Legislation– SB 302 and SB 303– to implement Delaware’s school funding cleared the State Senate with bipartisan support and now awaits House approval.
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Quinn Kirkpatrick/Delaware Public MediaRehoboth Beach’s mayoral election will pit three sitting commissioners and a first-time candidate against each other, in the busiest race the city has seen in decades. -
Darby’s ordinance grew out of a conversation with New Castle County Councilmember Penrose Hollins, who has spent years prioritizing housing in his legislative work.
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Delaware had recently seen a Department of Correction shakeup with the closure of Wilmington’s Plummer Community Corrections Center in March.Plummer housed men in a work release program that allowed them to stay close to family in northern New Castle County and find work in their community.Now, those who would have gone to Plummer are sent to a facility in Smyrna, a move that’s faced some backlash.Delaware Public Media’s Abigail Lee met with work release participants, advocates and the Department of Correction Commissioner to see what work release programs look like now that Plummer is gone.
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Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing. -
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that. -
The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.
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Voters in four states head to the polls today for their primaries. Here are the races to watch. And, global conflicts are at their highest level since World War II, data shows. -
Israel and Iran agree to stop strikes for now as President Trump says there's a "good chance" for a deal with Tehran in the coming days.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about President Trump's leverage in dealings with Israel's prime minister.
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