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The Senate will return to Session on Tuesday, June 9, at 2:00 p.m.

Joint Finance Markup

The Joint Finance Committee has wrapped up its budget markup process and will soon present the Delaware General Assembly with its budget draft. The Joint Capital Improvement Committee will meet later in June to complete its Bond Bill markup.

We will keep you updated as those two bills, as well as the Grants-in-Aid legislation, come together.

Caesar Rodney Statue

For many years, both before and since being elected to serve in the Senate, Senator Eric Buckson has advocated that the Caesar Rodney statue that once stood in Rodney Square in Wilmington be removed from storage and again put on display. It has been a long battle, but the statue has now been removed from the storage facility and has made its way to Washington D.C. as part of our nation's 250th celebration.

As great as that is, Senator Buckson says the work continues as a permanent location back here in Delaware needs to be found.

This past week, the he posted two videos providing an update about what's to come and why he think it's important to acknowledge all of Caesar Rodney's story.

Both videos can be found on Facebook via the links below:

Part 1

Part 2

Lafayette Place Groundbreaking

Senator Dave Wilson joined federal, state, and local officials in Milford for the groundbreaking of Lafayette Place, a long-awaited affordable housing project that has been decades in the making. It is expected to include up to 95 affordable housing units.

Projects like this do not happen overnight, and the senator thanks the Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware and everyone who stayed committed to seeing this vision become a reality for the Milford community.

Delaware Business Students Earn National Titles and Top Finishes

Students from across Delaware recently earned impressive honors at the 2026 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference in Nashville, bringing home 11 national championships, 27 Top 3 finishes, and more than 100 Top 10 placements in business, finance, leadership, technology, and workplace readiness competitions.

Among the state’s top-performing schools were Alfred G. Waters Middle School in the Appoquinimink School District, Charter School of Wilmington, Newark Charter School, Odyssey Charter School, and Delmar Middle/Senior High School. Delaware students also earned recognition for leadership excellence, including the Middle Level Ambassador of the Year honor.

Our caucus congratulates all of the students, advisors, educators, families, and schools involved in this outstanding achievement. Their success reflects the strength of Delaware’s career and technical education programs and the bright future of our state’s next generation workforce.

Click here to read the full release and see additional details on Delaware’s BPA achievements.

For The Record

Senator Pettyjohn, Deanna, Matt, and Blake discuss the long night of session from this past Thursday that featured extensive debate on SB 272 and SB 300. Could this be a preview of what's to come in June? They also provide insight on various bills including the pros and cons of HB 440, which would have proposed changes to the Delaware Constitution be considered through a statewide referendum.

The full episode is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more!

Spotify

YouTube

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