The Senate voted unanimously on almost every bill Thursday. (Pexels)

Senators unanimously agree on 14 of 15 bills Thursday

Jarek Rutz Headlines, Government

It was a day of unanimous votes for the Delaware Senate Thursday, with 14 of the 15 items  passed without any ‘no’ votes. Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, was the only legislator to vote against House Substitute 1 for House Bill 34, a law that would require school boards from district and charter schools to hold public comment on each agenda …

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Office of New Americans would help Delaware immigrants adjust

Sam Haut Government, Headlines

A bill that could create a state Office of New Americans to help immigrants better integrate into life in Delaware sailed through a General Assembly committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 44, sponsored by Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, cleared the Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee on a vote of two yes and two on the merits. On the merits means the legislator …

TSD Review April 21

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – April 21, 2022

Sonja Frey Town Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community UDance hopes to break fundraising record for childhood cancer She’s back: Museum of Nature and Science sets reopening events Road worker hit by driver urges patience in construction zones Restore the Corridor speeders to get tickets starting Monday Film screening part of Rehoboth museum’s storm of ’62 exhibit Learn some Delaware history at these …

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Sen. Darius Brown’s committee positions reinstated

Charles Megginson Government, Headlines

Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and member of the Senate Capital Improvement Committee. Brown, D-Wilmington, was removed from the Judiciary Committee in May 2021 after being arrested on misdemeanor offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges. He was removed from the Capital Improvement Committee in Nov. 2021 after …

TSD Review Jan 20

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Jan. 20, 2022

Sonja Frey Town Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Delaware animal groups see surge of Betty White challenge donations 10 things not to miss in Delaware Art Museum exhibit closing Jan. 23 Planning Council: If I-95 is capped, what should go there? Division of the Arts announces 2022 fellowship winners Business Cannabis edibles to debut in Delaware in weeks M&T, WSFS, PNC reducing, …

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Black leaders, activists split on Darius Brown ethics inquiry

Charles Megginson Government, Headlines

Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington Black Wilmington pastors and activists are divided over whether a state senator cleared of offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges should still face a Senate Ethics Committee inquiry. Several, including New Castle County Councilman Jea Street, Delaware NAACP president Richard “Mouse” Smith and the Rev. Dr. Christopher T. Curry, pastor of Ezion Fair Baptist Church, say …

TSD Review Jan 13

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Jan. 13, 2022

Sonja Frey Town Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community $10 million bequest to fund 80 annual Del. Music School scholarships DelDOT to use electronic speed cameras on I-95 construction Food Food & fun: Music, games on menu at many Delaware restaurants Grain to expand with locations in Trolley Square, STAR campus Government To-go alcohol, outdoor dining bill sails through House committee Despite acquittal, …

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Despite acquittal, Brown will still face Senate ethics inquiry

Charles Megginson Government, Headlines

Brown was found not guilty Thursday on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct. Despite being acquitted Thursday on charges of offensive touching and disorderly conduct, State Sen. Darius Brown will still face a Senate Rules and Ethics Committee review when the General Assembly reconvenes.  In a statement following news that the jury found the Wilmington Democrat not guilty on …

TSD Nov 18

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – November 18, 2021

Sonja Frey Town Square Live, Weekly Review

Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. This Week’s Top Headlines Include: COMMUNITY Bench of stone books honors devoted Hockessin library volunteer Milford man’s WWII service took him around world, into D-Day invasion Sussex teen …

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Darius Brown off another committee after incident at press event

Charles Megginson Government, Headlines

State Sen. Darius Brown, D-Edgemoor State Sen. Darius Brown has been booted from yet another Senate committee following a heated altercation with a state representative. The Wilmington Democrat is alleged to have verbally abused Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown, D-New Castle, during a Nov. 8 press event where lawmakers gathered to witness Gov. John Carney’s signing of multiple criminal justice-related bills. “He …