
Sarah Mueller is WHYY News’ Delaware politics reporter. Her beat focuses on the Delaware General Assembly and state government as a whole.
Sarah is no stranger to Delawareans, as she previously reported on the statehouse for Delaware Public Media. She has several years of experience covering politics, including her time at NPR Illinois and at WFSU Public Media in Tallahassee, Florida. She has also worked for Lehigh Valley News.
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Conservative Delaware think tank sues to stop Maryland offshore wind farm
Up to four power cables from offshore wind turbines will be buried under Delaware wetlands and beaches. Some fishermen worry about harm to wildlife.
7 months ago
Listen 0:55The Civic League of New Castle County argued top state officials created an air of impropriety by withholding details of a 2023 embezzlement.
7 months ago
Listen 0:55Route 1 at the Indian River Inlet is a direct route to medical facilities. The road has been flooded several times in previous months.
7 months ago
Listen 1:02‘Heartless’: Sponsor of medical aid in dying bill slams Delaware Gov. Carney’s veto
Retiring state Rep. Paul Baumbach has pushed for medical aid in dying legislation since 2015. Gov. Carney said he was “morally opposed” to it becoming law.
8 months ago
Listen 0:53The school argues its charter means it is not subject to some state laws and efforts to force it to be transparent.
8 months ago
Listen 1:04Delaware is the lowest-lying state in the U.S., leaving it vulnerable to the effects of climate change, lawmakers and advocates say.
8 months ago
Val Longhurst’s 20-year run in the state House is over. The first female speaker in state history lost to WFP-backed Kamela Smith.
8 months ago
Listen 0:49Delaware Gov. John Carney becomes Wilmington’s next mayor
Gov. John Carney was term-limited from serving as governor again. He already served in Congress and as the state’s lieutenant governor.
8 months ago
Listen 0:52Delaware candidates monitor a polling location for voting issues before polls close at 8 p.m.
Area Delaware candidates visited a Wilmington polling location on the last early voting day to greet supporters and monitor for voting irregularities.
8 months ago
Listen 0:52Delaware election 2024: Here’s what to expect in Wilmington’s mayoral race
There is no Republican challenger, so whoever wins the primary election will be the next mayor of Wilmington.
8 months ago
‘Discouraging’: Hundreds of Delaware voters told they’re ineligible to vote after clerical error
The Delaware Department of Elections said about 750 voters had incorrect party affiliations due to DMV “glitch.” Some say voters were unable to vote.
8 months ago
Delaware pays $102 million in legal settlement to Pennsylvania, other states over unclaimed property
Pennsylvania led a coalition of 30 states to argue Delaware was improperly keeping abandoned checks drawn in other states in its general fund.
8 months ago