First State Focus

The beverages that give users a buzz are also being sold in restaurants, bars, CBD stores, smoke shops and online. The budding cannabis industry wants in too.

The Public Education Funding Commission still has to determine how to weigh additional funding to schools for low-income students and English language learners.

Advocates had hoped Gov. Meyer and progressive lawmakers would introduce significant transparency initiatives this year.

Sussex County council members voted to deny a permit for offshore wind substation. But state lawmakers could reverse that decision.

Community members say the situation is urgent, but city officials say shootings are actually down compared with last year.

Municipalities and counties have banned or restricted businesses, but the state is in the process of issuing retail, growing and manufacturing licenses.

The Office of the Controller General estimated that 40% of collections may qualify for the waiver if a defendant meets the eligibility requirements and is granted relief.

The push by the Delaware Coalition for Open Government is part of a 20-year fight for more government transparency.

El alcalde de Camden, Larry Dougherty, dice que él no estuvo involucrado directamente en el acuerdo y que no lo vio como un problema importante en ese momento.

Los líderes de Delaware advierten que los recortes de $1.1 millones a AmeriCorps y a la ayuda alimentaria de USDA afectará servicios.

Meyer’s cabinet secretaries skipped a port expansion task force meeting for a second month in a row and required questions in writing.

Thieves are able to steal public assistance funds on the state-issued cards because they lack security features credit and debit cards have.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings says she abandoned the idea she championed last year, but the money remains in the state’s proposed budget.

Studies have suggested that Red 40 can cause neurobehavioral problems in some children. But some experts say more research is needed.

Delaware leaders warn that $1.1 million cuts to AmeriCorps and USDA food aid will impact services for the state's most underserved communities.