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As DelDOT looks to adjust east-west corridors in Sussex County, it is encountering many competing and overlapping needs.

The Delaware Forest Service encourages Delawareans to keep their eyes out for spongy moth egg masses this spring.

The bill is one of several proposals intended to improve teacher retention and hiring.

Legislation sponsored by State Rep. Krista Griffith aims to help registered voters navigate elections.

The convictions include multiple murder and attempted murder charges.

Delaware State Police is investigating incidents where victims received phone calls from subjects posing as State Police troopers.

For decades, Delaware has brought in hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the so-called ‘abandoned property’ of the nearly two million companies that call the First State their corporate home.Recently, others are taking issue with that practice. For example, Delaware has long said it can keep unclaimed cash issued by MoneyGram, the world’s second-largest money transfer company. But 30 other states sued Delaware over its claim on that unclaimed MoneyGram cash, arguing it should be returned to the state where the MoneyGrams were bought.The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided the case, ruling against Delaware, which could cost the state upwards of $250 million.Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne spoke this week with corporate governance expert Charles Elson – retired University of Delaware professor and Founding Director of UD’s Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance – about the Supreme Court’s decision and what it means for Delaware.

The NCAA’s college basketball tournaments – better known as March Madness – are underway; a reminder of the attention and money attached to college sports.Only recently have student-athletes been able to grab their share of that money. A June 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the door for them to cash in through Name, Image, and Likeness, or NIL, deals.But that’s left student-athletes and schools scrambling to navigate the new NIL landscape, hoping to capitalize on opportunities, while understanding the implications on recruiting and avoiding potential pitfalls.The University of Delaware launched the “Blue Hen Collective” this week, which allows fans, boosters, and businesses to essentially pool together money to fund NIL deals with student-athletes.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sat down with UD athletic director Chrissi Rawak to learn more about how NIL works at the University of Delaware and how it's changing college sports.

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Purzycki’s budget proposal totals around $183 million - up around $6.2 million or 3.5% from the current budget. It includes a 5.7% increase to water and sewer rates and a 6% increase in stormwater rates