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Markell Meets with Delaware Bloggers

Markell Meets with Delaware Bloggers
Governor Jack Markell met with many of Delaware’s bloggers at the Panera Café in Newark, Delaware for a question and answer session covering his budget proposal, sports betting, and bringing back former social services chief Vincent P. Meconi. Full story

Pulitzer Winner Burns Discusses Middle East at UD

Pulitzer Winner Burns Discusses Middle East at UD
John Fischer Burns, the London bureau chief for The New York Times and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, spoke about Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan during a University of Delaware Global Agenda series presentation Wednesday, April 8, in Mitchell Hall. Full story

New Bill Would Align School Board Elections with General Elections

New Bill Would Align School Board Elections with General Elections
House Majority Whip Rep. Valerie J. Longhurst (D-Bear) introduced legislation Thursday that would align public school board elections with the bi-annual general elections. Full story

Public Hearings Today on Sports Betting Proposal

Public Hearings Today on Sports Betting Proposal
House Gaming and Pari-mutuels Committee chair Rep. John J. Viola (D-Newark), and vice-chair Rep. Helene M. Keeley (D-Wilmington South) will hold a public hearing on Monday to collect public testimony regarding sports betting. The public hearing, scheduled for Monday, March 30 at 6 p.m., will take place at the Christina Fire Company Memorial Hall ... Full story

Bill Legalizing Sports Betting in Delaware Introduced

Bill Legalizing Sports Betting in Delaware Introduced
Legislation introduced by Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth), and sponsored by Rep. Valerie Longhurst (D-Bear) and Sen. Anthony DeLuca (D-Varlano), would officially legalize sports betting in Delaware. Full story

Two Bills May Affect Delaware Gay Community

Two Bills May Affect Delaware Gay Community
On Wednesday, lawmakers in the House and Senate began considering legislation that could have a major impact on gays, marriage, employment and the very social fabric of the state. Full story

Markell, Gingrich Call for Innovation on Healthcare

Markell, Gingrich Call for Innovation on Healthcare
Keynote addresses by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, anchored the program for a health sciences conference at the University of Delaware. Full story

Delaware to Receive $38 Million in Federal Green Funds

Delaware to Receive $38 Million in Federal Green Funds
Standing in front of solar panel producer CMI Electric in Newark, Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman (both D-Del.) and Gov. Jack ... Full story

House Votes to Place Assembly Under Freedom of Information Act

House Votes to Place Assembly Under Freedom of Information Act
A major piece of legislation that would place the Delaware General Assembly under the Freedom of Information Act has cleared its first major hurdle Thursday, unanimously passing the House of Representatives. Full story

Governor Markell Announces Nominee to Head DNREC

Governor Markell Announces Nominee to Head DNREC
Gov. Jack Markell announced today that he will be nominating Collin O'Mara, a nationally recognized climate prosperity expert, to head the state's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). Full story
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