The Delaware House passed a concurrent resolution supporting a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Muslim Community Day.
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The City of Newark tables a rental gross receipts tax for the foreseeable future to explore other solutions to its budget shortfall.
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Maiss Hussein won Delaware’s State Final for a second straight year back in March, returning her to the Poetry Out Loud Nationals in Washington, DC April 30 through May 2
This Week on "The Green"
The First State is taking another significant step toward purchasing some of the electricity from future offshore wind farms.Last December, DNREC released a report calling on the General Assembly to pass a law authorizing the state to procure offshore wind power. That legislation, known as the Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024, was introduced last week with hopes of getting it passed before the end of this year’s session.Contributor Jon Hurdle reports on the Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 and the chances it will be approved.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl's new book, "The Paris Novel," is a coming-of age story full of the author's favorite things: Art, fashion, literature, 1980s Paris, and - of course - oysters.
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss how Reggie Bush got his Heisman Trophy back, and the newest star in Chicago sports.
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The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.
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In the upcoming elections, the German Anti-Immigrant Party seeks votes from Turkish-German Voters.
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Widad Kawar, 94, started collecting Palestinian dresses when she was a child in Jerusalem and founded a museum dedicated to Palestinian embroidery. She talks about what has been lost and what endures.
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Former president Donald Trump's trial in New York city proceeds as the Supreme Court appears poised to give him more delay in the federal case over Jan. 6th.
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