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Delaware woman sent to prison for COVID relief funds theft

A Wilmington woman was sentenced this week to 31 months in jail for applying for and taking $246,000 in

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Is mail-in voting unconstitutional? Chancery judge to decide

Delaware’s mail-in voting law was the subject of a four-hour-long hearing before the state’s Court August 31, 2022

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Judge tosses 1 McGuiness conviction, upholds 2 others

The judge who oversaw the trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has thrown out August 30, 2022

Pires, 3 others paid $17K for anti-Greg Fuller mailer

A Sussex County campaign mailer deemed racist by Republican Party officials was financed with money from four prominent county figures.
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4 seek House seat moved from Wilmington to Sussex

Now that the Route 24 corridor from Millsboro to Angola has its own state House District, four candidates have emerged
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Lawmakers mourn loss of longtime Millsboro Sen. Richard Cordrey

The Delaware Senate’s longest-serving president pro tempore has died. Richard Cordrey was 88. The Millsboro Democrat was elected to the
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I-95 lane changes coming Thursday near U.S. 202

Delaware’s Transportation Department has announced a modification to the I-95 northbound traffic pattern near the U.S. 202 exit near
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How to vote in Delaware’s upcoming elections

Delaware voters have several options to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary and general elections thanks to two new
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Delaware’s realty transfer tax to remain highest in nation

Delaware will remain the state with the highest realty transfer tax in the nation after a bill to decrease the
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Transparency advocates push for campaign finance reform

With weeks to go before the first votes are cast in Delaware’s 2022 election cycle, advocates for government transparency are
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Legislative Hall expansion far from a done deal

A committee assembled to draft plans for a potential expansion of Delaware’s state capitol building spent much of its Thursday
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Bonini faces 2 GOP challengers for seat he’s held 27 years

There’s a race to the right in central Delaware’s 16th Senate District, and incumbent Republican Sen. Colin Bonini’s 27 years
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Could these new homes break the cycle of poverty?

Shortly after single mother of two Alison Mendez moved into northeast Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood five years ago, there was a
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3 candidates, 3 different visions for North Wilmington

Voters in Northwest Wilmington, Brandywine Village and Trolley Square will have three choices when they decide who to send to
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Judge sides with Auditor McGuiness in Medicaid standoff

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services must hand over Medicaid records to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, a Superior
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New NCCo bills show new way to figure out taxes

New Castle County’s just-mailed tax bills come with an explanatory letter titled “Local service function tax rates have changed.” People
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AG Jennings announces abortion hotline

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision that gave individual states the power to regulate abortion, Delaware
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Delaware to spend $18 million on EV chargers

Delaware’s transportation department will use federal infrastructure funds to install multi-car electric vehicle chargers along major travel routes throughout the
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Animal shelters win big in 2022 Bond Bill

If anyone ever needed proof that state legislators are animal lovers, they needn’t look any further than this year’s Bond
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A tale of two bills: Paid leave and pot

One became the law of the land. The other went up in smoke. Both involved years of planning, hundreds of
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McGuiness pushes back after DE Dems endorse primary opponent

In a rare move, the Delaware Democratic Party has endorsed a primary challenger over a sitting statewide-elected Democrat. The state
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Delaware joins nationwide task force to cut down on scam calls

Even in a time of stark political division, there is thing almost everybody can agree on: scam calls suck. In
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Sussex GOP condemns ‘racist’ mailer sent by conservative group

The Sussex County Republican Committee has denounced a mailer sent by a conservative political action committee attacking a Black GOP
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