THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED WILMINGTON- Despite the criticism from legal experts, Governor Matt Meyer’s Senate Bill 21 advanced to the House on Wednesday. The legislation seeks to address ambiguities in corporate decision-making by providing a safe harbor for independent directors and refining shareholder governance structures. These updates are designed to strike a fair balance between management authority and shareholder …
Sussex County is nearing the completion of its extensive property reassessment project, which has been underway for several years. The reassessment, which covers nearly 200,000 parcels across the county, is a crucial step in ensuring fair and accurate property valuations, following a 2018 education funding lawsuit. The NAACP of Delaware and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity filed a lawsuit against the …
Governor Matt Meyer directed state agencies to prioritize state agencies to prioritize the development of youth apprenticeship programs across the state in his first executive action. Led by the Delaware Department of Education, Executive Order #1 establishes a statewide working group consisting of at least 15 members from across labor, educational, and nongovernmental sectors, with the ultimate goal of developing …
The Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB) will hold an online information session for its EDGE Grant program on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. to help potential applicants prepare for applications for its February funding round. EDGE stands for the Encouraging Development, Growth, and Expansion (EDGE) program. a competition for grant funding. Five STEM-based (science/technology/engineering/math) companies can each receive …
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DOVER — Delaware State University’s Athletic Transformation project, which was launched two years ago with a $1 million gift from alum Steve Ewing ’83 and $9 million from the State, has taken a huge step forward with the hiring of former NFL All-Pro wide receiver (and Eagles legend) DeSean Jackson as head football coach. Three-time Pro Bowler Jackson played 15 …
By Bradley Vasoli In November, a Working Families Party (WFP)-backed candidate picked up a Delaware House seat for the Democrats, growing an overwhelming majority. But those groupsâ shared interest in Frank Burnsâs capture of retiring House Republican Leader Mike Ramoneâs Pike Creek-based District 21 seat came after fierce disagreements between the two left-of-center parties. And while some within them hope …
The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticultureâs TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping …
The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Delaware Sea Grant has been selected to be one of 11 groups nationwide to participate in a national cleanup of discarded fishing gear. This is an effort to clean …
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions via email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Kiandra Parks was celebrated as the 1,000th graduate of the West End Neighborhood House Launcher Entrepreneurship Program …
