First State Focus

Current state laws against panhandling are not in effect because of First Amendment concerns by civil rights groups.

Pennsylvania nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation is launching recovery programs and parent partnership services in southern Delaware for families affected by addiction.

“What we wanted to highlight at the State of the Union was that, a year later, things are not better,” said Democratic Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester.

City officials took down the statue of the Italian explorer, fearing it would be damaged, during the local and national racial unrest in 2020.

The program started in November 2023. The majority of the cases were for clients who were below the federal poverty level.

Algunos estudios han sugerido que las licorerías están asociadas con niveles más altos de pobreza, violencia y menor esperanza de vida.

University leaders say removing the anti-racism research for months was a mistake. Students and researchers say it eroded academic freedom and institutional trust.

The state of Delaware recovered tens of thousands of dollars in stolen funds used as payments for a truck and a camper, along with money seized from a bank account.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority said it was legally required to approve the lease. But Delaware and New Jersey governors were pressured to reject it.

El presupuesto propuesto por Meyer “modernizaría” las tarifas de constitución de empresas y aumentaría los impuestos al tabaco para incrementar los ingresos estatales.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority said not approving the proposed lease agreement with aviation company Daedalus could put it at financial risk.

The overdose death of their son 13 years ago led to the Keisters’ creation of atTAcK Addiction.

Some studies have suggested that liquor stores are associated with higher levels of poverty, violence and lower life expectancy.

Legislation filed in the Delaware House last year to increase tobacco prices failed to get a committee hearing.

Meyer’s recommended budget would "modernize" business formation fees and raise cigarette taxes to add state revenue.