Monday - December 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday December 21, 2025 ( 19 items )  

Brandywine and Incarcerated Students Learn Together in Course at Local Jail
MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: * * * Brandywine and incarcerated students learn together in course at local jail Public speaking course offered through Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program provides transformative experience for participants By Christina Billie Twenty students -- 10 from Penn State Brandywine and 10 incarcerated at a nearby county jail -- overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about t  more

Columbia Law School: AI and Antitrust in Focus at M&A Conference
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * AI and Antitrust in Focus at M&A Conference The annual event, hosted by the Millstein Center and the Center on Corporate Governance, featured a fireside chat with Delaware Supreme Court Justice Abigail M. LeGrow. * Columbia Law School's annual conference on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance featured speakers from law firms, academia, and the Delaware courts, who unpacked topics suc  more

DSU Student Affairs Host an HBCU Conference on Homecoming Safety
DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 19 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: * * * DSU Student Affairs host an HBCU Conference on Homecoming Safety Delaware State University once again demonstrated its leadership among Historically Black Colleges and Universities by recently hosting an HBCU Student Affairs Conference. Convened on Dec. 16 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center on campus, the theme of the conference was "Homecoming: Preserving the Legacy Through Strategies, Systems,   more

Enhertu Plus Pertuzumab Approved in the U.S. as First New Treatment in a Decade for the 1st-Line Treatment of Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 16 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ENHERTU(R) (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) plus pertuzumab approved in the US as first new treatment in a decade for the 1st-line treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer Based on DESTINY-Breast09 Phase III trial results that showed AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU in combination with pertuzumab reduced the risk of disease progression or deat  more

Feenstra Pays Respects to Fallen Iowa National Guardsmen during Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Pays Respects to Fallen Iowa National Guardsmen during Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, along with President Donald Trump and the Iowa Congressional Delegation, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) attended the dignified transfer for the fallen Iowa National Guardsmen at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. "It was a solemn and deeply moving experienc  more

Former Correctional Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice and False Statements After Trial
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Former Correctional Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice and False Statements After Trial After a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted Jermaine Sturgis, 41, of Laurel, Delaware, for conspiring to obstruct justice and making false statements to a federal officer. Sturgis previously served as a lieutenant correctional officer at the  more

ICYMI: Congresswoman Sarah McBride Reflects on First Year in Congress on SiriusXM's Julie Mason Show
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Sarah McBride Reflects on First Year in Congress on SiriusXM's Julie Mason Show * WASHINGTON, D.C. In case you missed it, yesterday, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) joined SiriusXM's Julie Mason Show to reflect on her first year in Congressdiscussing accomplishments, challenges, and her priorities in the year ahead. During the interview, Rep. McBride highlighte  more

McBride Condemns Trump Administration's "Reckless and Illegal" Push to Dismantle the Department of Education
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride Condemns Trump Administration's "Reckless and Illegal" Push to Dismantle the Department of Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) delivered a forceful floor speech condemning the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (link is external), calling the plan "illegal," "reckless," and "a direct threat to America's children."  more

McBride, Quigley, Jayapal, Foushee Reintroduce PROTECT Immigration Act to Keep Local Police Focused on Public Safety
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride, Quigley, Jayapal, Foushee Reintroduce PROTECT Immigration Act to Keep Local Police Focused on Public Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (DE-At-Large) joined Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) in reintroducing the Protecting the Rights of Towns Against Federal Enforcement Contrary to Constitutional Tene  more

Medical Biller Charged With Diverting Opioids and Federal Health Care Fraud
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware posted the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Medical Biller Charged with Diverting Opioids and Federal Health Care Fraud Benjamin L. Wallace, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury in Wilmington, Delaware, returned an indictment charging Ty Mauldin, 34, of South Dakota, with ordering thousands of opioid pills by stealing the identity of medi  more

Philadelphia Man Charged With Robbing Area Store, Gas Station, and Bank
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release: * * * Philadelphia Man Charged With Robbing Area Store, Gas Station, and Bank United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Donte Samuel Brown, 45, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by superseding indictment with two counts of robbery interfering with interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery), one count of using and carrying a firearm   more

Rep. McBride, Senators Coons and Blunt Rochester Celebrate Opening of Goodwill Opportunity Hub in Wilmington
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride, Senators Coons and Blunt Rochester Celebrate Opening of Goodwill Opportunity Hub in Wilmington * Wilmington, Del. - U.S. Representative Sarah McBride and U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today joined Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County for the grand opening of Goodwill's new Opportunity Hub in Wilmington. The delegation secured $1.128 million in fe  more

Rep. Sarah McBride Delivers 2025 Soles Lecture on the Constitution and Citizenship, Calling Hope a "Democratic Necessity" in a Cynical Age
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sarah McBride Delivers 2025 Soles Lecture on the Constitution and Citizenship, Calling Hope a "Democratic Necessity" in a Cynical Age * NEWARK, DE Earlier this month, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride delivered the 2025 James R. Soles Lecture on the Constitution and Citizenship at the University of Delaware, urging students, educators, and community members to reject cynicism and recommi  more

Senator Blunt Rochester Presses FCC Commissioners on Affordability and Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Presses FCC Commissioners on Affordability and Cybersecurity U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today participated in a hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Senator Blunt Rochester pressed the commissioners for clarity on affordabil  more

Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons and Rep. McBride Celebrate Opening of Goodwill Opportunity Hub in Wilmington
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons and Rep. McBride Celebrate Opening of Goodwill Opportunity Hub in Wilmington Wilmington, Del. - U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today joined Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County for the grand opening of Goodwill's new Opportunity Hub in Wilmington. The delegation secured  more

Senators Blunt Rochester, Duckworth Re-Introduce Bill to Protect Clean Air, Advance Public Health
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Duckworth Re-Introduce Bill to Protect Clean Air, Advance Public Health U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) today re-introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act, legislation that will increase air pollution monitoring and improve public health. Communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionate  more

Senators Blunt Rochester, Wicker Introduce Legislation to Improve Clean Water Access for Unincorporated Communities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Wicker Introduce Legislation to Improve Clean Water Access for Unincorporated Communities U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements (UPGRADE) Act. This legislation  more

Trump, Hegseth, Caine, Nordhaus Honor Soldiers, Interpreter Killed in Syria
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Trump, Hegseth, Caine, Nordhaus Honor Soldiers, Interpreter Killed in Syria * President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended a dignified transfer today at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The fallen are Army Sgts. William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar,  more

White Hat Studios Launches With Betly Mobile Sportsbook and Casino in West Virginia
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 17 -- Delaware North issued the following news release: * * * White Hat Studios launches with Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in West Virginia Partnership sees leading branded content and popular Jackpot Royale(TM) integrated into Delaware North's Betly online casino in the Mountain State * White Hat Studios, the "'House of Brands" provider to the United States iGaming market, has partnered with Delaware North to launch on its Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in  more