With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decreasing and vaccinations increasing, Delaware now faces the crisis of not having enough vaccinations for everyone who wants them. Gov. John Carney said Tuesday night that the state is now seeing about 600 new cases per day on a 7-day average. That number has dropped from the 800-plus it was at the start of …
Republican react to Carney’s State of the State: Where’s the beef, John?
The lawmakers said they wanted Carney to issue an action plan for coping with state woes, and they didn’t hear it.
Carney’s State of the State: We’re going to keep on keeping on
Among other things, the governor said he wants governments to keep livestream meetings to give the public greater access.
Millcreek neighborhoods win some battles for safer pathways, but want more
The group wants paths that allow them to walk or bike to parks, schools, recreation areas, historical sites, places of worship, employers and businesses.
People must wait for second dose of COVID vaccine as state expands chances to get first shots
Vault Health will give shots to underserved seniors in Wilmington; testing giant Curative will begin giving vaccine; and hospitals and pharamacies will vaccinate seniors.
AmeriCorps members to help fight pandemic
This is ‘an opportunity to re-examine how we deliver health,’ U.S. Sen. Chris Coons said, noting he has five AmeriCorps members serving in his office.
Here’s how tech is being used to reduce the pain of Restore the Corridor
Small devices and a lot of technology are being used to ease travel when I-95 is redone through Wilmington. You can help, too.
State cases continue to decline as mass vaccinations start; here’s where to be tested
State Walgreens have given 100,000 tests to Delaware residents.
Talk of raising minimum wage worries restaurants still reeling from COVID-19
Restaurateurs are listening with great alarm to state and national talk about raising minimum wage to $15 an hour. Carl Georigi, CEO of the Platinum Dining Group, says that raising minimum wage from $9.25 an hour to $11 by next year — the first hike a state bill proposes on the way to $15 by 2026 — would …
Founder’s Folio: Peaceful transitions of power and the importance of states’ rights
When John Adams conceded to Thomas Jefferson in 1800, the concept of a peaceful transition was set.