The Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday once again sent a bill to legalize the use of marijuana in the First State to the Senate, this time on a 28 to 13 vote. House Bill 1 is sponsored yet again by Rep. Edward Osienski, D-Newark, who managed to get a similar bill passed last year, only to see it vetoed …
DoMore24 Delaware raised $2,371,592 from more than 15,000 donations from across the state and the country. Thatâs down slightly from last yearâs nearly $2.7 million in donations, but a 25% jump in the number of donors from around 12,000 last year. Jennifer Saienni, director of nonprofit engagement at Spur Impact, who sponsor the event along with United Way of Delaware, …
The Delaware State Fair will chill out this summer when it adds Vanilla Ice and the rest of the I Love the 90s tour to its entertainment lineup. Joining Vanilla Ice will be Rob Base, Color Me Badd, Tone Loc, and Young MC for a concert on Sunday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be $34 to $74. …
Delaware will cover new weight loss medications for state employees. The Delaware State Employee Benefit Committee unanimously approved a plan that would include the drugs as well part of a program that includes utilization management and behavior modification programs. It was unclear when the move would take effect. Adding the drugs to state employee and retiree health plans will cost …
A former Wilmington police officer has been convicted of misconduct and making false statements to law enforcement. James MacColl, who was a corporal, was charged in March 2021 after a shooting on Feb. 2, 2019, according to a press release from the Delaware Department of Justice. MacColl responded to a 911 call of an armed carjacking, where he shot Yahim …
A bill that would ban restaurant use of foam takeout containers, plastic straws and beverage stirrers, is being shopped around for co-sponsors in Dover. Itâs the second time that Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, has moved to ban the containers and straws. A similar bill introduced in 2021 passed the Senate but didnât make it to the House floor. The bill …
It costs a lot â $7 million for 30 seconds â to air an ad during the 2023 Super Bowl. It also costs a lot to make the ad. âSoon itâs going to cost as much to make the spot as it is to buy the spot,â said Steve Merino, chief creative director at Aloysius Butler & Clark, a Wilmington …
S Staff retention in Delawareâs prison system was an important issue at Wednesdayâs Joint Finance Committee budget hearing. Monroe Hudson, the commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction, told Sen. Laura Sturgeon, a Democrat who represents the Greenville area, that he thinks the department has made progress since 2017. It now has 2,647 full-time employees, the most since at least …
