Delaware officials reveal plan to close $185M shortfall for Edgemoor port
Delaware officials intend to close a funding gap for their ambitious but controversial plan to build a new port in Edgemoor with the help of an extra $110 million from the state.
Wetlands bill to face lawmakers with $1.5M annual cost
For the first time in decades, a proposed law to govern freshwater wetlands is receiving unrivaled support from environmentalists, farmers and developers alike.
Delaware transportation council rejects grant tied to ASPIRA Georgetown
The expansion of the ASPIRA bilingual charter school into Sussex County hit another obstacle last week after Delaware transportation officials denied a roughly $900,000 grant request submitted by the owner of the property where the school would be located.
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Historic Black Wilmington church leaders vow to rebuild following devastating fire
The Mother African Union Church in Wilmington is one of the oldest Black-founded churches in America. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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Wilmington settles on housing compromise in final budget vote
After weeks of debate over how Wilmington should spend its money to address affordable housing, the City Council passed a compromise budget that largely preserved Mayor John Carney’s plan to incentivize development over short-term rental assistance.
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New bill would give Delaware schools right to small annual tax hikes without referendum
A third bill attempting to address Delawareans’ concerns about school district tax increases following last year’s first-in-a-generation property reassessment advanced out of the Senate Education committee on Wednesday.
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Sussex County farmers oppose plan to discourage housing on agricultural lands
Sussex County farmers are pushing back against proposed development reforms that they say could endanger their farms.
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Delaware healthcare spending explodes yet again
State officials announced $11.3 billion in medical spending for 2024 – a more than an $876 million jump from the year prior.
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Judge orders Delaware to turn over labor data to ICE
Delaware’s top federal judge rejected on Tuesday the state government’s attempt to withhold employment records from an ICE investigation of more than a dozen businesses.
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‘I didn’t get to say goodbye’: Gold Star mother honors fallen soldier son
Kristien Giordano has kept the memory of her son, Pfc. Joey Marquez, alive through a new public monument.
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