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Delaware hunters harvest 15,000 deer, donate 100,000 meals

Delaware hunters harvested 15,383 deer during the 2021-2022 hunting season and donated 24,333 pounds of venison to charity. Although the
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Carney announces $16M for children’s mental health facility

Gov. John Carney announced the investment in Elsmere Tuesday alongside Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall Long, April 26, 2022
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State sets May 3 memorial ceremony for COVID dead

A memorial tree and plaque will be unveiled during a Delaware COVID-19 memorial ceremony. Photo April 25, 2022

Delaware’s affordable housing crisis affects middle class, too

Getty Images Evidence continues to pile up that Delaware is struggling to provide affordable housing: Data released Thursday by Housing
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Sen. Darius Brown’s committee positions reinstated

Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and member
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Masks no longer required on DART buses

Dough4872/Wikimedia Commons Masks are no longer required on Delaware’s public transit buses.  A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled
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GOP senators to state: Don’t follow Philly’s mask mandate

Delaware’s seven Republican senators have asked the state’s top doctor not to reinstitute a statewide indoor mask mandate. The letter
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$300 checks are on the way. Here’s what you need to know

Photo/Getty Images Delawareans will soon receive $300 checks thanks to a bipartisan direct relief bill signed Thursday by Gov. John
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Paid leave bill heads to Carney for signature

Photo/Kristina Paukshtite, Pexels The bill to create a paid family and medical leave program in Delaware passed in the House
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Bentz reverses course: Pot bill to get full public hearing

Rep. David Bentz, D-Christiana Concerned citizens will have a chance to offer public comment on a marijuana legalization bill after
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Bill to cut premium cigar tax in half sails through committee

The House Revenue and Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to release a bill that would reduce the tax on premium
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Bentz, Dems refuse to allow public comment on marijuana bill

Multiple lawmakers walked out of the House health committee Wednesday in protest of a vote to release a marijuana legalization
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Is that thing registered? Delaware rolls out DMV-on-wheels

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched its “DMV On the Go” mobile DMV trailer. The handicap-accessible trailer allows
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Osienski’s joint bills make another run at legalizing pot  

Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark Some thought this year’s fight to legalize marijuana in Delaware was over after House Bill 305
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Sen. Brian Pettyjohn to host webinar on broadband internet

A webinar focused on the expansion of broadband internet access will give Delawareans a chance to ask questions and learn
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Carney appoints Black woman to New Castle Superior Court

  Gov. John Carney will nominate a black lawyer to the Superior Court in New Castle County, one day after
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Bipartisan bill would cut realty transfer tax by 25%

Photo/Andy Dean Photography A bill introduced into the state House of Representatives would cut by 25% the taxes paid because
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House overwhelmingly approves $300 relief rebate bill

  The Delaware Relief Rebate Program, which will use state surplus funds to offer every Delaware resident taxpayer a one-time
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Wilm. city offices closed on Good Friday, no trash collection

Wilmington’s government offices will be closed on Friday, April 15 in observance of Good Friday. As a result, the Department
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McGuiness waits for ruling on charge dismissal, trial date

Delaware Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness walks out of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington alongside her attorney,
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Paid leave bill to be walked through House committee

The Healthy Delaware Families Act is expected to proceed to the House Appropriations Committee despite not receiving the requisite number
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Judge to consider motion to dismiss McGuiness charges

Auditor of Accounts Kathleen McGuiness. Image from the Auditor’s website. Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness will face a judge for
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George Will to lead memorial service for Pete du Pont

  A memorial service for former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont will be held April 29, with the eulogy delivered
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