Good morning, Dover.

Gov. Matt Meyer is asking patients, providers, and advocates to share input on Delaware’s investments from federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program funding—state officials say the state might access up to $500 million for rural healthcare improvements.

Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on September 19th.

Delaware lawmakers have formed bipartisan special committees to review the statewide property reassessment after concerns over new tax bills for homeowners.

They will hold four public hearings in the fall (starting the week of Sept. 22) to examine valuation methods and consider fixes to ensure fairness.

A US Senate bill would let Medicare cover multicancer screening tests for older adults—this measure aims to catch cancer early in Delaware, where diagnosis rates are high.

Local advocates urge Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to join co-sponsors Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Sarah McBride in backing the proposed legislation.

Representative Sarah McBride has agreed to co-sponsor the End Kidney Deaths Act that gives living kidney donors a refundable $10,000 tax credit each year for five years and may save up to 100,000 lives by increasing donations for Delaware’s nearly 2,396 dialysis patients facing a 22% annual death rate — the bill is expected to lower dialysis costs and ease taxpayer burdens.

Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2025

3 PM – 4 PM — John W Pitts Recreation Center — Registration fees apply — Engage kids in a fun five-week running program designed for all youth runners.