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2022 Delaware school board election results

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

The preliminary results for the 2022 Delaware school board elections are in, and here are the winners: Capital – Felecia Duggins  Caesar Rodney – David Failing Smyrna – Chris Scuse, Jonathan Snow  Milford – Matt Bucher Lake Forest – Betty Wyatt Appoquinimink – Nichelle Dewitt Colonial – Christine Smith (District B); Keenan Dorsey (District E) Laurel – Linda Hitchens Seaford …

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House to consider changes to redistricted maps

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

The House of Representatives will consider a bill Thursday to make changes to the district boundaries agreed upon during the redistricting process last year. Redistricting occurs after the national census every ten years and redraws House and Senate districts to reflect population changes.  The General Assembly finalized new district maps in late October, just days before a self-imposed deadline of …

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Progressive Rep. John Kowalko will not seek re-election

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Firebrand progressive Rep. John Kowalko will retire at the end of his term in November after spending nearly 16 years in the Delaware House of Representatives.  The 76-year-old Democrat from Newark made the announcement on the House floor Thursday afternoon to the surprise of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.  “I am proud of my continuous and resolute support, …