Thomas Jefferson University picked to run Delaware’s first medical school
Delaware officials announced Tuesday the state’s first medical school, funded by hundreds of millions of dollars meant to bolster rural healthcare, will be run by Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University.
Delaware budgets new dollars for homeless families
Lawmakers on Delaware’s powerful Joint Finance Committee included an $800,000 line item into the state’s supplemental budget last week that would pay for homeless Delaware families with school-aged children to move into stable housing.
Fired Dover city manager files discrimination complaint, first step toward lawsuit
Former Dover City Manager Dave Hugg, 83, filed an age-based employment discrimination complaint against the city this spring in the midst of his contentious removal from the city’s top administrative position, marking his first step toward suing over his firing.
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The e-commerce giant has plans to build two robotic-centric facilities in Middletown similar to its Boxwood plant, bringing 1,500 jobs.
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Transit officials again consider a commuter rail station in Newport
A yearslong effort to bring passenger rail service back to Newport is once again under consideration.
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Farm to table: Delaware students learn about planting, harvesting through school gardens
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Sussex County farmers oppose plan to discourage housing on agricultural lands
Sussex County farmers are pushing back against proposed development reforms that they say could endanger their farms.
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Delaware healthcare spending explodes yet again
State officials announced $11.3 billion in medical spending for 2024 – a more than an $876 million jump from the year prior.
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Judge orders Delaware to turn over labor data to ICE
Delaware’s top federal judge rejected on Tuesday the state government’s attempt to withhold employment records from an ICE investigation of more than a dozen businesses.
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‘I didn’t get to say goodbye’: Gold Star mother honors fallen soldier son
Kristien Giordano has kept the memory of her son, Pfc. Joey Marquez, alive through a new public monument.
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