A 65-year-old Wilmington man has received a lengthy prison sentence for child pornography offenses, the first criminal sentencing under the new “partial nudity” law. Sheldon Lee was sentenced to 20 years in prison following convictions of 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 25 counts of Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Conduct Against a Child. Lee’s sentence includes a suspended …
GA will not override Carney’s veto of assisted suicide
Delaware House Speaker Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, announced Friday that she will not convene a special session to try to override a veto of a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Delaware. “While I remain fully supportive of House Bill 140 … the necessary votes for a veto override are not present in either the House or the Senate,” Longhurst …
Delabear eulogized in resolution urging wildlife awareness
Delabear, the black bear spotted in Newark Saturday and killed Tuesday night on Route 1 in New Castle, was memorialized Thursday in resolution which urged drivers to be on the lookout for wildlife. House Resolution 33, sponsored by Rep. Sophie Phillips, D-Christiana, and Speaker of the House Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, said the House “mourns the loss of this majestic creature” also …
Carney signs bill to create hospital review board
The Diamond State Hospital Review Board blew into existence Thursday when Gov. John Carney signed House Bill 350. The board, which will have authority to review Delaware hospital budgets, recommend changes and enforce those changes, will help the state and consumers lower their healthcare bills by limiting the growth of hospital budgets, supporters say. Theoretically, supporters believe, that means the …
Hospitals, legislators reach deal on state review board
State hospitals and legislators have reached a deal that will see House Bill 350, a bill to set up a state board that could review and force changes to hospital budgets, become law. Based on expected amendments, “the Delaware Healthcare Association stands neutral on HB 350 and will no longer actively oppose the bill at this time,” said Brian Frazee, …
Bill to amend hospital board bill pops up for vote unannounced
A bill to alter the controversial hospital board bill, which is still moving through the Senate, was filed in the Delaware House at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday and showed up unannounced in the House Administration Committee at noon Wednesday morning. Despite protests from House Minority Leader Mike Ramone, R-Newark/Pike Creek, and Lyndon Yearick, R-Camden, about the speed and non-transparency of the …
Business, nonprofit leaders warn hospital board is bad idea
Business and nonprofit leaders have joined hospital and health groups in an effort to stop the state from creating a board that would control hospital budgets, but it might be too little too late. The issue will come up again today at 4 p.m. in the Senate Executive Committee, which has a hearing House Bill 350. It’s the last …