Delaware faces a growing budget crisis—rising costs, demographic shifts and slow economic growth threaten the state’s long-term stability. Without immediate action, the state will struggle to sustain economic growth. To reverse this trend, lawmakers must act now by modernizing government, reducing inefficiencies and fostering a more business-friendly environment. The time for reform is now. Projections from the Delaware Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Delaware..

The Caesar Rodney Institute’s (CRI) Center for Education Policy has formally responded to Delaware Governor Matt Meyer’s proposed education plan. While commending the governor’s focus on transparency and teacher development, CRI raises concerns over proposed spending increases, warning that they may not deliver the promised results. “We applaud the Governor’s focus on improving transparency in spending, enhancing professional development—especially in the Science of Reading—a

I have carefully read your education plan for Delaware multiple times. There are several aspects of your plan that I think would be extremely beneficial in improving Delaware public education.  These include...

The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI)’s Center for Energy & Environmental Policy, alongside the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and a coalition of policy experts and environmental advocates, is urging U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to immediately revoke letters of authorization permitting the incidental take of endangered and threatened marine species by offshore wind projects.

Letter to Secretary Secretary Burgum, United States Department of the Interior To read the document, please download the pdf below:

As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, Delaware reflects on how it remembers one of its most important figures: Caesar Rodney.

Delaware Legacies:  Caesar Rodney vs. Joe Biden By Charlie Copeland, Director Caesar Rodney Institute January 14, 2025 (updated 3/20/2025)     "The du Ponts and [their early CFO John] Raskob made it Rodney Square. I'd like to create a Joe Biden-centered square. I can't think of a better way to honor the first Delawarean to be president of the U.S., who has served our country for 50 years."   --  Wilmington, DE, Mayor-elect John Carney, The Philadelphia Inquirer .       The ab

While Rodney Square was created by Pierre du Pont (of Longwood Gardens) and John Raskob (of Archmere School), dozens of local citizens were involved, and the effort transformed Wilmington into a center of commerce and global economic prosperity...

The state of Delaware has signed a Term Sheet1 and issued permits to US Wind to allow offshore wind power cables to come ashore at Delaware Seashore State Park just south of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Power cables would then be laid underwater through the inland bays to Millsboro to connect to a substation near the Millsboro Indian River power generating plant...

About 26,000 students in Delaware, or 22% of publicly funded students, used open enrollment to attend a public school other than their assigned one. K-12 open enrollment, where students are allowed to change which public schools they attend, is an often overlooked school choice policy. While education savings accounts and vouchers attract the most attention, open enrollment helps many students attend schools that are the right fit, especially in blue states like Delaware...