Delaware has long forged its success on a simple, powerful formula: fiscal prudence paired with a pro-growth, pro-innovation approach. That hard-won balance is now at risk. At next week’s special session, lawmakers are set to consider HB 255, a partial “decoupling” from the federal tax code targeting essential business investments. This bill is being framed as an emergency response to a seemingly torrential forecast change, but if storm clouds are gathering, it is by our own hand, not external forces.

No Crisis, Just Poor Financial Judgment

Let’s start with the facts: Delaware does not have a budget crisis. There is, in fact, no problem here that solid financial management with available tools can’t solve.

The October DEFAC revision trimmed FY26 resources by a net of $73.8 million—about

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