First State Focus

Christina School Board member Naveed Baqir says that while he no longer lives in Delaware, he is still a state resident able to serve on the board.

The town hall includes Delaware’s congressional leaders as well as Gov. Matt Meyer and state Attorney General Kathy Jennings.

Dennis Assanis, UD president, told the campus the terminations came without advance notice, and that officials know of no ICE presence at the Newark school.

State Rep. Kevin Hensley accepted a plea deal last week for his DUI arrest last November. It’s his second alcohol-related offense.

Similar legislation was vetoed last year by former Gov. John Carney, who said he had a moral objection to the bill.

Some state senators complained that the state of Delaware was removing local control from counties.

State Rep. Hensley avoided a harsher penalty because his other offense was more than 10 years ago. The legislator says he’s on a “recovery journey.”

After blocking the nominees, lawmakers also reestablished a task force to monitor the port expansion project and report back monthly.

Opponents of the proposal say Wilmington City Council should discuss policy issues in the open.

The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights says federal funding is a privilege, not a right.

Lobbyists attended and paid for the conferences. Attorney General Kathy Jennings got free flights, hotel rooms, meals, side trips and pampering, but didn’t disclose gifts.

Delaware Gov. Meyer proposed adding tax brackets and raising fees to add new revenue to the state.

Delaware groups that provide HIV prevention, testing and treatment fear their federal support could soon disappear.

Food banks in Delaware are trying to keep feeding needy residents after the Trump administration froze millions in food assistance to states.

Many of the bills were inspired by last year’s acrimonious Christina school board meetings attempting to remove the superintendent.