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TOP PRIORITIES FOR DELAWARE
This list of policy priorities impact businesses, both large and small, in every industry across the state of Delaware.
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​ Workforce Development
  • Promote policies that sharpen the state government’s focus on upskilling and retraining the workforce
    • Encourage public spending policies that accelerate training and skills upgrades to meet employer needs
    • Oppose policies that artificially move wages or impose benefit requirements
    • Find opportunities to create durable soft skills in employees and incentivize employers to accelerate the advancement of new hires
  • Create employment opportunities with an emphasis on building trades, technology, health care, and logistics
  • Support employer-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
  • Support employer-led child care initiatives
  • Work to find alternative health care insurance plans that include essential health benefits
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Fiscal Policy
  • Encourage timely and strategic spending of federal resources on infrastructure and one-time investments
  • Support financial investment in the state’s rainy day fund and budget smoothing effort
  • Back tax policies that incentivize workforce training
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Economic Development
  • Continue to support Ready in 6 policy reforms
  • Support expanded site readiness
  • Ensure the completion of Coastal Zone regulations and improvement of sites
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Environment
  • Monitor developments related to state Climate Action Plan
  • Support the cleanup of Brownfields

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past PUBLICATIONS:

2021 Road to Recovery Plan
Co-written by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
​and Delaware Business Roundtable
2020 Economic Recovery in the First State
Co-written by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
​and Delaware Business Roundtable

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Analysis of Delaware Permit Competitiveness
(Ready in 6)

Delaware Business Roundtable
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Delaware's Coastal Zone Act:
​A Call for Modernization
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Delaware Growth Agenda
Delaware Business Roundtable
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The Truth About Delaware's Global Brand
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Unequal Pay: Comparing State & Private Sector Employee Compensation in Delaware
Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D., presented by DPPI

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    • Policy Priorities
    • Political Action Committee
    • Legislative Priority (Journal)
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    • Governance
    • Our Team
    • Affiliates >
      • Delaware Manufacturing Association
      • Delaware Retail Council
      • The Partnership, Inc. >
        • Delaware Principal for a Day
        • Superstars in Education >
          • JHTAward
          • SSE Winners Archive
        • Intern Delaware
        • Delaware Young Professionals Network
    • Committees >
      • Small Business Alliance
    • News & Media >
      • DSCC Daily
      • Chamber News
      • Member News
      • Delaware Business Magazine
      • Advertise with the Chamber
    • Certificates of Origin
    • JobBank
    • Internships
    • Contact
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    • Chamber Calendar
    • Annual Events >
      • Annual Dinner
      • Spring Legislative Brunch & Manufacturing Conference
      • Superstars in Education
      • End-of-Session Legislative Brunch
      • Chamber Chase
      • Delaware Networking Station
      • Developing Delaware
      • Superstars in Business
      • Taste of Delaware
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    • Member Calendar
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    • Why the State Chamber
    • Join a Lead Group
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