Delaware's 40-year experiment: pro-growth vs. anti-growth policies By Charlie Copeland  (pictured) Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending January 21, 2022 (Listen to radio interview ===>  Mike Bradley with Charlie Copeland from The Caesar Rodney Institute – 01-25-22 )     In 1980, the US and Delaware economies were in shambles. Forty years later, at the end of 2020, the US and Delaware economies were again suffering because of the global pandemic. Th

According to the leading index calculated by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, Delaware can expect a contraction in the state’s economy in the second quarter of 2020. Is there any reason for concern?   Each month the Phila Fed estimates leading indexes for all the states and the nation. A positive index number signals growth ahead while a negative index signals a possible contraction. Delaware has had a negative leading index for 5 straight months now. The last time this

The Sinkhole in the NCC Economy Dr. John E. Stapleford, Director | 1/15/2020 It took New Castle County (NCC) until 2015 for employment to return to the high water mark hit in 2007. Since 2015 the NCC employment has only inched forward at 0.6% per annum. And the Delaware Department of Labor projects this modest growth rate to continue through 2026.   To his credit NCC executive, Matt Meyer, is committed to NCC job creation during 2020. Meyer’s “Our Jobs Now” program is streaml

The EPA knows what's best, Delaware!   By  Dave Stevenson Center for Energy and Environmental Policy January 14, 2020 A renewable energy system can only be as green and sustainable as the manner in which wastes are minimized, repurposed, and/or disposed." - US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA released a new study, " Renewable Energy Waste Streams ," which offers guidance for legislative amendments to address sustainability issues. The study was released the same day D

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