Eric Buckson

After an emotional round of debate Thursday, Senate lawmakers vote to remove capital punishment from state code.

The General Assembly gives the final approval to convert state-operated passenger and light-duty vehicles to zero-emission vehicles by 2040.

The Delaware Senate votes against legalizing medical aid in dying, but it could be brought back up for another vote next week.

State Sen. Kyle Evans Gay's bills on expanding access to medication for termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception at public universities, as well as requiring signage disclaimers at crisis pregnancy centers both pass in the Delaware Senate.

Republican senators voted against the amendment and the bill, arguing that while the amendment improves the legislation, they remain against creating the review board.

After making it through the Delaware House in January largely on a party-line vote, the Senate officially passes legislation to bolster the medical marijuana industry.

The legislation makes Delaware the latest of seven other states to legalize natural organic reduction, a process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil.

Legislation to formally outlaw the death penalty in Delaware was voted out of committee on Wednesday.

An independent review of Delaware’s education funding system from the American Institutes for Research recommends significantly higher investment in schools, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have concerns.

Lawmakers returned to session on Tuesday, and tempers immediately flared in the State Senate over examining school discipline issues.