Posts Tagged ‘Valerie Longhurst’
DE Democratic Caucus Elects Leadership
The House Democratic Caucus met Saturday to elect its leadership for the upcoming 152th General Assembly. Election Day brought five new members to the caucus – including 20th District Representative Stell Parker Selby of Milton – and boosted the number of women to a record 15 of 26 members. 14 District Representative Pete Schwartzkopf of…
Read MoreInductees Announced For Hall Of Fame of Del. Women
The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women will induct eight women over 2020 and 2021. Governor John Carney announced the list of inductees Thursday. The historic induction ceremony to honor the late Margaret Burton White Houston and the late Mary Seward Phillips Eskridge will take place September 21st in Georgetown, when a historical marker to…
Read MoreDel. Operating Budget Passes Senate; Other Spending Plans Stall
Delaware’s Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget has passed the State Senate, but two other spending bills are on hold. Co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee, Senator Harris McDowell (D- Wilmington), says it was one of the more difficult years to develop a budget due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic and the complexity…
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