by Matthew Albright The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee has approved more than $27 million in budget cuts to Delaware public school districts and called for eliminating all state grants-in-aid for nonprofits. Those were only the biggest of the more than $88 million in cuts JFC voted on or announced Wednesday. Wednesday’s votes mean the General Assembly […]

In the next several days the Delaware General Assembly will be making important decisions regarding sources of revenue increases, and levels of spending on education, health and human services, infrastructure, and economic impact drivers.  Passing a state budget with the sizeable budget gap will impact every nonprofit in the state.  There are several legislative actions […]

by Sheila Bravo Nonprofit Advocacy Day was celebrated in Dover on June 8 with a record turnout of nonprofit volunteers, staff and clients. It was a day of mixed emotions – pride, collegiality, and anxiety. The palpable unease created by the current forecast of a nearly $400 million funding gap in Delaware’s operating budget is a sobering […]

DOVER, Del. – Hundreds of people, each bearing the logos of their respective nonprofits, took to the steps of Legislative Hall in Dover with one goal: to unite their voices and be heard. On Delaware Nonprofit Advocacy Day, they want to show legislators that they have significant impact on the communities they serve. The biggest turn out yet […]

by Chris Flood Who’s going to blink first? That’s the question as the state’s Republican and Democratic legislators enter the final hours of the 2017 legislative session. The last scheduled day of the session is Friday, June 30, and in an effort to present a balanced budget to their legislative brethren, the Joint Finance Committee voted June […]

by Kathy Canavan As the state faces a $382 million shortfall and potential cuts to nonprofit funding, the issues will be discussed at Nonprofit Advocacy Day at Legislative Hall on June 8. Gov. John Carney and other elected officials will speak at a program on the east steps of Legislative Hall. A lunch and panel discussion on […]