First State Focus

A new study sheds light on why homelessness is concentrated in Sussex County’s Georgetown and what leaders say is needed to address it.

The revamped school funding formula targets more money to students with higher needs to achieve better academic outcomes.

Their plan to address the city's housing and poverty issues includes tackling high rents, water bill shutoffs and property reassessment errors.

Subsidies that helped Delawareans who earn above 400% of the federal poverty level expired last year, and Congress has yet to renew them.

The 2021 meme was resurfaced by a Milford Republican representative shortly after a Delaware state trooper was killed at a DMV facility south of Wilmington.

As winter challenges reduce blood donations, the Blood Bank of Delmarva highlights lifesaving stories and urges Delawareans to give.

Some of the issues Delaware lawmakers plan to address include property reassessments, rising health care costs and education funding.

After seeing classmates lack access to STEM resources, a Delaware sophomore built a nonprofit now reaching nearly 58,000 students globally.

Avelo denies it ever had a contract to help deport immigrants. But flight tracker data shows it operated deportation flights.

The Friendship House is a Wilmington community organization that helps homeless residents find stability and resources.

Sussex Central senior Rafael Farrera-Juarez and Newark Charter senior Sadie Polk will represent the state, highlighting civic action close to home.

The state’s consent decree with the Community Legal Aid Society will be monitored by an independent evaluator and U.S. District Court.

Lack of energy supply and continuing price hikes for gas and electricity this year have frustrated Delawareans over ability to afford higher utility bills.

The Meyer administration is partnering with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which buys bundles of unpaid bills for about a penny on the dollar.

Advocates for one single consolidated say the less fragmented students are across New Castle County, the greater chance of student success.