Delaware Public Media
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Council approved a $176.9 million operating budget, up $4.1 million from last year, and a $82.1 million water and sewer budget, up $2.1 million from last year.
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Delaware Public Media/A bill that would have created a regulatory structure for legal marijuana failed in Delaware's House of Representatives, calling into question the future of a companion bill legalizing the drug that passed last week. -
Delaware Public Media/Unusually hot temperatures will hit Delaware this weekend.
This Week on "The Green"
Paul Kiefer
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Delaware Public Media
An annual point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in Delaware conducted earlier this year revealed an alarming statistic: twice as many people were unhoused in the state in early 2022 than were in early 2020, with the most substantial increase in Sussex County.
NPR National and World Headlines
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As a new election season arrives, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgian voters from Forsyth County, which leans toward Republican candidates.
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A payment option called buy now, pay later is growing in popularity. While these services offer consumers a convenient form of interest-free installment credit, they've raised regulators' concerns.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland about a newly passed bill targeting domestic terrorism, and the partisan divides that make Senate approval unlikely.
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The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album. -
President Biden is on his first trip to Asia since taking office. In South Korea and Japan, he'll try to coordinate more closely with them on priorities including strategic competition with China.
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A grid reliability report says power outages are likely in parts of the Midwest, California and Texas. The Western drought and a mismatch between supply and peak summer demand are some reasons why.
Student Spotlight
- Dover Air Mobility Command Museum returns to full flight
- Dover Days readies for 2022 return
- Kay's Kamp continues work with kids and families facing cancer
- State employees exhibit their creativity
- First State Heritage Park offers 'Hidden Lives' tour for Black History Month
- Polytech program offers apprentice opportunities for young adults
- Killens Pond hiking series offers chance to get some winter outdoor activity
