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Delaware governor appoints new member to state budgeting council
Gov. Matt Meyer announced April 7 that he has appointed Brenda Wise to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council. more
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Anthony Balestrieri, CEO of Starwood Digital Ventures, speaks to attendees of the Developing Delaware business conference Oct. 9 about the proposed Delaware City data center.
Delaware City data center developers still looking to move forward amid setbacks
Project Washington, a proposed 1.2-gigawatt data center, near Delaware City, has been dealt another blow, as a state board recently upheld the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s denial of the initiative. more
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House Education Committee Chair Rep. Kim Williams addresses lawmakers during Wednesday's meeting.
What is HB 315? A closer look at Delaware’s new tipping bill
Recently, some Delawareans have received texts or viewed online ads from the Electronic Payments Coalition, stating that a proposed law could stop credit card tips and hurt the livelihood of workers who receive gratuities. more
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A wetlands area at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Milton.
Hansen bill would create state-level protections for nontidal wetlands in Delaware
A bill introduced on March 31 would create Delaware’s first combined tidal and nontidal wetlands program. more
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A display for former Sen. Nancy Cook is presented at her March 31 funeral in Dover.
Cook ‘made me proud to be a Delawarean’
A couple hundred admirers gathered to remember the long and accomplished life of former state Sen. Nancy Cook on March 31, in an emotional but lighthearted ceremony at Torbert Funeral Chapels in Dover. more
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Construction workers gathered at Leg Hall March 11 to protest Senate Bill 241. That bill will not move forward, though a new measure, Senate Bill 272, was introduced March 26.
New Delaware Project Labor Agreement bill introduced as SB 241 halts
Following protests from Delaware construction workers and contractors, Senate Bill 241 will not move forward, despite being released from the Senate Labor Committee March 11. more
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Legislative Hall in Dover, where the Delaware General Assembly meets.
Bipartisan bill would limit power of Delaware governors in declaring a state of emergency
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives on March 25 would limit the power of Delaware governors in declaring and maintaining a state of emergency. more
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Block Island Offshore Wind Farm near New Shoreham, Rhode Island.
Delaware court sides with General Assembly over Sussex County, Fenwick Island on offshore wind requirement
The Delaware Court of Chancery has sided with the state over Sussex County and Fenwick Island in a March 25 ruling, granting the General Assembly the authority to construct an electrical substation for an offshore US Wind project. more
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Members of American Civil Liberties Union Delaware gathered at Legislative Hall on March 26 in support of two bills regarding voting.
House passes bills to protect early in-person voting, no-excuse absentee ballots in Delaware
The Delaware House of Representatives voted March 26 to make two amendments to the state’s constitution regarding voting. more
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Gov. Matt Meyer maintained that Delaware's corporate franchise is healthy at a March 19 press conference in Dover.
Delaware governor removes longtime DEFAC member amid his revenue questions
Gov. Matt Meyer removed long-standing Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council member Mike Houghton from his post March 25. more
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State Rep. Ron Gray listens to House Bill 310 sponsor Rep. Debra Heffernan explain her reasoning for introducing the bill at a March 25 committee meeting.
Bill banning tax incentives for large energy users in Delaware passes House committee
House Bill 310, which would exclude large energy use facilities from being eligible of receiving tax credits for the creation of employment, was unanimously released from the House Revenue & Finance Committee March 25. more
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A bill proposed by state Rep. Bryan Shupe would have eliminated the 10% increase in school property tax rates after reassessments, replacing it with a 2% increase per year for five years.
Delaware school tax rate bills tabled after two-hour committee meeting
Two measures to change the percentage of property tax that Delaware schools can receive after reassessments were tabled March 25, following a nearly two-hour House of Representatives’ Education Committee session. more
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A map of Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation's members.
Interconnection bill passes in Delaware Senate committee meeting
DOVER — After passing in the House, House Bill 269 passed in the Senate Environment, Energy, and Transportation committee on March 25. HB 269 aims to require electric suppliers to update their … more
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State Rep. Mara Gorman's bill preventing civil arrests inside Delaware courthouses passed the House of Representatives on March 24, but her detention center bill was pulled from the agenda.
Delaware House OKs civil arrests bill, stalls detention center ban
Rep. Mara Gorman had two bills dealing with federal immigration enforcement on the Delaware House of Representatives’ agenda March 24, but only one was voted on. more
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In 2021, former state Sen. Nancy Cook, second from left, was named to the DE Turf Sports Complex’s Wall of Fame. She is shown with DE Turf’s board chairman.Bill Strickland and Gov. John Carney. Mr. Strickland praised her behind-the-scenes work to lobby for funding and legislative support..
‘Delaware is stronger because of her’: State Senate honors Cook after passing
Nancy Cook — who died March 23 at age 89 — had a presence in Legislative Hall long after her 36 years in the Delaware Senate concluded. more
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Karen McAneney, left, reads a letter from Susan Kellum, a victim of a violent crime in 1989. She expressed her support for Rep. Jeff Spiegelman's House Bill 289 on March 24.
Delaware bill to prevent class A felons from compassionate release fails to move forward
A bill that would have amended a previous piece of legislation, called the Richard “Mouse” Smith Compassionate Release Act, failed to pass the House Corrections Committee March 24. more
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Seaford residents line up to vote early in the 2024 presidential election. A bill before the Delaware General Assembly would constitutionally protect the right to do so.
Several bills seek to amend Delaware’s elections
Lawmakers are looking to make major changes to Delaware’s elections, with a handful of measures in front of the legislature. more
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Nancy Cook was a Person of the Year finalist at the 2023 Stars of Delaware event.
Nancy Cook, Delaware General Assembly's longest-serving woman, dies at 89
Former Democratic state Sen. Nancy Cook has died at age 89. more
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From left, John Fink, a family medicine doctor at Bayhealth; Amanda Connoyer, a nurse practitioner at Beebe Healthcare; and Michelle Devern, a family nurse practitioner at Bayhealth all voice opposition to Senate Bill 1 on March 18.
Legislative notebook: health care is talk of the week in Dover
From medical practitioners filling the Senate chambers in both support and opposition of a contested primary care bill, to newly introduced legislation to amend the Delaware Health Resources Board, there’s no doubt that health care took center stage this past week at Legislative Hall. more
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Milford's solar farm went live in 2012. It produces about 12 megawatts of energy, enough to power over 1,800 homes.
Lawmakers seek to increase solar energy production in Delaware
In an effort to increase solar energy production within Delaware, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 269 on March 19, which would require utilities to update their interconnection standards in accordance with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s procedures. more
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