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4 days ago | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Jake Owens |Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? Rep. Stell Parker Selby represents more than 20,000 residents in the Milton and Lewes area, but has yet to take part in any legislative actions this year after suffering a stroke. After months of her unexplained absence, she has resigned, opening an opportunity for Republicans to flip the seat. Following weeks of outcry and near daily local TV coverage, Rep.
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1 month ago | 
delawarebusinessnow.com | Nick Stonesifer
(Spotlight Delaware is a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org).
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2 months ago | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Jake Owens |Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? A Delaware representative pleaded guilty to driving drunk and crashing into another vehicle late last year. Yet information about the case was made scarce to the public, and state officials have yet to take a stance on any political consequences for the representative. Delaware Rep.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
newarkpostonline.com | Nick Stonesifer
The New Castle County Council blocked a veto override related to impact fees on new development Tuesday night. Council members would shut down the override in a 6-6 vote, following more than an hour of discussion. This vote was spurred by a veto from former New Castle County Executive and Governor-elect Matt Meyer, who denied an ordinance that would have updated the county’s development impact fees for the first time since 1999.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? Kent County voted to fire its former administrator months after he reported a potential conflict of interest among county commissioners to Delaware’s Public Integrity Commission. He testified in front of those commissioners in late 2024 to make the case that his firing was retaliatory.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? As Delaware gears up for the legislative session, major items and fallout from the previous session will follow legislators into 2025. In a bipartisan panel hosted by Spotlight Delaware, legislative leaders shared their opinions on some of the biggest issues going into the session. The top brass in Delaware’s legislature are preparing for their first session with a new governor for the first time in eight years.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? As a population and housing boom happens across the state, land use decisions are at the forefront of local politics. But a group of former state secretaries wants to change how Delaware thinks about those decisions.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
spotlightdelaware.org | Nick Stonesifer
Why Should Delaware Care? The city of Wilmington depends on wage taxes from city employers as its largest source of revenue, but it has contended with an increasing number of remote or hybrid employees who look to avoid the tax. Its case against a major employer like Barclays could be a signal to its future strategy.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
delawarebusinessnow.com | Nick Stonesifer
In his waning days as New Castle County executive, Matt Meyer vetoed an ordinance that would have raised the amount developers have to pay to support county services on new construction projects. The ordinance, which was approved by the New Castle County Council on Dec. 10, would have updated the county’s impact fees for the first time since 1999. The veto, which was shared with county council members the day after Christmas, points to the possible effect it would have on affordable housing.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
delawarebusinessnow.com | Nick Stonesifer
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