State task force delay likely shelves nuclear legislation until next year
Lawmakers’ decisions about the emerging technology of small modular reactors will likely be delayed until well after this year’s General Assembly calls it quits on June 30.
Sussex County Council approves affordable housing reforms
Following more than a year of discussion over booming growth in Sussex County and how to diversify the housing supply, the county council passed two measures on Tuesday aimed at encouraging more affordable housing.
Wilmington City Council formally opposes mayor’s plan to close park encampment
In a resolution unanimously passed Thursday, the City Council urged Carney to “immediately halt any forced removal” plans for homeless residents at Christina Park.
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Amazon robotic facilities could quadruple tech giant’s Middletown footprint
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The start of the General Assembly’s final sprint leads this week’s roundup of the most interesting pubic meetings across Delaware.
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Farm to table: Delaware students learn about planting, harvesting through school gardens
A nonprofit gardening program offers students lessons about science and nutrition that helps them to understand where their food comes from.
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Bills would require, incentivize Delaware data centers to bring their own power
Delaware legislators are scrambling to address concerns about data centers raising residents’ energy bills before the legislative session ends.
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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.
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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.
Immigration Explained
We break down complex health policies and insurance changes into clear, actionable guides to help support the well-being of families.
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Delaware homeless count snafu muddles true population size
An inconsistency in the counting methods for this past winter’s annual homelessness survey leaves Delawareans without a conclusive way to compare the current number of unhoused people in the state to that of previous years.
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