Politics & Policy

There are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S. Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November

McFarlane died Thursday from complications of a previous lung condition at a hospital in Michigan.

The issues range from crawl space wiring to problems with a newly purchased wireless microphone system for councilmembers.

Kathy Barnette is newly competitive in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. With days to go, she’s avoiding mainstream press and fighting GOP insiders.

Dr. Karyl Rattay has led the Div. of Public Health since 2009, and has been a fixture as the state battled COVID-19. She’ll leave her job at the end of June.

The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, but Governor John Carney remains unchanged in his opposition.

Acting secretary of state Leigh Chapman urged voters to get their ballots in soon, and addressed concerns about access to drop boxes.

In the GOP primary, Bill McSwain leans on rich donors, Dave White self-funds, Lou Barletta cruises, and Doug Mastriano leads with a shoestring budget.

The president called on Congress to provide more funding for testing, vaccines and treatments, something lawmakers have been unwilling to deliver so far.

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In the Democratic primary, Fetterman leans on small donors, Lamb on PACs. And Barnette threatens to outstrip big-spending Republicans in polls.

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

In response to a leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Murphy is proposing expanding access to abortions, while protecting providers and patients from investigations.

Democrats in the split Senate lacked the votes to overcome a Republican-led filibuster.

Some of it is an increase in police funding, which has jumped $26 per person during his tenure. But there are also programs tucked into the Managing Director’s Office.