A proposed law in Delaware would provide free breakfast and lunch to all students â with a price tag of $120 million over the next three years â moves on after debate. House Bill 125, sponsored by Rep. Sheraeâa Moore, D-Middletown, sparked a healthy discussion in the House Education Committee meeting Wednesday. The bill points out that during the pandemic, …
Proposed law offers look at another ânaturalâ burial method
Delawareâs lawmakers are ironing out the details of an increasingly popular way Americans have dealt with death: allowing the body to naturally return to the soil. Itâs one of a variety of ways to deal with bodies other than the modern, and costly, traditional services involving embalming and burial in a big casket. Eco-friendly methods of burial are becoming more …
Legislators call for means testing for property tax creditsÂ
Calls to consider means testing before granting veteran and senior housing tax breaks shocked a legislative committee last month. Delawareâs secretary of finance doesnât think an income-based means test for property tax breaks is likely. Even so, Rick Geisenberger did say that a means test based on property values not only could happen, but should. âSeniors get a lot of …