Friends of ABD, Delaware has certificate-of-need (CON) laws, which require that health care providers show a need in the community for new devices, certain technologies, or to expand or establish a practice. Research finds that CON laws are associated with higher health...

The priority for the 2021 Session should be to help Delaware businesses and workers recover from the impact of COVID-19. Despite what employers and workers have been through, a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026—which would amount to a 61...

Dear friends of ABD, House Bill 94 is in the House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce as of 1/28/21. This bill will adjust the minimum wage for employees receiving tips or gratuities from the flat rate of $2.23/hour to a rate of 65% of the state minimum...

Dear friends of ABD, A bill from last session that would increase the income tax is on the table again in 2021. Despite the projected $500M surplus this year, this bill would establish two new tax brackets of $125,000 at 7.1% $250,000 at 7.85% and above $500,000 at 8.6%...