A bill that would provide funding for a school resource officer at each Delaware public school was debated Wednesday.

School officers, construction needs focus of House Committee

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

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 …

Juneteenth events and ceremonies in Delaware are underway.

Delaware Juneteenth celebrations run throughout month

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

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 …

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Union members speak in favor of dues deduction bill

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

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 itā€™s …

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Climate bill passes House after vote on two amendments

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

Rep. Rich Collins on Tuesday begged House Democrats to join him in opposing a bill that set greenhouse gas emission limits in Delaware. ā€œI 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. ā€œAnd I know I’ve lost. I tell you it’s …

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Retiree subcommittee to vote this summer on insurance

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

  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 …

The Redding Consortium unveiled its proposed spending plan for next fiscal year.

Redding Consortium approves $16 million spending plan

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

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 …

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has established its bylaws.

Leaning Collab bylaws outline procedures, stagger board terms

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has finalized its bylaws, a foundational document in the groupā€™s 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€“ …

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8 DelTech softball players earn all-region honors

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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 …

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Clean hydrogen company wins Reinventing DE contest

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

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 …