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As Delaware’s budget discussions for FY 2028 kick off, child advocates tell Gov. Matt Meyer not to overlook a program to inspect rentals for lead paint.
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Harvey Hanna & AssociatesHarvey Hanna & Associates and King Energy announce a community solar partnership in New Castle County. -
Julie Smith, Delaware Historical SocietyArtistic Director Kristin Kunkle and director Kevin Patrick want to center the opera around empowering the women in the story.
This Week on "The Green"
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The 2026 Midterm Election is over, and the headline is Democratic success across the board locally and nationally.What issues prompted this “blue wave?” What does it mean for politics here in the First State, and across the country between now and the next election in 2028?To do a post-mortem on what we saw at the polls this week, we checked in with Paul Brewer, University of Delaware communications professor — previously Delaware Politics director at UD’s Center for Political Communication — and a voice we’ve leaned on regularly for perspective on the political state of play in Delaware.
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Senegal's breakdancers have been practicing for their country's historic hosting of the Youth Olympic Games this month. It's the first time Africa is hosting an Olympic event. -
Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery. -
Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.
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For the swing voters NPR is regularly checking in with as part of its Swing Shift series, the election results brought mixed emotions, as does the pending Democratic control of Congress. -
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been spared from the House's impeachment effort, at least for now. And, federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of being Iran-backed operatives.
