Delaware’s unemployment rate remains the same for the third consecutive month.
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Rehoboth hired Dover Kohl and Partners, a Miami, Florida based city planning company, to help with the planning code update process - but critics say their unfamiliarity with the city is problematic.
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Legislation to decriminalize hemp and hemp-derived products is introduced in the General Assembly.
This Week on "The Green"
Several fixtures in Delaware state politics have announced they won’t seek reelection this year, some after decades in their seat. Their decisions to step aside leave room for new faces and the possibility a seat could flip to the other party.Incumbents opting to leave has become a bit of a trend in the First State. In both 2022 and 2024, multiple incumbents didn’t pursue their seats in the General Assembly again.This week, Delaware Public Media political reporter Bente Bouthier dove into this trend and implications of this round of retirements with University of Delaware professor Paul Brewer - who specializes in political communication and public opinion.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.
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Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.
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President Trump's trip to China is going forward despite the war with Iran casting a shadow over the state visit.
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NPR's A Martínez asks Rep. Ro Khanna, ranking member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China, about President Trump's talks with his Chinese counterpart.
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An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
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Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.
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