Sarah Mueller

The legal fight centered around whether Delaware lawmakers could ignore a governor’s request to withdraw nominations not yet Senate confirmed.

Delaware legalized abortion access up until viability in 2017. Constitutional amendments must pass both chambers in two consecutive General Assemblies.

Some Education Funding Commission members appeared reluctant to add the money experts say is required to adequately fund schools.

Delaware’s attorney general says the agency helping to protect children from lead paint is unable to access federal dollars.

The sponsor said he wants to revive the bill later this year to provide funding for officers in all Delaware schools.

Gov. Matt Meyer wants a solution to school funding inequities this year despite the task force pushing back its deadline to July 2026.

Delaware’s attorney general is part of a coalition that has stopped a freeze of domestic federal spending. But foreign aid is still paused.

Last year, 45% of Delaware fourth grade students scored below basic reading levels on the NAEP test, which is 2 percentage points better than the results in 1998 and 2022.

Gov. Matt Meyer sent a letter to senators after he was inaugurated, withdrawing his predecessors’ names for the port board.

The order caused massive backlash from states nationwide. But the White House press secretary says the funding review will continue.

Bethany Hall-Long was governor for two weeks due to a quirk in law, but offered port nominees despite losing to Gov. Matt Meyer.

Newly sworn in, Matt Meyer promised to focus on public education, housing and rising inequality as governor.