Posts Tagged ‘State Senate’
DE Senate Committee to Discuss Offshore Wind Wednesday at 1pm – Public Comment Will be Taken
On Wednesday, the Delaware Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee is scheduled to discuss Senate Bill 265. This measure will authorize processes necessary to help meet the net zero goals…
Read MoreDE State Senator Sarah McBride Announces Run for US Congress
State Senator Sarah McBride has announced that she will run for Delaware’s lone Congressional seat – to succeed Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, who has filed to run for the US…
Read MoreDE State Senate Approves Tenants Rights Measure
The Delaware State Senate has approved legislation that will give tenants a right to representation in eviction proceedings and other landlord-tenant actions. Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 1 also…
Read MoreMaryland Primary Results, Legislative Districts
Results of Maryland legislative primaries, in the first election since redistricting, are unofficial and mailed ballots are left to be counted. CLICK HERE FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES RACES CLICK HERE…
Read MoreDel. Senators Pass New Phase Of Bail Reform
People charged with certain offenses would not be eligible for bail, under a bill (SS 1 for SB 11) approved in the Delaware State Senate Thursday.The first leg of a…
Read MoreThree Bills to Modernize Delaware’s Campaign Finance Rules Filed in State Senate
Sen. Trey Paradee and Rep. Sean Lynn this week sponsored three bills to modernize Delaware’s campaign finance rules by increasing fundraising transparency, adjusting minimum reporting thresholds for inflation, and enhancing the penalties for…
Read MoreDE State Senate Aproves “Gun Shop Project”
The Delaware State Senate has approved a statewide “Gun Shop Project.” House Bill 55 reaches out to gun shops regarding the role that they can play in suicide prevention. The…
Read MoreSen. Hocker Will Continue As Minority Leader; Sen. Pettyjohn Becomes Minority Whip
The Delaware State Senate Republican Caucus Friday voted to keep Senator Gerald Hocker of Ocean View as Minority Leader, as it heads into a new General Assembly with two fewer…
Read MoreJulianne Murray Wins GOP Primary for DE Governor – Results Take Hours to be Tallied
The polls closed at 8pm for the Delaware Primary – a day that saw some incumbents fall and political newcomers win a chance for a run in the General Election…
Read MoreDelaware Lawmakers Propose Remedy for “Revenge Porn” Victims
Legislators in the Delaware State Senate have advanced legislation that would allow compensation for the victims of so-called “revenge porn,” in which sexually explicit images that were consensually given to…
Read MorePublic Hearing on DE Minimum Wage Bill before Senate Committee Wednesday
The Minimum Wage Bill SB 105 will be heard Wednesday, June 12 by the Senate Labor Committee at 12:30 PM in the Senate Chamber at Legislative Hall in Dover. Public…
Read MoreMaryland Lawmakers Consider Background Checks for Private Gun Sales
The Maryland State Senate is set to take up a bill that would require background checks on private sales of riles and shotguns. The Senate will take up a different…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican has vetoed two notable pieces of legislation advanced by the Democratic controlled state legislature in both the House and Senate. The Governor previously criticized…
Read MoreAmended Legislation to Fund Delaware Tech Out of Senate Committee
A Delaware State Senate committee has approved Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 50 which deals with the funding for major and minor capital improvements, deferred maintenance and more and…
Read MoreMaryland Senate Advances Measure Banning Styrofoam Products
Maryland’s State Senate has voted in favor of a measure that would ban the use of styrofoam products in the food service industry. The bill, which would take effect on…
Read MoreMaryland Measure Allowing Unspecified Gender Advances in Senate
The Maryland State Senate has advanced a measure that would allow for residents to select an unspecified gender on the driver’s licenses. Senators gave the measure preliminary approval on Wednesday.…
Read MoreProposed Delaware Law Targets Illegal Dumping
A bill making it’s way through Delaware’s State Senate would increase penalties on offenders who illegally dump. Those charged would face hefty fines as well as community service. Currently, illegal…
Read MoreUnofficial Delaware Election Results
Results in Delaware began coming in quickly Tuesday night – but when all was said and done – not much changed. The divide in the Delaware State Senate grew wider…
Read MoreUPDATED: All Judicial Nominations Approved in DE State Senate Special Session
UPDATED – 6:15pm – All nominees for judicial seats were approved in special session by the Delaware State Senate this afternoon. JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS APPOINT: The…
Read MoreAnd the Candidates in Delaware Are….
The filing deadline for candidates in Delaware was noon Tuesday and there has been a flurry of filings since Friday. The Sussex County Council has seen 6 candidates file for…
Read MoreDE’s FY 2019 Budget Approved and Signed
No race for the midnight deadline this year in approving and signing the FY 2019 Delaware Budget. Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 235 on Thursday after it received final…
Read MoreDE State Senate Approves FY 2019
With a week still to go in the Delaware General Assembly, the State Senate has already dealt with the proposed FY 2019 $796-million budget and passed the measure – sending…
Read MoreLegislation on Offshore Drilling Passes in State Senate
Legislation that will implement new restrictions on offshore drilling passed in the State Senate last week. Senate Bill 207 would require state agencies to review offshore gas and oil exploration…
Read MoreBump Stock Bill Vote Expected Today in DE House
Delaware House lawmakers are expected to take what may be the final vote today on a bill banning bump stocks, trigger cranks and similar devices that increase the rate of…
Read MoreDE Senate Defeats Equal Rights Amendment to State Constitution
Legislation that would amend the Delaware Constitution was defeated in the State Senate Wednesday. House Bill 399 would provide equal rights on the basis of sex. An amendment to the…
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