Tag: Joint Finance Committee

Senate passes FY 2024 Operating Budget, boosting support for teachers, students and healthy communities

The Senate on Tuesday upheld its commitment to Delaware working families by passing a $5.6 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024 that will make significant investments in the health and welfare of our communities, strengthen our public schools and support our first responders. […]

Joint Finance Committee approves additional $13M investment in childcare assistance for low-income families

The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee this week approved a substantial increase in funding for a program to assist low-income families with childcare expenses, along with other enhanced investments in early childhood education. […]

Budget-writing committee approves funding for marijuana regulation

The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee has approved funding for the regulatory component of Delaware’s legal marijuana industry. […]

Joint Finance Committee approves raises for state workers, retirees

The legislative budget-writing committee on Tuesday approved raises for state workers that would give many on the lower end of the pay scale a significant boost in pay. […]