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American Civil Liberties Union Delaware sent a letter to state Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware General Assembly on March 3, claiming that revisions to loitering and solicitation statues remain unconstitutional.
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 By Xiomara Moore
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3/4/26
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In Gov. Matt Meyer’s recommended budget, the Delaware Department of Education would receive over $2.4 billion from the state’s general fund in fiscal 2027, a 3.8% increase from last year.
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 By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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3/4/26
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The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services had its Joint Finance Committee hearing March 2, where dozens advocated for better pay for home health care workers.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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3/3/26
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The Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee, as well as the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee, convened in a joint session Feb. 27 to hear from experts on the impacts data centers could have on Delaware ratepayers and the economy.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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3/2/26
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The Delaware Department of Transportation had its Joint Finance Committee meeting Feb. 26, during which secretary Shanté Hastings shared that crews are still hard at work cleaning up destruction from a blizzard four days earlier.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/27/26
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Gov. Matt Meyer signed the 18th executive order of his administration Feb. 26, implementing the Delaware Permitting Accelerator.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/27/26
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Legislators hosted a housing roundtable Feb. 26, where short-term solutions to cost-burdened renters — such as a rent stabilization bill — were discussed.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/26/26
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President Donald Trump gave his second State of the Union in his second term Feb. 24, a 108-minute-long speech that Delaware’s federal delegation was mostly critical of.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/25/26
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Shortly before President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Feb. 24, Gov. Matt Meyer spoke at a counter event called “State of the Swamp,” hosted by nonprofit Defiance.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/25/26
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The Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee, as well as the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee, will have a joint meeting Feb. 27 to discuss large load energy usage in Delaware and surrounding areas.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/24/26
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Divisions of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services were supposed to have Joint Finance Committee hearings Feb. 24 through the 25th, though those have been rescheduled due to the snow.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/23/26
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been increasing its presence in Sussex County, according to the Delaware Coalition for Immigrant Justice.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/23/26
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While presenting budget requests at a Joint Finance Committee meeting Feb. 17, Delaware Department of Agriculture secretary Don Clifton also discussed problems facing the state’s agricultural landscape.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/20/26
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control went before the Joint Finance Committee Feb. 17, where it discussed federal funding cuts and state park fee increases.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/19/26
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Two long-term former state legislators — Sen. George Bunting Jr., D-Ocean View, and Rep. John Viola, D-Newark — have died.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/16/26
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DOVER — Between Gov. Matt Meyer’s recommended budget and the proposed bond bill for fiscal 2027, the Delaware State Housing Authority will receive over $48 million — a number that director …
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/14/26
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The Delaware Department of Justice presented its budget requests to the Joint Finance Committee Feb. 11, though conversation ultimately shifted toward a DOJ-drafted constitutional loitering bill that lawmakers said they didn't know existed.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/13/26
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Gov. Matt Meyer’s recommended budget appropriated $254,859,900 of general fund money to the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, though the agency is seeking about $2.66 million more.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/12/26
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The Delaware Department of Elections presented its budget asks to the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee on Feb. 10, seeking additional money for early voting sites and an upgrade to its campaign finance-reporting system.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/11/26
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Daedalus Aviation Corp., a private company that recently obtained a $140 million contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for deportation flights, has withdrawn its lease application for hangar space at the Wilmington Airport.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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2/11/26
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