Bills dealing with school construction, junior ROTC, Department of Education background checks and school resource officers were sent to the House ready list Wednesday by the Education Committee. House Bill 169, sponsored by Rep. Kim Williams, D-Marshallton and committee chair, requires the secretary of education ā currently Mark Holodick ā to publish and deliver a report to the General Assembly …
Delaware Juneteenth celebrations run throughout month
The First State has a number of events and ceremonies to celebrate and honor a newly-established federal holiday in mid-June.Ā Juneteenth, short for June 19, is a holiday that celebrates June 19, 1865. That day, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his officers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free any remaining slaves. It was two months after the Civil War …
Union members speak in favor of dues deduction bill
Several representatives of Delaware unions praised a bill that would allow state tax deductions for union dues, a practice no longer allowed on federal taxes. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Sen. Nicole Poore, D-Delaware City, would let people claim up to $500 in a tax credit to pay union dues on state taxes. Opponents say itās …
Climate bill passes House after vote on two amendments
Rep. Rich Collins on Tuesday begged House Democrats to join him in opposing a bill that set greenhouse gas emission limits in Delaware. āI have begged you to stand up one time and not just take this direction that apparently is so overwhelmingly powerful in this chamber,ā the Millsboro Republican said. āAnd I know I’ve lost. I tell you it’s …
2023 Blue Gold Baseball game and rosters announced
The Blue Gold All Star baseball game is set for Wednesday, June 7th at 6 PM at Frawley Stadium door open at 5. We will be ive streamingt he game so click here for the link.Ā During the game theĀ All State Awards for 1st team, 2nd teamĀ and honrable mention will be given out at the start of …
Retiree subcommittee to vote this summer on insurance
A previous version of this story said the committee will vote to endorse a retiree health insurance option on June 26. It will not. It plans to vote at some point during the summer. A subcommittee devoted to finding a solution to insurance for state retirees that balances cost to the state and to the retiree talked about a …
Redding Consortium approves $16 million spending plan
Members of the Redding Consortium Monday night voted to approve a spending plan for the next fiscal year, which includes more than $16 million in operating funds and carryover funds left over from this previous budgets. The largest allocation $7,914,637 for outside school time services and in-school health services. These can be considered wraparound services, which help fill the gaps …
Leaning Collab bylaws outline procedures, stagger board terms
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has finalized its bylaws, a foundational document in the groupās operations on which the governing council has worked with an attorney for months.Ā Bylaws are established to set rules, regulations and policies for an organization to help it regulate itself. In part, the bylaws act as a higher authority that all members of the collaborative ā …
8 DelTech softball players earn all-region honors
After winning an unprecedented third straight National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 19 Division II Softball Championship and NJCAA Northeast District Softball Championship, eight Delaware Technical Community College softball players received NJCAA Region 19 All-Region honors. Sophomore pitcher Carly Collins led the way by being named NJCAA Region 19 Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Region. Joining her …
Clean hydrogen company wins Reinventing DE contest
A company that would build a plant in Delaware to create clean hydrogen won the 2023 Reinventing Delaware program sponsored by the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation. If implemented, a manufacturing plant would use fresh water in an electrolysis process that splits water into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The idea championed by Andrew Cottone, CEO of Adesis, a chemistry …