Press Release

Task Force Recommendations Would Overhaul Long-Term and Memory Care Industry

DOVER – A legislative panel tasked with reviewing Delaware’s long-term and memory care facilities and policies for the first time in a generation is recommending a series of updates and reforms to the industry, including increased funding and Medicaid reimbursement, […]

Budget-Writing Committee Approves Funding for Marijuana Regulation

DOVER – The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee has approved funding for the regulatory component of Delaware’s legal marijuana industry. Last month, legislation making Delaware the latest state to legalize and regulate adult recreational marijuana became law. Included in that two-bill […]

Joint Finance Committee Approves Raises for State Workers

DOVER – The legislative budget-writing committee on Tuesday approved raises for state workers that would give many on the lower end of the pay scale a significant boost in pay. The Joint Finance Committee, 12-member panel of representatives and senators […]

House Democratic Caucus Leadership Statement
on Sen. Carper’s Retirement

DOVER – In response to U.S. Sen. Tom Carper’s announcement Monday that he will not seek re-election, House Democratic Caucus leadership – House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst and House Majority Whip Melissa Minor-Brown – issued the […]