Gene Truono has been elected chairman of the Delaware Republican Party following the resignation of Juliane Murray. Truono, a former U.S. Senate candidate and board member of the Caesar Rodney Institute, has long been involved in Republican politics. He ran for Senate in 2018 and has served on numerous boards and nonprofit organizations dedicated to community development, historical preservation, and …
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED WILMINGTON- Despite the criticism from legal experts, Governor Matt Meyer’s Senate Bill 21 advanced to the House on Wednesday. The legislation seeks to address ambiguities in corporate decision-making by providing a safe harbor for independent directors and refining shareholder governance structures. These updates are designed to strike a fair balance between management authority and shareholder …
Delaware’s primary is Tuesday, Sept. 10, featuring dozens of races pitting Republicans against Republicans and Democrats against Democrats. Some people have already voted via absentee ballots and in early voting. RELATED: Elections error changed registration for 750 Delaware voters The marquee vote is the Democratic primary for governor, which features two well-known figures – New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer …
On Tuesday, the Senate passed with five bills that relate to the environment, with Republicans offering some resistance, and a budget that had less opposition. House Bill 99, sponsored by Rep. Debra Heffernan, D-Brandywine Hundred South, would require that Delaware meet certain emission reduction requirements, getting to zero net emissions by 2050, and create climate change officers within all nine …
The Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday privately advanced a bill, with four members in favor, that allows for no-excuse absentee voting in Delaware, joining 35 other states and the District of Columbia. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, would amend Delaware’s constitution to allow absentee voting for any reason. However, voters must sign an oath or affirmation …
This story was originally published in November 2022. Republicans did not fare well in Delaware’s Nov. 8 election. Democrats widened their majority in the state Senate, maintained the balance of power in the House, and won every election for statewide elected offices. In the wake of the Republican wallop, some party leaders are hoping the party will begin to move …
This story was originally published in July 2022. An outgoing Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf blocked his bill to create an office of the inspector general. Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said the move was typical of Schwartzkopf’s leadership style. That leadership style can be characterized by “coercion, intimidation, incentivizing and reward,” Kowalko …
