With Incyte Corp. backing out of a deal to buy Wilmington Friends’ lower school to build a new 5-story building, the 275-year-old education institution this week told the Alapocas neighborhoodĀ that it will not build a new lower school. Instead, officials said in a letter to the affluent neighborhood, the school will renovate the current lower school building. Incyte’s …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines Will Carney let marijuana bills become law without signing? Caesar Rodney teaching elementary students gun safety Delawareās last Korean War Veterans chapter to dissolve 5 school districts drop virtual option for board meetings Culture āMan of La Manchaāsā Don Quixote: Stuck in the middle …
A Delaware Superior Court judge and a Wilmington lawyer who specializes in working with municipalities and governments have been nominated by Gov. John Carney to fill seats on the Delaware Supreme Court. Judge Abigail LeGrow and N. Christopher Griffiths will require confirmation by the Delaware Senate before taking the seat held by Justice Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, who was appointed to …
Delaware will begin offering the bar exam for lawyers twice a year and will drop the passing score by two points as well as reduce the number of essays, length of clerkships and number of proceedings a candidate must attend before testing. The changes were adopted after a two-year study by the Delaware Board of Examiners and recommendations for reform …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekās Top Headlines Include: January A perfect storm for schools, teachers: No subs, bus woes, COVID As revenues rise, Republicans say taxpayers should get some money back February Renter, landlord advocates disagree over solutions to eviction crisis Child care workers still waiting for promised $1,500 state bonuses March Pike …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines Carney extends health emergency to protect hospital capacity DE Supreme Court explains decision to overturn vote-by-mail Culture Volunteers help pack Mountaire Cares boxes to feed 12,000 Business Walgreens, CVS to pay Delaware $43.6M opioid settlement Global case manufacturer moves from Maryland to Delaware Food …
In a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the stateās Supreme Court this week explained its ruling overturning mail-in voting and same-day voter registration laws passed by the General Assembly earlier this year.Ā The stateās highest court in October unanimously ruled the statutes unconstitutional but issued an abbreviated order due to time constraints imposed …
Delawareās second longest-serving Supreme Court justice will retire in May 2023. Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., 73, announced his decision Tuesday. āIt has been an honor and a privilege to serve since 1998 as a Superior Court judge and Supreme Court Justice,ā Vaughn said in a letter to Gov. John Carney. āI will always appreciate the memories of working with …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines Supreme Court strikes down vote-by-mail, same-day registration Transparency advocates: Update FOIA for 21st century Sportsmen object to Jenningsā backing of gun purchase code Culture Hagleyās āNation of Inventorsā to open Saturday, finally Itās raining bonsai at Longwood Gardens Business Forward Journey: Helping young severely …
The Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals last weekās Chancery Court decision rendering the new law unconstitutional. The department will not be allowed to mail ballots to voters. In a letter opinion Monday, Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook granted the Department of Electionsā request to stay his ruling …
