Natanael Melchor retiree subcommittee benefits

Retiree skewers subcommittee for possible change in benefits

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A retiree’s voice broke as she recounted to the SEBC Retiree Benefits Subcommittee on Friday what it would mean for her health coverage to change. “About 10 days ago, my husband was diagnosed with cancer,” Diana Noonan said in the Zoom call. “He had scheduled for surgery next week. And the word cancer is daunting, and it’s also been frightening, …

Retiree subcommittee

Panel: State should make 1% extra retiree funding the law 

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A subcommittee exploring state retiree health plans on Monday voted to recommend that the General Assembly codify putting 1% of the state budget into a fund that pays retiree benefits to lower the billions of dollars of deficit. The State Employee Benefits retiree subcommittee asked Cheiron, a consulting firm, to look into additional ways for the state to lower the …

DelawareLive Sept 11

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – Sept. 11, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Delaware schools need 500 teachers. Here’s where Change to state retirees’ health insurance prompts angst Who’s running, updated: Delaware’s Sept. 13 primary Culture Girl Scouts urged not to sell 2 camps, 2 offices Family fun day to focus on emergency planning Meet Mr. and …