Legislative Update
Daily during Morning Edition & All Things Considered (during General Assembly session)
Delaware Public Media Political Reporters cover the state's General Assembly each and every day lawmakers are in session. You can hear in-depth reports on what's happening at Legislative Hall during both Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Legislation seeking to create a compensation fund for people the state has wrongfully convicted was voted out of committee last week.Under State Rep. Sean…
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The final state revenue numbers are in as lawmakers finish crafting the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council’s…
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Proposed legislation could move the Delaware Autism Program from the Christina School District to the Delaware Department of Education.Christina School…
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Legislation requiring schools to teach students the definition of consent gets a House committee hearing this week.Senate Majority Leader Nicole Poore’s…
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Legislation helping inmates reduce their fees and fines is being amended to also help people outside of prison.State Sen. Darius Brown’s (D-Wimington)…
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State lawmakers won’t vote on a $15 minimum wage bill until next year.Senate President David McBride (D-Hawk's Nest) says the earliest the legislation…
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Legislation that would raise Delaware’s minimum wage to $15 an hour made it out of a Senate committee Wednesday.State Sen. Darius Brown’s bill would phase…
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Delaware is the first state in the U.S. to levy a fee on drug manufacturers for the opioids dispensed in the state.Gov. John Carney (D) signed a bill…
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Legislation leaving more sentencing decisions to judges is heading to the Delaware Senate.House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst’s bill would allow…
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State lawmakers could raise the state’s high school dropout age.Currently students who are 16 years old and older aren’t legally required to go to…