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Sherry Dorsey Walker

House Passes Dorsey Walker Bill to Eliminate the Death Penalty

DOVER – The House passed legislation Tuesday that would effectively abolish the death penalty in Delaware. House Bill 70, sponsored by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, Rep. Sean Lynn, and Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, would eliminate the death penalty and instruct that any adult convicted […]

Governor Carney Signs New Law Making Juneteenth State Holiday

WILMINGTON – Governor John Carney signed legislation Wednesday making Juneteenth a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Sponsored by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, House Bill 119 establishes June 19 as a legal, permanent state holiday in […]

House Passes Bill Making Juneteenth State Holiday

DOVER – The House unanimously passed legislation Thursday recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were emancipated, on June 19, 1865, […]