Delaware Democrats secure statehouse supermajority with upset wins
The Delaware Democratic party ran away with many of their races Tuesday night, netting a coveted two-thirds supermajority in the state House of Representatives by flipping three seats previously held by Republicans.
Hicks flips Sussex Council seat, as Democrats sweep Kent, NCC races
Sussex Council President Doug Hudson was lone Republican to buck the ‘blue wave’ trend at the local level.
Rep. Mike Smith ‘reconsidering’ seeking reelection in 2028 after saying he wouldn’t
Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek), the only incumbent statehouse Republican in New Castle County, is reevaluating whether to run for a fifth term in 2028 after previously ruling out the possibility.
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Democrats held all their statehouse seats and flipped three more to secure the two-thirds supermajority.
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Georgetown tiny home debate continues as pallet village owners sue town
A nonprofit seeking to build a tiny home community in Georgetown sued over a town decision to impose a pause on the development of such housing.
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Delaware hospital leaders discuss cost of care at healthcare summit
Leaders from across Delaware’s healthcare arena met on Thursday for an all-day summit to discuss challenges facing industry professionals and how the state is bracing for federal changes to Medicaid that could see thousands of Delawareans go without coverage.
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After a ‘lawyer’ took her money, she now faces immigration hearings alone
After being scammed by a man claiming to be an immigration lawyer and losing her husband to deportation, one Nicaraguan mother in Delaware has approached her own deportation hearings without legal representation.
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Teen killed in Ellendale shooting was Seaford High cheerleader
A Seaford High School student’s life was cut short in the mass shooting that targeted a Halloween party in Ellendale, police reported Monday evening.
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