Delaware Appliance Retailers Brace for Potential Tariff Impact

DELAWARE — Local appliance retailers are preparing for possible price increases as the Trump administration is expected to announce a new wave of tariffs on imported goods Wednesday, April 2nd. The proposed tariffs could affect both finished appliances …

Third deceased whale in a month spotted along Delaware coast

Another juvenile humpback whale was found dead in Delaware waters Monday. It’s the third deceased whale found off the Delaware coast in the last month. A fourth whale was spotted in May of last year. The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation …

FBI tells Delaware must revise background check request, putting rec market launch on hold

The newest U.S. state recreational marijuana market appears to be on hold indefinitely. Delaware legislators, after legalizing adult-use cannabis in 2023, are being forced to revisit the recreational marijuana law they approved following a denial by the …

Deputies: Selma man threatened to decapitate Delaware County judges

MUNCIE, Ind. — A Selma man has been accused of threatening to behead Delaware County's five Circuit Court judges. William Edward Dalton Jr., 58, is preliminarily charged with five counts of intimidation, a Level 6 felony carrying up to 30 months in …

Pettinaro charity at Delaware Community Foundation to grant $600K to local nonprofits 

WILMINGTON – The Verino and Midge Pettinaro Charitable Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) application period for the Pettinaro Supports Delaware grant program has been delayed as of April 2, 2025. The DCF will welcome applications for …

Delaware Officials Scramble To Amend Marijuana Law Following Feds’ Rejection Of FBI Background Check Code Request

The FBI has rejected a revised request from Delaware officials to create a fingerprint background check system for would-be marijuana industry workers. Officials are now scrambling to amend the state’s cannabis law in an attempt to avoid further delaying …

Delaware Enacts Important Corporate Law Reforms

New Law Provides Statutory Clarity for Directors, Officers, and Stockholders SUMMARY OF NEW DGCL AMENDMENTS On March 25, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed into law Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 21 (“SB 21”) after both houses of the General Assembly …

Whooping cough case reported at school in Delaware County

Delaware Enacts Sweeping Changes for Conflict Transactions and Books and Records Demands

Last week, as noted in this detailed blog by Cooley’s Cydney Posner, the sweeping – and somewhat controversial – changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law were signed into law. Now, the new “safe harbor” provisions designed to cleanse conflict …

FBI Denies Delaware’s Background Check Request, Delaying Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Launch

Delaware’s plan to commence adult-use cannabis sales this spring has been upended. State cannabis regulators with the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) announced March 31 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) rejected their revised …