First State Focus

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.

Camden Mayor Larry Dougherty says he was not directly involved in the agreement and didn't see it as a significant issue at the time.

Marijuana Commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin has interests in two cannabis businesses. Senators say that’s a legal problem.

Officials have been studying measures since first-year student Noelia Gómez was killed in August. The death of Marina Vasconcelos last week has accelerated efforts.

The bill would have recognized marriages that happened outside of Delaware. It did not allow the marriages to take place in the state.

Federal dollars the state is losing come from bipartisan legislation passed after a Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead.

The governor’s predecessor worked on enacting the controversial requirement for nearly two years. EV sales continue to grow, though

The 22-year-old also has warrants out of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Georgia. A handgun was found in the stolen van.

Members of the public voiced concerns about cuts to emergency aid and pushed for 1960s-style civil disobedience.

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.