Debra Heffernan

Legislation establishing paid family leave for state workers in Delaware is heading to the state Senate.The House passed it Tuesday after a contentious…

Gov. John Carney will soon decide whether to ban conversion therapy in the First State.A bill barring it passed the Delaware House Thursday.Conversion…

This could be the year the General Assembly passes paid family leave for state employees.The legislation sponsored by State Rep. Debra Heffernan…

Delaware teens now have additional protections in the criminal justice system.Gov. John Carney signed legislation last week reducing the possibility…

Delaware is making it easier for state employees who are new parents to have time to bond with their children. Gov. John Carney (D) has signed two changes…

Gov. John Carney (D) signed legislation making Delaware the sixth state to ban organ transplant discrimination on the sole basis of a disability.Carney…

State Representatives on the House Health and Human Development Committee are calling on Congress to continue funding the Children’s Health Insurance…

Delaware’s seniors will have to pay up to $100 more per year for their annual school property tax bill.Lawmakers on the budget writing Joint Finance…

Two bills in the General Assembly are taking different approaches to offering more time off for new mothers and fathers who work for the state.Some…

State lawmakers are trying to curb Delaware’s dropout rate even further by making it illegal for minors to quit school.The proposal from Rep. Debra…