Tom Carper

When former U.S. Senator and former Delaware Gov. Tom Carper retired from the U.S. Senate in Jan. 2025, he promised to remain active working on projects focused on “creating jobs that promote clean energy.” This week, Carper and the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) at the University of Delaware formally launched the Carper Collaborative on Climate and Jobs.And Carper sat down with Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne to discuss this new initiative and what he hopes to accomplish with it.

Delaware says its final goodbye to former governor and Congressman Mike Castle.

Although Carper has about three weeks left before his official retirement, he took to the Senate Floor Wednesday to present his farewell address, capping a near-50 year career in public service.

Two of the three members of Delaware’s federal delegation have changed and the new team is preparing for bipartisan initiatives.

State Sen. Sarah McBride’s campaign for U.S.House tops the $400,000 mark in fundraising in five days as a candidate.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Circuit Court Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

President Joe Biden officially announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and that nomination is receiving some support in Delaware.

Delaware’s Congressional Delegation mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.

Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper were among a group of Democratic U.S. Senators urging passage of the Build Back Better Act to deliver robust climate action.

State leaders and federal transportation officials met in Wilmington to celebrate the benefits the infrastructure bill brings to the First State.