
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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Delaware will soon allow people to buy raw milk, but health officials say the practice has serious risks.
8 months ago
Listen 3:14‘Life or death’: Delaware lawmakers highlight new abortion access laws in Delaware
The new laws build on top of protections passed in previous years that have made Delaware a sanctuary state for providers and people seeking abortion care.
9 months ago
Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud
Delaware resident Kyle Stevens submitted 10 fraudulent applications for pandemic aid for small businesses while living overseas.
9 months ago
Listen 0:35Conservative 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
10 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.
10 months ago
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