Matt Meyer

And, uh, lastly, I would say day one, I want to work my, excuse me, t- work my tail off and put together a voluntary, voluntary committee of civic leaders, business leaders, uh, community organizers.

And I've spoken to many, many people, and they are more than willing to take the time to come in, help look over the, the books and, um, help give input on how to achieve these things.

Because, uh, what's happening now is not working and, uh, I feel it is important to have that, that third pair of eyes, second pair of eyes and, um, get, get input on, on, on the things that need to be, uh, changed here.

You know, Jamie...

The leadership skills carry over into other jobs as well.

Among Teach For America's alums are Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, Denver Mayor Mike Johnson, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.

Christina Grant, Executive Director of Harvard University's Center for Education and Policy Research, is another.

She began her career in Harlem, and credits her experiences there with showing her, her the promise of public education, and introducing her to the larger questions about how we build systems that better support students and educators.

Sentencing is now set for December.

Well, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wilmington today.

He also signed four bills strengthening protections for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the first state.

That legislation protects communication between victims and advocates and updates criteria for sexual violence protective orders.

In the most recent education recovery scorecard, Delaware ranks 47th nationally in reading recovery between 2019 and 2024, and the state's own data continues to show significant challenges in literacy and mathematics.

At the same time, there's a major policy question that's sitting in front of Governor Matt Meyer.

A new federal scholarship tax credit could allow Delaware taxpayers to receive a federal tax credit for contributions to organizations providing scholarships and other educational assistance to eligible students.

Delaware has not yet opted into that program, and the deadline for the 2027 tax year is fast approaching.

That seems like that's Governor Myers on his desk for 2027, a school choice type voucher.

Can you tell me more about that?

Well, it should be Governor Meyer's choice for 2026.

And I can tell you, you know, one of the things I know there was an education bill that the governor just supported.

Delaware just gave the green light to a new effort to encourage filmmakers to shoot movies and TV shows in the first state.

Governor Matt Meyer signed off on a new film tax credit this morning here at Pine Box Studios in Wilmington.

Production companies can apply for the 30% tax credit if they spend more than $100,000 in the state.

Officials hope this will also support local businesses and production workers.

We'll talk about how long that'll last in the extended forecast when Action News continues.

A new pilot program in Delaware is giving young students easier access to books.

Governor Matt Meyer launched the program this afternoon at Eisenberg Elementary School in Newcastle.

Eisenberg students are now able to use their student IDs as a library card, making it easier to access library resources.

And it's worth noting that Shapiro is one of the governors that is up for re-election this cycle, so again, you're seeing just a lot of activity ahead of those midterms.

Delaware's Governor Matt Meyer, who's also a Democrat, he signed a package of energy consumer protection bills requiring data centers and other large energy users to pay for their own infrastructure costs.

Notably, Delaware is, of course, famous for not having a sales tax at all, and you're seeing even for states that either don't have a sales tax or that don't offer sales tax exemptions, even they are taking steps to restrict data center financial incentives within their states.

North Carolina legislators repealed the state sales tax exemption on data center energy usage, so not the broader sales tax exemption, but specifically targeting that sales tax on energy usage.