Latest Delaware state government News

Democratic primary for governor highlights Tuesday's elections in Delaware

Sep. 06, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Democratic gubernatorial contest pitting Delaware’s lieutenant governor against the chief executive of the state’s largest county is the marquee race in Tuesday’s primary elections. Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, who has held public office since winning a...

Judge rejects bid by Judicial Watch, Daily Caller to reopen fight over access to Biden Senate papers

Aug. 06, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to vacate a ruling denying a conservative media outlet and an activist group access to records related to President Joe Biden’s gift of his Senate papers to the University of Delaware. Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News...

State panel presents final revenue projections before Delaware lawmakers vote on budget bills

Jun. 17, 2024 18:08 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The panel that sets Delaware’s official revenue estimates made only minor tweaks to its projections Monday as lawmakers prepare to vote in the coming days on budget bills for the fiscal year starting July 1. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council...

Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial begin deliberating whether he’s guilty of federal firearm charges

Jun. 10, 2024 20:42 PM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial began deliberating Monday whether the president’s son is guilty of federal firearms charges over a revolver he bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was addicted to crack cocaine. Hunter Biden is charged with three...