As we drove around the Monster Mile of the Dover Motor Speedway, we hit half the 180 mph that NASCAR drivers do. Even so, you could feel the track pull the car right, towards the wall. Speedway President Mike Tatoian countered the pull by holding the steering wheel to the left, a move that looked like an upper body …
House Dems force end to debate to pass speaker’s hospital bill
Delaware House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday forced an end to a floor debate so they could pass their speaker’s controversial bill to create a state board to oversee hospital budgets. The move came after three hours of head-scratching gamesmanship in which Republicans essentially filibustered with multiple representatives questioning aspects of the bill and Speaker of the House Valerie Longhurst’s …
Hospital board pay: $40,000 a year to chair, $35,000 to six members
A new version of the bill that would create a board to oversee state hospital budgets would pay the chairman $40,000 a year and the six members at $35,000 a year. a total of $234,694 a year. “For this analysis, average salary costs are assumed to be similar to those of other existing state boards and commissions,” the fiscal impact …
2 high school entrepreneurs go for $12k this weekend
A passion for financial freedom led high school senior Keon Jones to dedicate himself to entrepreneurship and a business creation. Now, he and classmate Kyle Richardson will pitch their business to entrepreneurs, business professionals and community leaders to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the 2024 Diamond Challenge Summit. The event takes place from Thursday to Saturday at the University …
New Castle County to manage Hope Center after audit
This story was originally published by Spotlight Delaware. New Castle County is taking over the operations of the Hope Center homeless shelter from a hotel company that had held the contract to manage the facility ever since it launched during the height of the COVID pandemic. The company, Hersha Hospitality Trust, is the same firm that sold the Hope Center building – …
House GOP condemns Morrison for rape, violence comments
Delaware House Republicans this week condemned Rep. Eric Morrison who, among other things, said in a hearing that racketeering, extortion and bestiality were not violent crimes and that most cases of rape were statutory and not violent. “While Rep. Morrison is factually wrong–racketeering, extortion and bestiality often involve violence–our antipathy for his declaration centers on his views of sexual assault …
On the Pitch: Week 5 girls soccer Top 10
The weather is picture perfect this week as girls soccer is heading down the home stretch in the last full week of April. The regular season ends on May 15. The top 2 teams in Division 2 meet up at Saint Mark’s on Wednesday afternoon as No. 2 Saint Mark’s host No. 1 Caravel. The top ranked Bucs have only …
Is the party over for Delaware liquor stores?
Liquor stores that boomed during the pandemic, when so many Delawareans were sheltering at home, are now reporting declines in revenue. “Everyone I’ve talked to is down” in revenue, said Edward Mulvihill, who networks a lot as president of the Delaware Small Beverage License Council and a board member of American Beverage Licensees. He’s also the fourth-generation owner of Peco’s …
Updated state landlord/tenant guide could become law
After some healthy discussion, a bill creating a one-stop guide for both tenants and landlords is on its way to the House floor. House Bill 381, sponsored by Rep. Kim Williams, D-Marshallton, requires the Delaware Real Estate Commission to create a comprehensive, statewide rights and responsibilities guide for landlords and tenants. The seven representatives present in the House Housing Committee …
Advances in mammography among Breast Cancer Update topics
The use of artificial intelligence in screening for breast cancers and a little used technique that can efficiently and economically find cancers in women at high risk for that cancer are among the topics to be tackled during the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s annual update in May. Dr. Jacqueline Holt, medical director of the Delaware Imaging Network, says that …