A familiar face will join the board of A Better Delaware. Jane Brady, a former Delaware Superior Court Judge and three-term state attorney general will become co-chair along with founder Chris Kenny of the organization’s board. A Better Delaware describes itself as a non-partisan public policy and political advocacy organization that supports pro-growth, pro-jobs policies as well as greater transparency …
Todayâs the day: after nine weeks of campaigning, 40 Delawareans will compete for 23 school board seats in Tuesdayâs school board elections. âOver the last couple of months, our campaign has had the opportunity to connect with thousands of voters whoâve shared their stories, hopes, and aspiration for Red Clay and its future,â said Jose Matthews, an incumbent board member …
A subcommittee exploring state retiree health plans on Monday voted to recommend that the General Assembly codify putting 1% of the state budget into a fund that pays retiree benefits to lower the billions of dollars of deficit. The State Employee Benefits retiree subcommittee asked Cheiron, a consulting firm, to look into additional ways for the state to lower the …
Three weeks after Caesar Rodney School Districtâs tax referendum failed, residents of another Kent County school district overwhelmingly voted to increase property to give their schools additional revenue. Lake Forest School District, in Felton,voted Saturday to raise school property taxes by 18.90 cents in the 2023-2024 school year, 10.80 cents in 2024-2025 and 37 cents in 2025-2026 â per each …
New Castle County Police are hosting an event Monday, May 15 to give away steering wheel locks to owners of some Hyundai and Kai vehicles. The giveaway, done in partnership with Hyundai Motor America, runs 4-6 p.m. at the Paul J. Sweeny Public Safety Building, 3601 N du Pont Highway, in Minaquadale, just south of Interstate 495. Itâs first come, first …
The council of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative will ask the three participating districts to amend their memorandum of understanding to extend the councilâs planning period. âWeâve got one shot at this,â said councilman Lincoln Hohler, who is Brandywine School Districtâs superintendent. âWe can’t come back to the community with another failed initiative and say we want to reboot, we get …
The Senate voted along party lines 15 to 5 to pass a bill that would amend the Delaware constitution to allow absentee voting for any reason. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, ultimately would allow absentee voting for any reason. However, it would require voters to sign an oath or affirmation saying they are free from improper …
The settlement of a class action lawsuit against Intuit, the owner of TurboTax, will give 14,187 Delawareans a total of about $430,000. Across the country, approximately 4.4 million people will receive checks in the mail from the settlement involving every state and the District of Columbia. Those eligible for money will be contacted by email from the fund administrator Rust …
Students at the Salesianum School are gearing up for a night of remembrance, community and fundraising as the private all-boys high school hosts its 10th annual Lt. Joseph Szczerba â85 Memorial 5k Thursday. âI’m running for everyone that puts their lives on the line for us and protect us every day,â said senior Michael Manzi. âThat is the police and …
The family that owns Delawareâs oldest bakery has set up a second coffeeshop in downtown Newark, across Main Street from where Bingâs Bakery opened in 1871. Bingâs Bake & Brew bought the Little French CafĂ© of Newark. âItâs quaint,â Carla Guzzi, who owns Bingâs with her husband Tom Guzzi, said of the new location âIt has a lot of charm.â …
