School board elections in Delaware take place Tuesday, and getting residents to vote could again be an issue.
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The Delaware House of Representatives passes two bills, one to provide funding for mental health services in high schools and another to criminalize the distribution of deepfakes 90 days before an election.
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The Independent Party of Delaware is putting Robert F. Kennedy Jr on the ballot as its 2024 presidential candidate.
This Week on "The Green"
If you’ve applied for a job lately, you may have been asked to check a box about whether you have a criminal record or a felony. For many, that’s not a problem, but for thousands of returning citizens in Delaware, it is.To help with workforce reentry, the nonprofit Delaware Center for Horticulture’s ‘Branches to Chances’ program introduces the formerly incarcerated, homeless, or unemployed to horticulture while working towards job placement and building work-life skills.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Branches to Chances Coordinators Robert Harris and Bonnie Swan to learn more about the Center’s reentry program and this year’s graduation class.
NPR National and World Headlines
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KQED listener Michael Kahan of Mountain View, Calif., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Emerson Sprick, an economist with the Bipartisan Policy Center, about potential solutions for keeping Social Security solvent.
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A profile of a small frontline newspaper that has been reporting on Ukrainian POWs released from captivity in Russia.
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Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, goes on trial beginning Monday. He's been accused of taking bribes from foreign governments in return for favors.
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Minnesota's new state flag officially flew for the first time on Saturday. Some Minnesotans hate it, and some love it so much that they're getting a tattoo of it.
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Francis Galluppi wrote and directed the new film "The Last Stop In Yuma County." His says his feature debut is a genre mix of neo-noir and westerns. He talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.
Student Spotlight
- Master Gardeners help people develop a green thumb
- Dover area Girl Scouts celebrate another successful year
- Tween Thursday draws kids to Dover Library
- Polar Plunge draws a crowd to help Special Olympic Delaware
- Libraries host canine friends to promote reading
- Dover area events usher in the holiday season
- Students seek connections at Governor's Career Expo