Politics

Valerie Longhurst is Delaware’s first female speaker of the House. Two Black women — Melissa Minor-Brown and Kerri Evelyn Harris — hold the other top posts.

A conservative media outlet and an activist group won’t be allowed access to records related to President Joe Biden’s gift of his Senate papers to the University of Delaware.

Prosecutors included the new details of the case in a motion filed Wednesday aiming to keep Taranto behind bars.

The “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond.

Organizers gave out free books and served food and drink as they filled the streets with music, art, and celebration of LGBTQ love.

Some attendees said transgender children should not partake in gender-affirming healthcare. “No child is born in the wrong body,” said Gays against Groomers founder.

Summit attendees were adamant that Moms for Liberty isn’t about hate. “We're just here to protect our children.”

The legislation unveiled Friday envisions a roughly $45 billion spending plan, about a 5% increase from the last approved budget.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed Moms for Liberty an extremist group, saying it “advances an anti-student inclusion agenda.”

The organization is the most widespread group advocating for book restrictions in the U.S.

The local chapter is enthusiastically participating. Mayor Kenney and other elected officials spoke out against the group’s values.

The last few days have become contentious, as public school advocates have organized to oppose an emerging agreement between Shapiro and Senate Republicans.

Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.

The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials including the president.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner, has arrived in Belarus.