Gov. John Carney’s proposed spending plan contains the largest operating and largest capital budgets in state history. The $4.71 billion total doesn’t include a separate $35.7 million supplement for one-time operational expenses, chiefly for pandemic response.
• Increasing spending, while earning is down statewide. Who is going to pay for it? — Jason Rextc
• Did you notice the Trump deficit? — Tommy Bou
• Any additional money for state retired employees? — Mary Jane Smith
• Everyone is holding strong on their household budgets. Restaurant owners and workers are suffering. And this guy is spending and giving raises. — Cal William
South Africa virus variant detected in US
A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina.
• European variant, the South African variant, the blah blah blah variant. — Christopher Joyce
• Well, then, it should stop there. They know the people and can find out who they have come in contact with. — Deborah Barnes
• But more importantly, they have to contact trace and locate its origin. How did it get there if no one diagnosed traveled there? — Carla Kilic
• Oh, who cares? — Katherine Hannah
• I don’t know why the Delaware State News even bothers reporting this. Few of its readers believe in science, what’s best for society or real news. — Janet Cooney
