Delaware state government
EXPLAINER: In Delaware, few tenants actually get evicted
By Randall Chase Jun. 25, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
Delaware House approves budget bill for upcoming fiscal year
By Randall Chase Jun. 23, 2021 05:56 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — House lawmakers on Wednesday approved a spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 that adds hundreds of millions of dollars to the...
Delaware governor plans to lift state of emergency
Jun. 15, 2021 02:12 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney announced Tuesday that the state of emergency he imposed in Delaware more than a year ago because of the...
Governor lifting Delaware mask mandate effective next Friday
By Randall Chase May. 14, 2021 04:57 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney said Friday that he will lift Delaware’s mask-wearing mandate effective May 21 after the U.S. Centers for...
Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988
By The Associated Press May. 09, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
Delaware governor eases capacity restrictions on businesses
May. 04, 2021 05:15 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney is easing most capacity restrictions that he imposed on businesses in Delaware in an effort to stem the spread...
Gun rights advocates sue lawmakers over virtual meetings
By Randall Chase Apr. 09, 2021 07:00 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gun rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging continued virtual meetings of the Delaware General Assembly after Democrats...
Delaware governor to get COVID-19 vaccine
Mar. 26, 2021 06:00 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware Gov. John Carney plans to get the COVID-19 vaccine this weekend.
The 64-year-old Democrat plans to receive his...
Bill calls for mental health workers in elementary schools
Mar. 10, 2021 06:55 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill mandating that elementary schools in Delaware be staffed with counselors, social workers and psychologists is headed to the House...
Police cleared of criminal wrongdoing in four shootings
By Randall Chase Mar. 05, 2021 06:10 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Department of Justice has cleared police of criminal wrongdoing in four shootings last year, one of them fatal.
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Delaware officials target minority groups for vaccinations
By Randall Chase Feb. 02, 2021 06:10 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials are expanding the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program with a focus on underserved and minority communities.
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Permanent mail-in voting among Carney's goals for Delaware
By Randall Chase Jan. 26, 2021 05:22 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Making mail-in voting permanent, mandating higher use of renewable energy and more than doubling education funding for disadvantaged...
Democrat Carney sworn in to second term as Delaware governor
By Randall Chase Jan. 19, 2021 01:00 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democrats John Carney and Bethany Hall-Long took the oaths of office for their second terms as governor and lieutenant governor Tuesday in a...
Vaccine given to ineligible people at Delaware drive-thru
Jan. 17, 2021 05:44 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware residents who are not currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine nevertheless received it at a mass vaccination event attended by...
Teachers in Delaware call for return to virtual learning
Jan. 13, 2021 09:17 AM EST
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Teachers in Delaware held a drive-in demonstration to urge their school district to return to virtual learning as coronavirus cases...
Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban
By Michael Rubinkam Jan. 12, 2021 04:52 PM EST
Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are seeking to overturn a ban on gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River basin, filing a federal...
Delaware lawmakers ready to convene new session
By Randall Chase Jan. 11, 2021 06:01 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware lawmakers are set to begin a new legislative session with the promise of fresh debate on a variety of controversial social issues...
Delaware reports first coronavirus-related child death
By Randall Chase Jan. 08, 2021 06:56 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Public health officials on Friday reported the first COVID-19-related death of a child in Delaware.
Officials said the...
Delaware officials urge schools to resume hybrid learning
By Randall Chase Jan. 05, 2021 06:17 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney is urging Delaware public school officials to resume hybrid instruction mixing both remote and in-person...
Delaware presidential electors cast votes for Joe Biden
Dec. 14, 2020 12:15 PM EST
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s three presidential electors cast their votes Monday for fellow Delawarean Joe Biden.
Delaware’s electors were...