Delaware Government News

Oct. 15--ALBANY -- Delaware North executives met in Buffalo Tuesday with the sole state official blocking their effort to win the rights to develop a sprawling new casino at a downstate racetrack.

Republican congressman Michael Castle shares some of the blame for the financial meltdown that led to the nation's economic crisis, Democratic opponent Karen Hartley-Nagle said in a candidate debate today.

A plan by Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's owner to spin off five nuclear reactors under a new company could be in jeopardy because of Wall Street's financial crisis.

Delaware's congressional delegation says it wants the United States to declare the First State a crop disaster area.

In this tiny state, where residents can run into their congressman at Home Depot, nearly everyone has a story about Sen.

The governor visited European-based Delaware business owners in Munich and London.

Delaware's congressional delegation joined Gov. Ruth Ann Minner in requesting that Delaware be designated a crop disaster area.

P candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor used Claymont Steel as a backdrop for an environmental initiative on Thursday.

An hour into Tuesday night's presidential debate, Barack Obama referenced the tax laws in Delaware, calling the laws 'pretty loose' and attributing them to why credit card companies locate here.

The Nanticoke River Marine Park in Blades was certified as a Delaware Clean Marina - a new partner in the efforts to protect and preserve the Nanticoke River.

The wait for a letter of admission will soon be shorter for in-state applicants to the University of Delaware.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 The US government has enacted a wise policy, one that will incentivize hospitals to reduce their medical errors.

Less than three months from the end of her tenure, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner left the country unannounced Saturday on an economy-boosting mission to Europe.

LEWES -- Lewes glassblower Deborah Appleby will just come right out and say it. 'I'll admit I'm in an industry that's not really needed.' But for Appleby and the approximately 150 artists and artisans who make ...

With the accompaniment of bagpipes and drums, mounted police and the roar of veterans' motorcycles, 110 members of the Delaware National Guard's 261st Signal Brigade marched onto Legislative Mall the morning of ...

It was a very public goodbye for Joe Biden on Friday as the Delaware senator addressed the deployment ceremony of his son's National Guard unit as they prepare to leave for a tour of duty in Iraq.

With each passing month, Delawareans, like their counterparts across the country, are continuing to drive less than they did a year earlier, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

How they're making Delaware a mecca for the tort bar. Joe Biden debates Sarah Palin tomorrow night, so expect to hear a lot about how he and Barack Obama will change Washington.

Written by Kye Parsons Worker Tests Positive for TB at Millsboro Poultry Plant 09/26/2008 10:37 AM ET SELBYVILLE , Del.- The Delaware Division of Public Health has confirmed a case of tuberculosis from an ...

Democrat Jack Markell has a commanding lead -- more than 2-to-1 -- in Delaware's gubernatorial race, according to Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll released today.