First State Focus

Supporters say the changes are not an extensive rewrite of current Delaware law. It allows secret side deals with a powerful stakeholder.

Davis was running for Delaware’s lone congressional seat when she discovered her family’s history included an unknown genetic condition.

A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.

State Sen. Sarah McBride would also be the youngest elected official from Delaware since President Joe Biden.

A bill would allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live to request medication to end their lives.

A Superior Court ruled in February that early voting and permanent absentee ballot laws were unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court is now considering.

Letters obtained by WHYY News acknowledge state oversight responsibility while arguing that not disclosing the embezzlement was the right move.

WHYY News revealed the embezzlement of taxpayer money from the unemployment trust fund in 2023 after receiving a tip about the theft.

George was president of Delaware Technical Community College for 19 years before retiring in 2014.

The First State still struggles with creating a quality education for all students despite its consequential role in the Brown v. Board decision.

Some opponents say the license fees are not substantial enough and the proposal could hurt the current supply of medical cannabis.

A bill sponsored by State Sen. Laura Sturgeon would create an inspector general’s office, which has been discussed as far back as 2007.

The bill heads back to the House for approval of a Senate amendment. Hospitals are neutral on the bill after fierce opposition.

The latest alleged incident would be at least the third act of antisemitism on the University of Delaware's campus in the past four years.

Some Delaware lawmakers say the state should have publicly disclosed last year’s embezzlement, calling the lack of transparency disappointing.