With some state expenses, such as Medicaid, higher than expected for 2024, legislators who want to create a state office of inspector general plan to wait until next year to introduce a bill to do that. â[I]t does come with a fiscal note, to create a new agency does cost some money,â said Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Hockessin. âIt’s not astronomical. …
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: COMMUNITY UDâs REP to offer 2-play season, bonus shows 7 named to state Womenâs Hall of Fame Wilmington turns stables into art studios Property near Brandywine Creek trail turns public BUSINESS Wawa to pay Delaware 450K over 2019 data breach FOOD & DINING 9 Delaware restaurants …
The Delaware House of Representatives passed four state budgets for the 2023-24 year in 15 minutes in a no-fuss set-em-up, knock-em-down run. The bills’ next stop will be Gov. John Carney’s desk, because they passed the Senate on Tuesday. “I think we have a budget that we can be proud of,” said Rep. William Carson, D-Smyrna/Dover, and co-chairman of …
Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said Tuesday night âgun worshipersâ should âstick the barrel of your piece in your mouth.â A casual observer may assume he was responding to a post about Tuesdayâs mass shooting in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. In reality, Kowalko was talking about people who donât want to wear masks despite the number of COVID-19 cases …
A bill that would require schools to publish information about what’s being taught and what materials are being used sparked a lively debate in committee. Photo by Unsplash. For a hot second, it looked like a bill that would require schools to tell the public exactly what materials are being used for teaching, among other things, was going …
Two bills moving to the House floor would put millions into mental health positions in Delaware’s middle school and high school. The House Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to release two bills focused on putting additional mental health resources into Delaware schools. House Bills 300 and 301 serve as an extension of House Bill 100, legislation passed …
This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community Want hydrangeas that bees will love? Choose a lacecap, says Mt. Cuba Surf fishing tags sell out hours after going on sale Dover to celebrate Black History Month with cultural, educational events Business Sunset Committee backs reorganizing Delaware Motion Picture Commission Highmark clients can get free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies Government Carney still doesnât …
Those who support creating a state office of inspector general say it will help weed out fraud, abuse and mismanagement. As calls mount for the creation of a statewide inspector generalâs office in Delaware, one Newark lawmaker is drafting legislation to do just that. Rep. John Kowalko, a Democrat, will introduce legislation in early 2022 to set the framework for …
