1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (444+ words) Newark City Council voted unanimously Aug. 3 to approve federal funds for a downtown center serving people experiencing homelessness after some concerns over zoning and safety issues. The Community Drop-in Center, located inside Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 592 W. Main St., will…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1181+ words) The 153rd Delaware General Assembly adjourned in the early hours of July 1, ending a six-month legislative session marked by heated debates, major policy changes and last-minute surprises. One month after they gaveled out, state Senate Democrats highlighted several accomplishments from this…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (420+ words) JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — Some residents in one New Jersey city are expressing outrage after a recent plan to increase property taxes in the area. Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has announced a 20% tax rate increase for quarter three in what he…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1149+ words) Delaware lawmakers filed their budget bills for next fiscal year June 16 after more than a week's delay, maintaining priorities on child care, educator salaries and health care set after markup. Joint Finance Committee members met briefly in Legislative Hall to…...

3+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (247+ words) The fifth measure in a new rotation of bills attempting to address fallout from Delaware's first reassessment in decades was the last to clear committee on June 11. That cap became law almost 11 years ago, back in August 2015. So, why would…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (580+ words) New Jersey will hold its primary election on Tuesday, June 2nd. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Several key races are on the ballot, including the republican nomination for U.S. Senate. NEW JERSEY - Voters in New Jersey will head to the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (694+ words) Supporters of a state antisemitism definition in New Jersey are pressing Gov. Mikie Sherrill to enact it by executive order before lawmakers vote. The Jewish Majority, a nonprofit advocacy group that fights extremism, sent a petition to the governor in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (296+ words) Newark voters are opposing increasing the city's income tax rate but approving another ballot measure that would give the city the ability to post digital notices, unofficial preliminary election results show. Nearly 3,000 voters, or 56%, had opted against implementing the tax…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) Delaware lawmakers are considering restricting the sale of energy drinks to minors. A proposed bill would ban stores from selling drinks with at least 100 milligrams of caffeine per eight fluid ounces to children under the age of 18, but it would…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (952+ words) Newark City Council shot down a resolution that would have established two new taxes in the city. The council voted to deny the potential of new taxes on hotel lodging and alcohol retail at their meeting on April 27. Both resolutions…...