Why Should Delaware Care?
Delaware’s legislative session ended with a drama that highlighted how Republicans can wield power in Dover even with relatively small numbers. It also highlighted the stark political divide in Delaware over renewable energy that exists even as electricity rates have skyrocketed in the mid-Atlantic region since COVID.
Delaware’s 2025 legislative session ended in the early morning hours of Tuesday after Republicans pulled back on threats to block passage of the state’s capital budget.
They did so as part of a compromise deal struck with Democrats that also had lawmakers retooling an offshore wind bill that the governor had signed into law just hours earlier.
In all, those final hours capped a contentious 6-month legislative session marked by fights over the Port of Wilmington, over changes to rules that govern the biggest companies in the world, and over the state’s ability to…
