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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday June 01, 2025 ( 8 items )  

APA Board Issues Letter Opposing Texas Senate Bill 37
NEWARK, Delaware, May 28 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news on May 28, 2025: * * * APA board issues letter opposing Texas Senate Bill 37 By Erin Shepherd Today, the board of officers of the American Philosophical Association issued a letter to Texas government officials in opposition to the version of Senate Bill 37 currently under consideration. As stated in the letter, "The APA has two main areas of concern: 1) the politicization of academic matters of curr  more

Blunt Rochester Tours Chapel Branch, First Publicly Funded Affordable Housing Built in Lewes in Over 20 Years
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Blunt Rochester Tours Chapel Branch, First Publicly Funded Affordable Housing Built in Lewes in Over 20 Years Lewes, Del. - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, visited the future site of Chapel Branch Apartments in Lewes. During the visit, she received a briefing on the project and toured the   more

DuPont Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Across Its European Union Operations
WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 28 -- DuPont issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * DuPont Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Across its European Union Operations Company marks significant progress towards 2050 climate goals DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced 100 percent of its grid electricity is from renewable sources across its entire European Union (EU) operations, through the use of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This milestone underscores the company's commitm  more

EPA to Provide Nearly $1 Million to Mid-Atlantic States to Protect Beachgoers from Bacteria
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Provide Nearly $1 Million to Mid-Atlantic States to Protect Beachgoers from Bacteria PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide to the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia a total of $962,000 in grant funding to monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make  more

Results of the Recent APA Elections
NEWARK, Delaware, May 29 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news: * * * Results of the Recent APA Elections Posted by Erin Shepherd Over the last few months, members of the APA elected new divisional officers and a new member-at-large of the APA board of officers, and also considered amendments to the association's bylaws. We are pleased to announce the results of those votes. All newly elected members will begin their terms on July 1 and (with the exception of n  more

Senators Blunt Rochester, Smith, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Economic Development
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Smith, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Economic Development Legislation Would Extend and Enhance Lending and Credit to More Americans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to reintroduce bipartisan le  more

Senators Coons, Lee, colleagues applaud U.S. Sentencing Commission's amendment on supervised release
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Lee, colleagues applaud U.S. Sentencing Commission's amendment on supervised release WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), along with Representative Barry Moore (R-Ala.), released the following statement to applaud the United States Sentencing Commission's unanimously finalized   more

Senators Coons, McCormick introduce bill to address threats associated with increased cooperation between US adversaries
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, McCormick introduce bill to address threats associated with increased cooperation between US adversaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and David McCormick (R-Pa.) last week introduced the Defending International Security by Restricting Unlawful Partnerships and Tactics (DISRUPT) Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill to address the increased cooperation between U.S. adv  more