Delaware's Offshore Wind Legislation Will Raise Energy Bills and Fail to Deliver Ignoring cost caps and competitive bidding, this law burdens homeowners with higher costs while neglecting affordable alternatives   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy July 11, 2024 Delaware governor's signing of the offshore wind procurement bill is irresponsible. One of his first acts as Governor was to form an  Offshore Wind Working Group . Twenty-four people met fo

Building Strong Readers in Delaware: Applying the Science of Reading By Dr. Tanya Hettler, PhD Center for Education Policy Friday, June 14, 2024     In 2022, Delaware passed HB 304 , which has been called the Science of Reading Bill. This legislation mandates three annual screenings each year in kindergarten through third grade to look for students at risk for developing reading difficulties. It requires districts and charter schools to provide literacy interventions to stude

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Customer Cost Cap Protection is being Threatened Delaware SB 265 is disastrous for ratepayers & should not pass   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy May 14, 2024 In 2008, the Delaware legislature passed a requirement that 25% of our electricity should come from renewable sources like wind and solar power by 2025. Legislators back then were wise enough to protect electric consumers with a 3% cost cap on their electric bills.   Delmarva Power display

We commend Representative Valerie Longhurst's efforts to rein in hospital costs in Delaware. However, the creation of a "Hospital Review Board" in Substitute 1 for House Bill 350 will not succeed. The fundamental problem of high hospital costs in Delaware is due to a lack of competition. NOTE: Hospital costs are clearly the largest component of healthcare costs in Delaware, and they have been currently and historically excessive in comparison to those nationally and in nearby

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2024   Caesar Rodney Institute Releases 2 nd Annual 'Delaware Report Card' on Governance   ( CLICK HERE  to view the report card.)     NEWARK, DE -- The  Caesar Rodney Institute  (CRI) announces the release of its 2023 "Delaware Report Card," marking the second year of its review in key areas of governance crucial for a strong and sustainable economy. These key areas include  Business Taxes, State Economy, State Government Finance, Education,

Elongated COVID-19 'Emergency' Severely Damaged Delaware Balancing powers between Executive and Legislative branches in emergencies By Charlie Copeland, Director Center for Economic & Fiscal Policy April 11, 2024     " NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN C. CARNEY, pursuant to Title 20, Chapter 31 of the Delaware Code, do hereby declare a State of Emergency in Delaware. This State of Emergency will be effective as of Friday, March 13, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. E.S.T., and shall continue until t

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