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Legislative committee adds more than $120 million to Delaware governor's proposed budget
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee have added more than $120 million to Gov. John Carney’s proposed operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The Joint Finance Committee finished its revisions to Carney’s recommended...
Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee began marking up Gov. John Carney’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday by approving across-the-board pay raises of up to 9% for state employees. The Joint Finance Committee...
Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn't fair
The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory. It began “Dear Claimant,” and said her 24-year-old son, Randy, who was fatally shot in April 2006, was not an “innocent” victim. Without further explanation, the New York state agency that assists...
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania as a special election decides statehouse control
Voters in suburban Philadelphia are set to decide party control of Pennsylvania's state House of Representatives on Tuesday with their pick to replace a Democrat who resigned. Also on the ballot in Pennsylvania are primary elections for state Supreme Court and Philadelphia mayor,...
Delaware panel bumps up revenue forecast for this year, lowers estimate for next
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A state panel has boosted Delaware’s government revenue forecast but lowered its estimate for the fiscal year starting July 1. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, which sets the state’s official revenue estimates, on Monday boosted its...
State Supreme Court overturns judge's ruling prohibiting Tesla dealership in Delaware
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a judge’s ruling upholding a decision by state officials to prohibit electric vehicle maker Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers. In a ruling last year, a Superior Court judge...
Youngkin-backed legislators win Virginia Senate nominations
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Republican state legislators in Virginia who were endorsed by GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin won their party's Saturday nominating contests for a state Senate seat, according to results provided by the party. Incumbent Sen. Bryce Reeves won the Republican...
Delaware Senate confirms two Supreme Court nominees
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state Senate has confirmed Gov. John Carney’s two nominees for the Delaware Supreme Court, including a lawyer tapped by Carney for the high court after he was arrested for drunken driving. Carney’s nominations of Abigail LeGrow and N. Christopher...
Court upholds convictions of trucker in fatal highway crash
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court has affirmed convictions for criminally negligent homicide against a North Carolina truck driver whose tractor-trailer plowed into several vehicles on Interstate 95 in Wilmington in 2019, leaving two people dead. Brian Keith Winningham,...
Court hears appeal of ruling favoring Musk in SolarCity deal
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for a group of Tesla shareholders are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision in favor of CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins. ...
