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Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride introduces paid family, medical leave bill. What it would do Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal Headlines May 5, 2021 Replay Video UP NEXT Sen. Sarah McBride announced a bill on Wednesday to ensure Delaware workers can get up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave. Senate Bill 1 would create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, paid for by payroll contributions, for certain life events such as serious illness, a new child or adjusting to military deployment. People could receive up to 80% of their average weekly wage...

Why environmentalists want Delaware to ban all plastic shopping bags and charge for paper ones Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal Delaware's vaccine effort goes door-to-door Replay Video UP NEXT Lawmakers have pledged to further restrict plastic shopping bags in Delaware stores, but some environmental advocates don't think their plans go far enough. Delaware put a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at larger stores starting Jan. 1. It was meant to encourage stores and shoppers to switch to reusable bags in order to curb environmental waste, but many stores have found...

View Comments A task force to change policing has voted on its first set of recommendations to Delaware lawmakers, which includes asking lawmakers to increase transparency in its Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. In what is likely one of its final meetings, the Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force on Thursday approved nearly all recommendations from three of its four subcommittees, asking lawmakers to change how police use force, interact with the community and collect data. Despite several law enforcement and Republican members voting against it, the group was able to pass a re...

Police task force asks for added transparency in Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal Headlines April 28, 2021 Replay Video UP NEXT A task force to change policing has voted on its first set of recommendations to Delaware lawmakers, which includes asking lawmakers to increase transparency in its Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. In what is likely one of its final meetings, the Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force on Thursday approved nearly all recommendations from three of its four subcommittees, asking lawmakers to change...

Why environmentalists want Delaware to ban all plastic shopping bags and charge for paper ones Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal Delaware's vaccine effort goes door-to-door Replay Video UP NEXT Lawmakers have pledged to further restrict plastic shopping bags in Delaware stores, but some environmental advocates don't think their plans go far enough. Delaware put a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at larger stores starting Jan. 1. It was meant to encourage stores and shoppers to switch to reusable bags in order to curb environmental waste, but many stores have found...