Our comparisons of per capita costs for solid waste handling with other states showed Delaware was 159% higher

Over the past 10 fiscal years the Delaware Economic Development Office’s Delaware Strategic Fund has awarded over $201 million to firms and organizations in Delaware. Over $126 million of the awards have been outright grants, while $38 million has been in the form of loans, almost $34 million in convertible loans, and the remainder in preventure and equity funding. Has there been a logic to this largess? The answer is mixed. Are the disbursements used to offset the busine

For a number of years the state of Delaware has using capital funds to cover operating costs.

This is the full 2013 Medicare report from the CMS Medicare Board of Trustees. This document outlines the current state of Medicare and the future of Medicare/Medicaid, as studied by insurance actuaries working with or for CMS. http://go.cms.gov/18S2l5Y

This article first appeared in The News Journal print edition January 14, 2015 and at Delawareonline.com January 13, 2015. Read the original HERE When I read Delaware’s proposed Health Care Innovation Plan, I can’t help but think of the German economy under the top-down control implemented in the 1930s. Other than coal, Germany had to import most of the natural resources that drove its economy. The imports included oil, ore for steel, aluminum and copper, and grain to feed l

The Daliy Beast reports that Delaware is over the top on state government debt.

In CNBC’s recent ranking of the top states for business Delaware came in 42 nd . Is there really any reason for concern? If so, what needs to be done to make Delaware more business competitive? CNBC scores the 50 states on 40 different measures of competitiveness grouped into ten aggregate categories. Each of the ten categories receives a different weight for determining the overall state’s score. Of the 2,439 possible points, six categories accounted for almost all of De

The future of Delawares economy lies primarily with its current business base.

Various signs point to the beginning of the recovery in Delawares economy. The road back, however, is steep. Among the indicators of revival, the monthly change in Delawares leading economic indicator has finally turned positive, joining Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The latest Fraser Institute ranking places Delaware number one among the states in economic freedom.