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This week’s preliminary budget discussion lasted over two hours with council members grappling with the fact they start the process with nearly $6.8 million less to work with than they did a year ago.
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Delaware Public Media
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Delaware Theatre Company“The Chequerboard Watch” is set aboard a clipper ships as it voyages from Australia to England in 1855. The title refers to the diverse races of the crew -
Tom Byrne/Delaware Public MediaDelaware could increase its tobacco tax for the first time in nearly a decade, as lawmakers advanced a proposal to up the state’s tax on cigarettes by $1.50 a pack.
This Week on "The Green"
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The state of Delaware is taking its next step to regulate and mitigate so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Late last month, the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Public Health, and Department of Agriculture delivered an implementation plan – outlining how they plan to cut the presence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water, soil and air.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle digs into that plan and offers a look at where Delaware is heading in its battle against PFAS.
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The Pennsylvania city is hosting the draft for the first time in almost 80 years. Pittsburghers say the city's passionate fanbases and winning teams make the selection a natural fit. -
Hezbollah and Israel traded fire just hours after the ceasefire extension was announced, underscoring its fragility. -
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks, President Trump says. And, the Trump administration is easing rules on medical marijuana. -
As the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports drags on, thousands of seafarers are stranded on ships, and economic shockwaves ripple around the world.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks former national security adviser and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton about the potential costs of extending the ceasefire with Iran.
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In a protest that grabbed national attention, veterans and military families called for the Iran war's end on Capitol Hill. Dozens were arrested and some told NPR the U.S. can't afford another war.
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