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Both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly had several committee meetings Jan. 21, where issues like medical marijuana use for the terminally ill and harsher penalties for animal abuse and stalking were voted on.
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 By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/21/26
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A measure that would ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores passed the Delaware House of Representatives on Jan. 20 but left some lingering questions.
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 By Xiomara Moore
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1/21/26
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An act to lower Delaware’s bartending age from 21 to 18 will move forward in the General Assembly, as eight representatives voted to release the bill during a House committee meeting Jan. 20.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/21/26
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Gov. Matt Meyer will give his second State of the State address Jan. 22 at Legislative Hall, beginning at 2 p.m.
In a video posted to his social media, the governor stated he will be …
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/21/26
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DOVER – After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Linda Carpenter-Grantham a concerned mother of a 21-year-old Black man, sat her son down at their dining room for an important discussion.
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By Xiomara Moore
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1/20/26
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The Delaware Senate unanimously approved a bill Jan. 20 that amends the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, after an agreement between ChristianaCare and the state to pause a lawsuit against the board pending legislative solutions.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/20/26
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A Delaware House of Representatives committee on Jan. 20 will consider lowering the legal age to bartend from 21 to 18, a measure that has left some in the field divided.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/19/26
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Delaware could lose out on federal funding, after President Donald Trump announced last week that no more of it would go to states designated “sanctuaries,” effective Feb. 1.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/19/26
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Tensions were already high during the General Assembly’s first day back in session Jan. 13, with two state senators getting into a verbal disagreement regarding the failed “convention of states" …
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/18/26
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DOVER — Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, D-Newark, announced Jan. 15 that his 36th year with the General Assembly will be his last, as he will not run for reelection this fall.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/15/26
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The Delaware Senate on Jan. 14 unanimously passed legislation that would bolster the Office of New Americans, to improve the lives and economic prosperity of immigrants.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/15/26
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Senate Bill 151, which proposes a ban on private, for-profit detention centers, was voted out of the Delaware House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee on Jan. 14.
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By Xiomara Moore
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1/14/26
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A Delaware House of Representatives committee voted Jan. 14 to advance a bill that would create primaries for special elections but shot down the requirement of a photo ID for voting.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/14/26
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In the ongoing battle between less or more governmental oversight, states’ rights took a hit in Delaware on Jan. 13, when Senate Concurrent Resolution 114 was defeated in the Senate.
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By Xiomara Moore
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1/14/26
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During its first day of the 2026 session Jan. 13, the Delaware House of Representatives unanimously passed a measure that would require school districts to adopt policies regarding cellphone usage by students.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/13/26
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Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, has introduced Senate Bill 215 ahead of the General Assembly beginning its session Jan. 13, which would base interscholastic sports teams on biological sex.
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1/12/26
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Though Delaware’s budget for fiscal 2027 will not be voted on until the end of June, state leaders and fiscal officials are already hard at work crafting it.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/12/26
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House Bill 252, which aims to change possession of cannabis in a public area or in a moving vehicle from an unclassified misdemeanor to a civil violation, was introduced Dec. 18, 2025.
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By Xiomara Moore
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1/12/26
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DOVER — The first day of the Delaware General Assembly 2026 legislative session begins Jan. 13, and lawmakers already have full agendas for their first week back.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/11/26
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Avelo Airlines announced Jan. 7 that it will conclude its charter flights program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing commercial reasons.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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1/8/26
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