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Members of Dover’s Historic District Commission heard plans for the expansion of Legislative Hall at its meeting Thursday. DAILY STATE NEWS/MIKE FINNEY
Sensitive locations bill passes Senate committee
DOVER — A House bill aimed at protecting sensitive locations in immigration enforcement passed the Senate Corrections & Public Safety committee on May 5. House Substitute 2 for House Bill … more
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State Sen. Kyra Hoffner introduced Senate Bill 298 on Monday, May 4. It aims to add distinctions between hemp, hemp-derived products, marijuana and controlled substances.
Delaware lawmakers aim to address legal ambiguity around hemp-derivative products
Three bills in the Delaware General Assembly are attempting to address the legal gray area that hemp and hemp-derived products live in under federal law. more
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State Sen. Laura Sturgeon, the primary sponsor of a bill package that seeks to make changes to Delaware's public school funding system, answers a question from Sen. Dave Lawson during a Senate Education Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5.
Senate committee releases two bills seeking to change Delaware’s public school funding system
Following a meeting last week by Delaware’s Public Education Funding Commission, the Senate Education Committee released two measures on Tuesday, May 5, that would change how schools are funded within the state. more
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State Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola introduces Senate Resolution 17 Jan. 29, which condemns ICE's actions and calls for accountability and transparency from law enforcement agencies.
Sokola introduces sweeping Delaware firearms licensing bill
Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola introduced the last major bill of his 36-year tenure in the Delaware General Assembly on Thursday, April 30 — an extensive licensing bill for firearm dealers. more
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Delaware House Bill 215 proposes a tobacco tax increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes.
Delaware tobacco tax revenues have decreased 29% since fiscal 2018
Delaware lawmakers are proposing the state’s first tobacco tax increase since 2017, a plan that would raise the rate on a pack of 20 cigarettes from $2.10 to $3.60. more
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University of Delaware students, from left, Lily Grossberg, Danielle Weinhofer and Sarah Cain at Leg Hall on April 23. They had sat in on the House of Representatives' legislative session as part of their General Assembly capstone.
Two University of Delaware programs seek to increase youth involvement in state government
Delaware has a voter turnout problem, and it’s one that’s shared nationally: many young people don’t vote. more
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Legislative Hall in Dover, where the Delaware General Assembly meets.
House Democrats remain split on Delaware homeless protections bill, as sponsor introduces amendment
Though Delaware lawmakers took a week off for bond bill hearings, there were still happenings around Legislative Hall. more
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A rendering of Delaware State University's planned athletics training facility shows its view from the student quad.
Delaware State University requests additional $18.5 million for new athletics facility
Construction on Delaware State University’s state-of-the-art, $125-million-dollar athletics training facility is slated to begin in spring 2027, though to get to that point, the school is requesting an additional $18.5 million in state capital funding. more
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State Rep. Mara Gorman had her bill preventing civil arrests inside of Delaware courthouses pass the House on March 24, but her detention center bill had to be pulled from the agenda.
Two Delaware immigration bills will not move forward, as another stalls in committee
State Rep. Mara Gorman shared with the Daily State News on Wednesday, April 29, that two of her bills on immigration protections will be pulled from consideration. more
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Delaware Department of Transportation secretary Shanté Hastings shared updates on major roadway projects throughout the state during the agency's capital budget hearing Wednesday, April 29.
DelDOT provides updates on major projects like Camden bypass, Kenton Road
The Delaware Department of Transportation had its capital budget hearing on Wednesday, April 29, where secretary Shanté Hastings shared updates on major construction projects happening throughout the state. more
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Murray declines Delaware Republican Party endorsement as attorney general candidate
Julianne Murray, a former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware, announced Wednesday, April 29, that she will not accept the Republican Party’s endorsement of her in the race for state attorney general. more
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Ten million dollars is proposed for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Shoreline and Waterway Management Section in this year's bond bill. Here is the progress so far with beach replenishment efforts at the Indian River Inlet.
DNREC secretary: Damage from winter storms cost over $500,000 in Kent, Sussex
Delaware’s fiscal 2027 Bond and Capital Improvements Act proposes over $37 million to the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, down from last year’s $59 million. more
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Delaware's Public Education Funding Commission meets to discuss pending legislation Monday, April 27.
Public Education Funding Commission bills to be introduced in General Assembly by beginning of May
After developing five recommendations and approving them, Delaware’s Public Education Funding Commission will file Senate bills 302 and 303 next month. more
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Delaware State Housing Authority capital budget hearing focuses on community development, affordable housing
The proposed Bond and Capital Improvements Act for fiscal 2027 recommends $37 million to the Delaware State Housing Authority. more
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Maryland Department of the Environment publishes CAFO permit after 10-month delay, takes effect May 8
The Maryland Department of the Environment has released on its website the 2025 general discharge permit for animal feeding operations, better known as a CAFO permit, replacing a previous permit that … more
State Rep. Danny Short, a DEFAC member for eight years, expresses his support to codify the board during the House of Representatives' session on Thursday, April 23.
House unanimously approves DEFAC bill, Lewes senator introduces ‘Housing for Every Delawarean Act’
The Delaware House of Representatives had a busy day Thursday, April 23, passing about 12 bills after a two-hour-long caucus. more
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State Rep. Debra Heffernan's colleagues applaud her after she announced her retirement Thursday, April 23. She joined the General Assembly in 2010.
Heffernan announces retirement after 16 years in Delaware legislature
State Rep. Debra Heffernan announced her upcoming retirement Thursday, April 23, making her the second Democrat in the House of Representatives to not seek reelection to their House seat in November. more
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House Majority Leader Kerri Evelyn Harris responds to questions from state Rep. Bryan Shupe about House Bill 400, such as how the fee increase would help small businesses.
Delaware House narrowly passes bill to raise annual LLC, alternative entity fees
The Delaware House of Representatives narrowly passed House Bill 400 on Thursday, April 23, which would raise the annual fees paid by limited liability companies and other alternative entities. more
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Delaware State Police Sergeant Michael Ripple speaks before the House Judiciary Committee on April 22.
“We live in parallel universes.” Community members, legislators, and law enforcement divided on Delaware immigration enforcement bills
DOVER — Three immigration-focused bills sponsored by Rep. Mara Gorman, D-Newark, brought much debate about how federal immigration authorities and local police should operate in Delaware during an … more
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State Speaker of the House Melissa Minor-Brown shares why she believes a tobacco tax rate increase is needed at the House Administration Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 22.
Delaware House committee releases measure to raise state tobacco tax
The House of Representatives’ Administration Committee released a substituted version of House Bill 215 on Wednesday, April 22, which would raise Delaware’s tobacco tax. more
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