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Democrats respond they will not be bullied to return April 8, 2021 Citing recent contentious Senate committee hearings, and dramatically rising COVID-19 inoculation rates, House and Senate Republican leaders have called for the Delaware General Assembly to resume actual public committee meetings and floor action. It has been more than a year since the state Legislature stopped meeting at Legislative Hall to help curtail the spread of COVID-19.  While the House and Senate have met vir...

Jack Guerin Special to the USA TODAY Network Through our recent national traumas, we’ve learned the importance of the rule of law.  No one in our society should be above the law including the Delaware General Assembly. As Thomas Jefferson warned, “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories.” Our lawmakers have used their lawmaking power to exempt themselves from the section of the Delaware Co...

March 2, 2021 Lewes Board of Adjustment to meet The Lewes Board of Adjustment will meet virtually at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 2. The group will consider a variance request for 119-125 Schley Ave. regarding minimum lot width and minimum lot area within the R-4, medium-density residential zone. A link to the meeting can be found on the agenda at lewes.civicweb.net.  Lewes sponsorship subcommittee to meet The Lewes Sponsorship Subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission will mee...

WHYY By Rev. Silvester Beaman gives the benediction during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) Corie Priest of Wilmington had a hard time finding work after he was released from prison. Like many others, he still faced collateral punishments from his criminal conviction after he served his sentence. “A felony conviction is a weapon of mass destruction for economic growth and upward mobility,” Pries...

New Renewable Energy Legislation Passes In DE Dover, DE – On the first day after President Biden refocused the nation’s commitment to climate action, the first state passed a clean energy bill that will increase the amount of renewable energy from 25% to 40% to Delaware homes and businesses. The Renewable Portfolio Standard bill, known as S.B. 33 introduced by State Sen. Hansen and Rep. Osienski, passed both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly.  While this is a step in the right dire...

Share The Delaware Legislative Black Caucus, formed in November 2018, is addressing root causes of racial discrimination throughout the state. Photo by Joe Del Tufo In just two years, the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus has helped amplify concerns and issues that had often gone overlooked. The morning of Nov. 7, 2020, marked a significant shift in the direction of the United States when the race for president was called in favor of former Vice President and Delaware U.S. Senator Joe Biden. In...

* * * The Renewable Portfolio Standard bill, known as S.B. 33 introduced by State Senator Stephanie Hansen (District 10) passed both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly. The legislation will increase Delawares utilization of renewable energy by expanding the states Renewable Portfolio Standard from 25% to 40% renewable energy by 2035 for regulated utilities. While this is a step in the right direction, Delaware still lags behind other states in the region. The States current public utilit...

State Sen. Sarah McBride has made history by becoming the highest-ranking transgender official in the United States. Now, how does she plan to govern?

Mixing Politics and Romance Sarah Lockman and John Collins met two years ago at a political roast and benefit in Delaware, where she serves as a state legislator. Credit...Jim Coarse Dec. 24, 2020 For Sarah Lockman and John Collins, the pivotal moment in their relationship occurred in a most unusual place: high atop the staircase of Mr. Collins’s new home in St. Michael, Md., where he and Ms. Lockman struggled for three hours to carry a futon down the stairs this past January. “At one point...

Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf & Sen. Ernie López December 18, 2020 On Dec. 7, the former Delaware State Police Troop 7 headquarters in Lewes opened its doors to our local homeless who were embraced by caring volunteers. They were given food and comfort, respect and dignity. Each night since and every night through April 1, 2021, those same doors will remain open and offer that same embrace to all who seek shelter. As many recall from last winter, the two of us worked hard and worked togethe...