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House, Senate Leaders Announce Procedures for End of Legislative Session

Proposals would establish last committee days for bills to be considered by each chamber, set end of session time. DOVER – Citing a desire to ensure as smooth an end of legislative session as possible, House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and […]

Academy Award winner voices support for CROWN Act legislation

DOVER – Legislation to protect African Americans against discrimination based on certain hair styles got an unexpected boost this week from an Academy Award winner. Introduced by Senator Darius Brown in January, the Delaware CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and […]

Delaware General Assembly to livestream session proceedings on official website

DOVER – The Delaware General Assembly will convene its 151st session tomorrow in a virtual format to safeguard the health and welfare of legislators, staff and the public. The House will begin at noon while the Senate will start at […]

Delaware legislators introduce bill to remove race question from marriage license applications

DOVER – A new bill introduced in the Senate last week would remove race from the list of questions the State of Delaware includes on its marriage license application forms. Currently, Delaware is one of only a few states that […]