Delaware needs more doctors, especially in Kent and Sussex counties—but simply sending more Delaware students to medical school won’t solve the shortage. The real opportunity comes after medical school: residency training. Physicians are more likely to practice where they complete their residencies, build professional networks, and become part of the community. If Delaware wants more doctors practicing in rural Delaware, the answer may be simple: train more doctors there.

CRI and other plaintiffs are heading to Delaware Superior Court to challenge DNREC’s approval of permits for the US Wind Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The case raises questions about the public review process, potential impacts to Delaware’s beaches and dunes, and how the project was handled under state law. CRI argues Delawareans deserve transparency and the opportunity to review information used before decisions affecting the state’s coastline are made.

Delaware has an abundant renewable energy resource that is often overlooked: wood. Creating a market for lower-value wood could support healthier forests, strengthen Delaware’s forest-products industry, provide a locally available energy source, and give landowners another reason to keep forestland from being lost to development.

CRI has joined a national coalition urging the Federal Judicial Center to reconsider how scientific evidence is presented to federal judges. The effort focuses on whether courts should evaluate scientific claims based on the reliability of the evidence and methods used rather than perceived scientific consensus—and why that distinction matters for issues affecting Delawareans.

Delaware needs more electricity, but new dependable power plants aren’t being built. Why? This article examines how Delaware’s restructured energy market, wholesale pricing, subsidies, and the “missing money” problem are shaping investment in new generation—and what that could mean for the reliability of Delaware’s electric grid.

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.

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.

Explore the Delaware Benefits Screener, an interactive online tool that estimates potential benefit eligibility, values, and how changes in income may affect Delaware households.

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.

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.