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DE Inspector general bill likely to wait ’til next year

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

With some state expenses, such as Medicaid, higher than expected for 2024, legislators who want to create a state office of inspector general plan to wait until next year to introduce a bill to do that. “[I]t does come with a fiscal note, to create a new agency does cost some money,” said Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Hockessin. “It’s not astronomical. …

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Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – Jan. 1, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s 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 …

Delaware state budget tops $1.5 billion

2023-4 state budgets pass House; head to Carney’s desk

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

  The Delaware House of Representatives passed four state budgets for the 2023-24 year in 15 minutes in a no-fuss set-em-up, knock-em-down run. The bills’ next stop will be Gov. John Carney’s desk, because they passed the Senate on Tuesday. “I think we have a budget that we can be proud of,” said Rep. William Carson, D-Smyrna/Dover, and co-chairman of …

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Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – May 29, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Kowalko: ‘Gun worshipers’ should ‘stick barrel…in your mouth’ Meet Padua Academy’s 4 valedictorians. Yes. 4 Del. child care worker registry open; $1,000 bonuses going out Culture New history, eco-tour will focus on Mispillion River’s importance Here’s what to know about Memorial Day 2022 in Delaware Delaware Memorial Day dune crossing closures Business Delaware LIVE …

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Delaware lawmaker apologizes after offensive suicide remark

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said Tuesday night “gun worshipers” should “stick the barrel of your piece in your mouth.”  A casual observer may assume he was responding to a post about Tuesday’s mass shooting in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. In reality, Kowalko was talking about people who don’t want to wear masks despite the number of COVID-19 cases …

Contentious right-to-know school bill likely to fail in committee

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

  A bill that would require schools to publish information about what’s being taught and what materials are being used sparked a lively debate in committee. Photo by Unsplash.   For a hot second, it looked like a bill that would require schools to tell the public exactly what materials are being used for teaching, among other things, was going …

Bills to add mental health help in schools sent to House floor

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

  Two bills moving to the House floor would put millions into mental health positions in Delaware’s middle school and high school.   The House Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to release two bills focused on putting additional mental health resources into Delaware schools. House Bills 300 and 301 serve as an extension of House Bill 100, legislation passed …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – Jan. 30, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Wilmington residents sign petition in support of police chief Gov’s budget proposal nears $5 billion; includes raises for all state employees Purzycki says city will put $50 million into residential redevelopment Police officers, New Castle County settle sexual harassment suit Bayhealth employees face Feb. 28 vaccine deadline Culture Hunting opportunities still available as season …

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 …