

When Your "Doctor" Isn't A Physician
Delaware patients deserve to know who is diagnosing and treating them. As nonphysician healthcare professionals gain greater authority, clear identification of credentials is essential to transparency, informed choice, and patient trust.


What Is Dover Doing? A New Legislative Tracker Makes It Easier to Find Out
Dover Dash makes it easier to see which Delaware legislation could affect you. Explore CRI’s new Legislative Tracker and follow the bills that matter most.


A New Way to Understand Delaware’s Benefits System
Explore the Delaware Benefits Screener, an interactive online tool that estimates potential benefit eligibility, values, and how changes in income may affect Delaware households.


Leave a Legacy That Strengthens Delaware's Future
The values we cherish today can shape Delaware for generations to come. Discover how a legacy gift to the Caesar Rodney Institute Endowment Fund can help preserve independent, fact-based public policy research and ensure CRI continues educating, informing, and strengthening our state for years to come. Learn how you can leave a lasting impact.
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Delaware's Corporate Franchise Revenue No Longer Plugs The Gap
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.


Why Heavy Water Could Become the Next Rare Earth – and Delaware’s Next Big Opportunity
Heavy water (D₂O) may soon become one of the world's most strategically important materials. As global supplies tighten and demand grows across nuclear energy, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and advanced manufacturing, the United States faces both a significant challenge and a unique opportunity. Discover why heavy water could become the next rare earth—and why Delaware is well positioned to lead the future of this emerging industry.


Delaware Promised to Improve Healthcare Access to Secure a Federal Grant. Will Delaware Deliver?
Delaware secured a federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant by committing to improve healthcare access—including reforming or eliminating its Certificate of Public Review (CPR) law. While a new medical school offers long-term promise, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers could expand care much sooner by attracting new providers, increasing competition, lowering costs, and improving access for patients, especially in rural communities.


Offshore Wind at Mid-Year: From Projection to Experience
Offshore wind is moving from projections to reality. Rising costs, legal battles, and new scientific findings are reshaping the industry as developers, policymakers, and investors rely increasingly on real-world experience instead of promises.


A $40 Million Opportunity for Delaware Students – But Only If Governor Meyer Acts
Delaware has an opportunity to unlock nearly $40 million annually in private educational scholarships—without raising taxes or cutting public school funding. A new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program could help families pay for tutoring, tuition, transportation, and other educational services. But first, Governor Matt Meyer must choose to opt Delaware into the program. Will Delaware seize this opportunity or let it pass by?


America Needs Heavy Water Again. Could Delaware Help Lead the Way?
Heavy water is a little-known but essential material used in fusion energy, advanced medicine, semiconductors, and quantum technology. As America grows increasingly dependent on foreign suppliers, Delaware may have an opportunity to help strengthen a critical domestic supply chain and support the industries of the future.


