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Delaware's biggest source of revenue is no longer growing—but state spending is. New analysis from the Caesar Rodney Institute examines why higher business taxes are masking a deeper fiscal problem, how House Bill 400 temporarily fills the gap, and why increasing competition from states like Texas should be a wake-up call for Delaware policymakers.
A new Delaware battery storage proposal promises grid benefits and energy reliability — but the study behind it omitted the full cost to ratepayers. Using the study’s own assumptions, the projected cost approaches $3.8 billion over ten years.
HB 234 could permanently shift control over major government employee costs — including healthcare and pensions — away from elected lawmakers and Delaware taxpayers. In this article, Dr. Stacie Beck explains why making collective bargaining a constitutional right could increase debt, reduce budget flexibility, and weaken Delaware’s economic competitiveness for years to come.
