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Delaware County Adopts Zero Waste Plan
In Sept. 2025, the Delaware County Council unanimously adopted a Zero Waste Plan after four years of development, a milestone for local communities and environmental groups working to shut down the ReWorld (formerly Covanta) incinerator in the...

Parade of Ships down Delaware River to honor 250th anniversaries of the Navy and Marines
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia is hosting a celebration to honor the 250th anniversaries of the Navy and Marines. The first event in the week-long celebration happens on Thursday with the Parade of Ships. The parade will make its way down the...

Barabak: Beyond election House fight, Democrats’ chances slim to win Senate
There’s a reason for the fearsome redistricting fight raging across America. It’s about Democrats trying to rein in Donald Trump and his rogue-elephant regime. Or, if you’re the country’s aspiring strongman, it’s about avoiding accountability and...

Can you record a conversation in Massachusetts? Here’s the law
Massachusetts is one of a minority of states where it is illegal to record a conversation without the consent of all the parties. This means that you cannot secretly record a conversation in Massachusetts. A person convicted for illegally...

Rep. Mark Alford highlights Concordia mural and criticizes Senate over government shutdown
Rep. Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District | Official WebsiteRep. Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District | Official Website Rep. Mark Alford, who represents Missouri’s 4th district in the U.S. Congress,...

Delaware preparing to invest another $10 million into sports tourism
Delaware is preparing to distribute a third round of funding to Delaware organizations looking to attract visitors to First State sporting venues. The Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund was seeded with a third round of $10 million in...

US Privacy Data Privacy Law Compliance Checklist
In 2019, the US data privacy framework changed significantly with the emergence of the California Consumer Privacy Act which created a significant compliance burden for most businesses that collect personal information about California residents....

Delaware, ChristianaCare agree to pause regulatory lawsuit
Why Should Delaware Care? An oversight board charged with monitoring hospital budgets and reducing health care spending in the state has been under constant scrutiny since its inception last year. This week, ChristianaCare –the state’s largest...

States join legal fight before appeals court hears arguments over National Guard deployment into Portland
States, mostly divided along political lines, filed two separate “friend-of-the-court” briefs ahead of Thursday's appellate court hearing. PORTLAND, Ore. — Elected leaders from 43 states and the District of Columbia have joined the legal fight...
Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is making it harder to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority party looking for any way to fight back. The dynamic left Washington in...

Delaware County passes local law to extend youth hunting program
Following a brief public hearing, the Delaware County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a local law authorizing 12- and 13 year-old licensed hunters to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow during hunting season under adult supervision. Al...

Delaware Passes Pay Transparency Law: Implications for Covered Employers
Delaware Governor Matthew Meyer on September 26, 2025 signed into law HB 105, which requires employers with 26 or more employees to include certain compensation and benefit information in job postings. The law will take effect two years after...

Delaware Law Provides Asset Protection Structure
A Magistrate’s Report in the Delaware Court of Chancery recently held that a judgment creditor of an individual could not reach the assets the individual had contributed to an LLC that was intentionally formed for the purposes of asset protection....

Law Firms Gibbons and Frost Brown Todd Form FBT Gibbons
Law On Oct 8, 2025 The Newark-based law firm of Gibbons P.C. (with additional offices in New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Florida and Washigton, D.C.) and national firm Frost Brown Todd LLP (FBT – with 18 locations throughout the country) have...

Delaware hospital cost review board would be stripped of budget approval authority in proposed settlement
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer and the state’s largest nongovernmental employer, ChristianaCare Health System, have reached an agreement...

Delaware EARNS deadline approaches
DOVER — Delaware employers have until Wednesday, October 15, to register with — or certify exemption from — Delaware EARNS, the state’s small business retirement savings program. Through EARNS, thousands of workers now have access to a simple way...

Delaware State University celebrates record enrollment during Homecoming
Delaware State University is kicking off Homecoming Week by projecting its fourth record-breaking enrollment year in five years—reaching one of the highest student counts in its 134-year history. This year, more than 6,600 students attend the...

VIEWPOINT: Can innovative businesses still trust Delaware?
For decades, new companies all across America have chosen to incorporate in Delaware thanks to its well-constructed business laws and its highly respected and experienced commercial (or “Chancery”) courts. With a critical mass of businesses...

Securities Law Update - October 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on... Please see full publication below for more information. Fenwick Securities Law Update – October 7, 2025 – Welcome to the...

Meet the candidates seeking three seats on Delaware City Council
Five candidates, including three defending incumbents, are running for three Delaware City Council at-large seats this November. Mayor Carolyn Kay Riggle, Vice Mayor Kent Shafer and Council Member Catlin Frazier are seeking reelection in the...