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March 23, 2026 A bill that may hold the promise of improving public health and reducing healthcare costs in Delaware was released by the House Health & Human Development Committee last week.   Sponsored by retired medical professional State Rep. Jeff Hilovsky (R-Long Neck, Oak Orchard) , House Bill 305  would provide a framework for a three-year observational study to reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes.   Rep. Hilovsky said the study would follow a small, representative

March 23, 2026 Gene Truono, Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party Dear Fellow Delaware Republicans and Patriots, As your Chairman, I am thrilled to share exciting news this Monday that marks a bold new chapter in our Delaware GOP Rebrand for 2026. Today, we take another decisive step forward in building the powerful conservative coalition our state needs to end one-party Democrat rule and deliver real results for families, freedom, and opportunity across the First State.

March 24, 2026 Senator Hocker has requested that SB 65 be heard in committee on April 15. SB 65 removes Delaware from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program, ending the carbon credit costs that are built into your electric bill. Through RGGI, Delaware has collected: • $36,900,685 in 2022 • $37,940,266 in 2023 • $57,444,645 in 2024 • $59,646,725 in 2025 We’ve already exceeded our emissions goals, yet costs keep going up. It’s time for relief. Ending RGGI means lower en

March 23, 2026 State Rep. Jeff Hilovsky  is featured in a national publication sponsored by the Council for Economic Education ( councilforeconed.org ).   The 2026 Survey of the States dedicated an entire page to Rep. Hilovsky's successful effort to make financial literacy education part of Delaware's high school graduation requirements. As detailed in the profile, the education mandated by Rep. Hilovsky's House Bill 203 for all public school students is estimated to provide

March 21, 2026 Delaware House Republican Caucus "Delaware is growing fast, getting older, and our healthcare system is already behind," said State Rep. Bryan Shupe , the prime sponsor of   House Bill 318 .   The measure seeks to remove the requirement that hospitals secure government permission to expand, purchase equipment, or build new facilities.   Healthcare organizations considering a significant project must currently submit a "letter of intent" to the Delaware Health R

March 21, 2026 Delaware House Republican Caucus Since 2018, when Delaware broke its long-standing ban on fireworks, a wide variety of pyrotechnics have been sold at dozens of stores and pop-up outdoor locations throughout the state.   However, many of the products being purchased violate state law. A bill ( House Bill 63, as amended ) passed by the State House of Representatives earlier this week aims to address confusion over the state's nebulous fireworks law.   Under the D

March 20, 2026 Gene Truono, Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party Democrats’ month-long refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security has crossed from partisan games into outright endangerment of American lives. This week, an Alaska Airlines passenger jet was forced into a terrifying emergency “go-around” at Newark Liberty International Airport after air traffic controllers — already stretched thin by chronic understaffing and federal dysfunction — cleared a FedEx c

March 20, 2026 The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is implementing new security screening protocols at all DMV locations this week.    Customers will now be required to pass through weapons detector systems that are staffed by private security when entering a DMV facility. Additionally, changes to entering and exiting the facilities are also being made. All DMVs will continue to have law enforcement present at each location also.   "The Delaware DMV processes nearly

March 19, 2026 The founder of the Bryan Allen Stevenson School is the current State Representative for the 20th District, Democrat, Alonna Berry. The following is from Sean Curtis, WBOC GEORGETOWN, Del. - The Delaware State Board of Education has voted to revoke the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence’s charter, all but guaranteeing the school will now close at the end of the 2025-26 school year.  BASSE first opened in 2024 and was placed under formal review twice by t

March 18, 2026 Andrea Durán, WMDT Salisbury, Md. – Millsboro is the friendliest city in Delaware. That’s according to  rankings  out of the popular neighborhood connection app Nextdoor. For Town Manager, Jamie Burk, the ranking was an honor that reflected the “golden rule” culture many residents and officials try to cultivate within the town. “To be named the friendliest town in Delaware is a huge accomplishment because there are some really great places in Delaware,” he said

March 19 , 2026 WDEL.com State Rep. Bryan Shupe House Bill 317 was introduced March 17, aiming to tighten oversight of Delaware’s automatic voter registration system through audits and ongoing eligibility checks. Sponsored by Milford Rep. Shupe (R -District 36), the legislation would require the Department of Elections to work with the Division of Motor Vehicles and other state agencies to review voter registrations created through the automatic system since 2021. The prop

March 18, 2026 Bay to Bay News State Rep. Bryan Shupe (R-District 36) Delaware is growing fast, getting older, and our healthcare system is already behind. HB 318 removes the requirement that hospitals must ask the government for permission to expand, add beds, purchase equipment, or build new facilities. As reported by Delaware State News, Rep. Shupe said: “Within the certificate of review, it talks about how a health care facility — if they want to increase the number of be

March 18, 2026 State Rep. Bryan Shupe House Bill 315 has taken an important step forward in the legislative process. The bill will soon be considered by the full Delaware House of Representatives, where lawmakers will have the opportunity to review and vote on the measure. HB 315 addresses an issue many restaurant owners and service workers have raised for years. When a customer leaves a tip on a credit card, the credit card company still charges its processing fee on the ent

March 17, 2026 Delaware Healthcare Association We need to make healthcare in Delaware better, not worse. Tell your elected officials to say “NO” to Senate Bill 1 . Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Bryan Townsend, is not a primary care bill. It poses a threat to healthcare access, quality and our healthcare workforce, and it will harm primary care access in our state. Senate Bill 1 revives some of the same bad ideas from HB 350 – ideas that thousands of Delawareans already

March, 17, 2026 The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced Delaware’s statewide deer harvest totals for the 2025-‘26 hunting season as the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife launches a new interactive Game Harvest Dashboard that encourages deer hunters and the public to explore the state’s big game animal data in greater detail.   During the recent season, Delaware hunters harvested 16,746 deer, including 11,907 antlerless deer and 4,839 antl

March 14, 2026 On a split vote, a bill cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday that would allow adults too young to drink alcoholic beverages to be able to mix and serve them.   House Bill 195  would lower the age at which someone could work as a bartender from 21 to 18 years old, while maintaining the legal threshold age to consume alcohol at 21.   Under the bill, adults between the ages of 18 and 21 working as bartenders would be required to be directly supervised

March 14, 2026 About 11 months ago, Governor Matt Meyer  stated that he did not support the implementation of the zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. However, the regulation remains in the state's Administrative Code, leading to questions about its current status and implications for the future.   Under the regulation, vehicle manufacturers were required to adhere to an annual schedule increa

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March 12, 2026 A proposal that would fundamentally shift how Delaware conducts primary elections has cleared a House committee.   Sponsored by State Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek Valley) , House Bill 188  would allow unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections.   When multiple candidates of a single party file to run for an elected office, a primary election determines which one will appear on the general election ballot. In instances where no other candidates fil