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U.S. workers who belong to a union fell last year to 10%, marking only a slight decline from 10.1% a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.But experts say if there was a year to expect the unionization rate to increase, it was 2023, which saw successful walkouts by Hollywood actors and writers, service employees, autoworkers, and healthcare professionals.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with Jake Rosenfeld – a sociology professor at Washington University-St. Louis who recently wrote about labor union rates – for more on union efforts and membership going forward.

The burst of winter weather this week might make summer vacation feel a long way off, but if you’re planning to get away to the beach later this year, now is the time to book where you will stay.In recent years, rental costs have been higher, but that hasn’t deterred people from booking at the beach.Contributor Eileen Dallabrida reports on this year’s beach rental market and what to know about booking in Delaware.

Comedian Dan Bell’s new multi-purpose performance center in Delmar is drawing sell-out crowds since opening its inaugural season in early January.The Dream Big Performing Arts Center mainly hosts stand-up comedians but hopes to offer a variety of performing acts in the near future.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by RJ Jackson – one of several regional comedians working with Bell to book ‘Dream Big’– for a chat about the new center.

Since 2022, the U.S. has faced an ongoing shortage of Adderall and other prescription stimulant medications used to treat conditions like ADHD and narcolepsy.The issue is specifically a challenge for colleges and universities where many students rely on prescription stimulants to help them focus and manage their workload.Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick recently caught up with Gregory Cooper – Associate Director of Psychiatric and Addiction Services at the University of Delaware’s Center for Counseling and Student Development – to learn more about the prescription stimulant shortage on college campuses and how UD is working with students to address it.

Amazon is one of the largest employers in Delaware, let alone the entire world, but little is known about how it operates or the people who make up the tech giant outside of founder Jeff Bezos.That is, until now; after spending 12 years at Amazon, Kristi Coulter wrote about her time there as one of its only female executives in her new book "Exit Interview: The Life and Death of my Ambitious Career."In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Coulter about her experience working at Amazon.

Earlier this year, Delaware saw its first significant snowfalls in some time, enough to affect kids getting to school.In the past, that would mean a snow day – an unscheduled day off for students. But this time, that wasn’t the case for all students in the First State. Some still “went to school” online.Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick explores how districts statewide are navigating the choice between giving kids a day off or implementing virtual learning when wintry weather hits.

Delaware’s work to create a legal recreational marijuana industry is well underway.Leading those efforts is recently-appointed Marijuana Commissioner Rob Coupe, who is working to finalize recreational market regulations. Another key voice is Democratic State Rep. Ed Osienski, the primary sponsor of last year’s recreational marijuana legalization bill. He’s pursuing further legislation to expand access to medical marijuana and help kickstart the recreational market.This week, Delaware Public Media's Sarah Petrowich sits down with Commissioner Coupe and Rep. Osienski to discuss the timeline for recreational marijuana, upcoming cannabis bills, and other issues.

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