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At 92, Fred Neil sits atop the dais inside Dover City Hall, presiding over often-divisive local government meetings as the city council president. He is one of the only nonagenarians to currently hold elected office in the United States. The post As Delaware’s oldest elected official, Fred Neil brings 92 years of experience to the table appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
Delaware public health officials reported two confirmed cases of the highly contagious measles virus in Kent County this week — the state's first in more than a decade, they said. The post Delaware reports first measles cases in decade in Kent County appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The Colonial School District announced it would decentralize its special education programs away from Southern Elementary School and distribute the resources to schools throughout the district. The post Colonial to redraw elementary school boundaries with shift in special education appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The Colonial School District announced it would decentralize its special education programs away from Southern Elementary School and distribute the resources to schools throughout the district. The post Colonial eyes redrawing elementary school boundaries with shift in special education appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
Following the fatal shooting of Kadir Skinner in Wilmington, Democratic state lawmakers in Delaware have advocated for several new police reform measures, include timelines for the public release of body camera footage and new statewide standards for investigating officer-involved shootings. The post Kadir Skinner shooting sparks new calls for police reform appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The bills introduced and passed this year would dramatically increase the pool of patients eligible to receive free and discounted care, put price caps on hospitals, and temporarily block the acquisition of Delaware health systems by private equity firms. The post Gov. Meyer signs healthcare bills expanding free, primary care appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The rules around campaign finance transparency in Delaware are unlikely to change ahead of the September primary elections after a judge denied a conservative foundation’s request for their immediate pause. The post Koch-backed group loses bid to pause Delaware campaign finance transparency appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
A Kent County hearing on the regulation of data centers leads a week of public meetings around the state. The post Get Involved: Kent eyes data centers, election task force returns, and more appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The biggest port operator on the Delaware River is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the second time in three years in an attempt to stop Delaware’s long-planned expansion of the Port of Wilmington. The post NJ, Philly port operator sues again to stop Delaware’s Edgemoor container terminal appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
The family of Kadir Skinner, the 19-year-old who was fatally shot by Wilmington police last month, announced Tuesday they will seek 25 million from the city in a wrongful death lawsuit. The post Family of Kadir Skinner to sue Wilmington over police killing appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
