At some point, Donald Trump has decided that he is unlikely to win a fair election. He has way too much baggage. So, he has decided to do what malignant narcissists do best: project their despised worldview onto their opponent and have him destroyed. This is essentially what we see happening now.

After about 30 minutes of debate May 23, a bill to require private health insurance plans, the state and Medicaid to cover abortion-related services was passed in the House of Representatives. Led by House Majority Leader Melissa Minor-Brown, D-New Castle, House Substitute 2 for House Bill 110 would require Medicaid and other plans to cover up to $750 for abortion-related care, while eliminating cost-sharing requirements, such as copayments and deductibles.

The Capital School District has warned families that it may need to implement asynchronous learning soon for some schools or programs. Asynchronous instruction typically is online schooling where there is no set in-class time, and students learn at their own paces. The district attributes transportation and staffing challenges for the potential move.

Though the result was much narrower, with a margin of only 497 votes, the Cape Henlopen School District’s second referendum of 2024 failed May 21. Unofficially, almost 4,130 voted for the proposal this time, up from about 3,600 in March, while more than 4,620 voted against, up from about 4,200.

The Downtown Dover Partnership is gathering input from residents of the capital city about the future of the Loockerman Street area. What are your suggestions? Is more retail the answer, or less? How should crime be deterred? How should Dover’s history be incorporated?

Paralyzed by its most radical members, the House of Representatives passed just 27 bills that became law in 2023 — down nearly 90% from the previous year. Republicans who see “big government” as a threat to liberty view this failure as a “success.”