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Gov. Matt Meyer on Thursday, Oct. 1, enacted a law that updates the state’s harm reduction programs, alongside his 28th executive order, which calls for the measure’s phased implementation.
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 By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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10/1/26
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Gov. Matt Meyer on Wednesday, Sept. 30, vetoed a measure that would have limited the power of governors to declare and maintain states of emergency.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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10/1/26
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Delaware’s first surgeon general, Dr. Neil Hockstein, testified to the Senate Executive Committee for nearly an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 29, about why his office is needed and what his health goals are for the state going forward.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/29/26
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The Delaware Public Education Funding Commission on Monday, Sept. 28, weighed a new school success plan framed by the state’s Department of Education, while some members expressed concerns about “receivership” being its ultimate intervention.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/29/26
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Senate Bill 23, aka the “Housing for Every Delawarean Act,” remains a divisive issue among state and local governments, after being signed into law by Gov. Matt Meyer on July 13.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/28/26
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The “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Donald Trump in July 2025, will implement several alterations to Medicaid eligibility across the country, with the first changes rolling in Thursday, Oct. 1.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/27/26
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As of Sept. 15, 31 states had opted into a new federal scholarship tax credit created through the “Big Beautiful Bill” in summer 2025.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/26/26
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The Delaware Senate will meet in a special session at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, to consider 18 appointments by Gov. Matt Meyer.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/26/26
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Delaware’s three federally qualified health centers received funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program on Thursday, Sept. 24, totaling nearly $23 million.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/25/26
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Developers for ChristianaCare’s proposed campuses in Camden and Georgetown received recommendations from state agencies on Thursday, Sept. 24, with a few environmental concerns for the latter location.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/25/26
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More than a dozen Delawareans spoke at a Dover public comment session Wednesday, Sept. 23, about Delmarva Power’s proposed electric base rate increase, after last month’s meeting was plagued by technical difficulties.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/24/26
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DOVER — On Sept. 27, 1994, members of the minority Republican Party gathered on the Capitol steps in Washington D.C. to outline their policy proposals. This was called the “Contract with …
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 By Xiomara Moore
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9/22/26
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Delaware's highest court sided with the Court of Chancery on Monday, Sept. 21, in its decision to uphold the state’s permanent absentee voting statute.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/22/26
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The Delaware Property Tax Relief and Modernization Working Group outlined what its next five months will look like at its first meeting Monday, Sept. 21, and discussed exemptions the state already has in place.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/21/26
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A workgroup to examine potential long-term reforms to Delaware’s property tax system will have its first meeting Monday, Sept. 21.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/20/26
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At the Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement’s new headquarters in Harrington on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Gov. Matt Meyer signed a bill that adds “marijuana” to the unit’s name.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/17/26
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Ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 15, primary vote, the nonprofit Open Primaries and local advocates joined together on Zoom on Thursday to call for opening those elections in the First State.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/10/26
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The Court of Chancery has ruled in favor of upholding Delaware’s current permanent absentee voting law, after a challenge by two candidates seeking to serve on the state Senate.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/8/26
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Joined by state officials, advocates and police officers, Gov. Matt Meyer on Thursday, Sept. 3, signed three bills regarding gun safety and violence prevention into law at Delaware State Police Troop 2.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/4/26
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Delmarva Power on Friday, Sept. 4, followed a suggestion from a Delaware Public Service Commission member and appealed the commission’s July interim rate decision in Delaware Superior Court.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/4/26
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