Delaware police oversight board plans Flock camera guardrails
Delaware police leaders took steps toward creating statewide regulations for the use of controversial Flock cameras this week, though no policies have formally been put in place.
Redistricting task force mulls standards for proposed New Castle County school district
Among the questions its members are considering are how far kids could be bused in a new northern Delaware district, and how much its teachers could be paid.
Spotlight Delaware launches Campaign Finance Explorer for general election
Spotlight Delaware has launched the Campaign Finance Explorer, its free, easy-to-use tool for the public to see who is funding candidates running for state and county offices, ahead of the November general election.
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Rep. Mike Smith won’t seek reelection in 2028; to lead state chamber of commerce
State Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek Valley), who was announced Wednesday morning as the next president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, told Spotlight Delaware he would not run for reelection in 2028.
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In a first for Delaware, Dover passes moratorium on data center development
The Dover City Council on Monday unanimously approved a moratorium on the construction of data centers in Delaware’s capital city. .
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Trump administration sues UD over undocumented student tuition policy
The lawsuit, one of dozens of similar suits the federal government has filed against universities throughout the country; some have already been successful.
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Al’s Sporting Goods in Wilmington to close; owner says Chase will take over the building
After 91 years in business, Al’s Sporting Goods in Wilmington will close its doors in December.
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‘All of the joy and grief’: Delaware family perseveres with rare, degenerative disease
An experimental gene therapy that one Delaware family called a “miracle” has been approved for wider use.
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Boots on the ground: Grassroots groups back Delaware families targeted by ICE
Volunteer-led organizations in each of Delaware’s three counties are stepping up to help families torn apart by new federal mandates to increase arrests of immigrants in “sanctuary cities” across the country.
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‘We are all America’: Wilmington volunteers host inaugural Hispanic cultural exposition
The Ritmos del Quetzal cultural festival in Wilmington showcased educational and dance presentations about different pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures.
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