Tag: Budget

House and Senate Democratic Leadership Issue Statement on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

DOVER — Following this week’s budget markup hearings of the Joint Finance Committee, House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown, Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, House Majority Leader Kerri Evelyn Harris, Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, House Majority Whip Ed Osienski, and Senate Majority Whip […]

Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Kim Williams and Sen. Trey Paradee Issue Statement on FY 2026 State Budget 

DOVER – Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Kim Williams and Sen. Trey Paradee issued the following statement Tuesday at the conclusion of the committee’s budget markup process – the period when lawmakers review the governor’s recommended budget and vote on […]

House Passes Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget, One-Time Supplemental Spending Plan

DOVER – The House passed a $6.1 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025 on Thursday, approving a plan that upholds the Delaware General Assembly’s commitment to state workers and retirees while making new investments in Delaware’s public schools and […]

Addressing the Healthcare Cost Crisis: HB 350

Op Ed from Representatives of Delaware’s Public Sector Workforce For the last decade, experts from Delaware and around the country have sounded the alarm that hospital prices in Delaware are unsustainable and out-of-control. As representatives of Delaware’s public sector workforce, […]