Constitution Day celebration. Spicer served as press secretary and White House communications director under President Donald Trump in 2017. He was the Republican National Committee’s communications director from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017. The Constitution Day …

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Delaware governor signs vote by mail, same-day registration

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

In a private ceremony Friday, Gov. John Carney signed two Democrat-backed bills to allow voters to request mail-in ballots and register to vote on election day.  In response, Delaware Republican Party chairwoman Jane Brady said she’d be holding a press conference Friday afternoon to announce a legal challenge aimed at stopping the laws from taking effect. “When [the bill] first …

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School board elections underway; polls close at 8 p.m.

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Red Clay candidates have placed their campaign signs around North Star Elementary School in Hockessin. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News) It’s election day in Delaware. On the ballot: 38 candidates throughout the state in what has turned out to be one of the most divisive and partisan school board elections in memory.  Patriots for Delaware sent out an email at 2 …

Move to create Delaware inspector general post gains momentum

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

As calls mount for the creation of a statewide inspector general’s office in Delaware, one Newark lawmaker is drafting legislation to do just that.  Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, will introduce legislation in early 2022 to set the framework for the establishment of the new office, which would be tasked with investigating instances of waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement within the …

State GOP predicts ‘red wave’ in 2022, plans to kick off campaign Monday

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

With just over a year until the next big election, the Delaware Republican Party has announced a campaign season kickoff with action items for every day until Nov. 8, 2022. The free rally will be held on Monday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nobles Pond, located at 13 Nobles Pond Crossing in Dover. The event will feature free …

So few kids took assessment tests last year, scores can’t be compared

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

The Delaware Department of Education says student achievement scores can’t be compared to previous years. Photo by Jessica Lewis/Pexels   The Delaware Department of Education on Tuesday released the results of the 2020-21 school year and said so few kids took the tests that the statistics can’t be compared year to year. For example, only 60% of students took the …

State to mandate masks in all schools, state facilities; more rules to come

Charlie MegginsonEducation, Government, Government & Politics, Headlines, Health

Gov. John Carney said Tuesday that masks must be worn by those over the age of 2 in all public, private and parochial schools, as well as childcare homes and centers. Carney also said state employees and visitors to state facilities must wear masks indoors beginning Monday, Aug.  16. This requirement applies to everybody, regardless of their vaccination status.  The …

Brady re-elected Delaware GOP chair amid talk of party unity

Betsy PriceGovernment & Politics, Headlines

Jane Brady, back to camera, talks to Republicans Saturday at state convention. Photo by Ethan Lang   Jane Brady was re-elected as chair of the Delaware Republican Party Saturday, beating 2020 gubernatorial candidate Julianne Murray to hold on to her office. The vote came during the party’s convention, which featured a spirited debate between Brady and Murray, as well as …