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Executive order protects gender-affirming care providers and patients
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order June 20, adding further protections for gender-affirming care providers and patients. “Across the country, people are being punished for seeking or providing gender-affirming care,” said Meyer. “In...
Restaurants may be banned from handing out ketchup packets, napkins under Delaware bill
Fox News
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June 27, 2025
Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, a mother and the Boston-based founder of FarmboxRx, discusses the threat of food deserts on chronic disease. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Restaurant operations and processes could be affected by a bill in...
Pennsylvania, Delaware lawmakers greenlight CPA bills
CFO Dive
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June 27, 2025
Dive Brief: State lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Delaware each voted on Thursday to pass their respective CPA pathways legislation, joining a growing number of states enacting new laws to provide alternative routes to obtaining a certified public...
House OKs bill to track help given to ICE agents by Delaware police
The News Journal - Delaware
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Delaware's House Bill 96 requires quarterly reports on local law enforcement's sharing of information about undocumented residents with federal authorities. The bill aims to increase transparency and track assistance provided in various areas,...
Comedian Zach Zimmerman to entertain at SunFestival Aug. 30
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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CAMP Rehoboth announced the headliner for this year’s SunFestival Night of Comedy will be comedian Zach Zimmerman, who will perform Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Zimmerman is a stand-up comedian, writer and host who...
Update: $6.5B Budget Plan Clears Delaware General Assembly
WBOC 16 - Maryland
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DOVER– Delaware's General Assembly passed a $6.5 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget alongside a $37 million supplemental spending plan. Both items include significant education investments, with $33.1 million for projected growth and a 2% teacher...
A federal immigration employee from Delaware County solicited bribes and made false promises to immigrants, feds say
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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A 42-year-old Brookhaven man who worked for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration service has been charged with soliciting bribes from immigrants and making false promises about what steps he would — or even could — take to help them with their...
HBCU Courses and Culture Go Digital With eHBCU Consortium
Government Technology
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June 26, 2025
Four colleges have teamed up to bring the educational and cultural experience of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to students everywhere. The new online portal eHBCU offers degrees and certificates, industry mentorship and...
RiverFest celebrates nature, community and culture at Glen Foerd
Metro Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 26, 2025
The Glen Foerd historic estate and public park is hosting its annual RiverFest in July, encouraging the public to celebrate nature, community, and culture. The annual celebration is set for Saturday, July 13, with a rain date of Sunday, July 27....
Salaam: Why a federal Clean Slate Bill matters to Delawareans
Daily State News - Delaware
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Haneef Salaam is a Delaware resident advocating for others in his community with a record. By Haneef Salaam I left prison 21 years ago, determined to turn my life around after being locked up on and off for four years, first for drug charges, then...
2 Delaware students win national honors in America’s Field Trip contest
Delaware Live
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June 26, 2025
Two Delaware high school students have been named national winners in the 2025 “America’s Field Trip” contest, a nationwide initiative tied to the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. Grace Sweeten, a ninth-grader at Sussex Academy...
Hollywood producer from Delaware on overcoming cancer, segregation
The News Journal - Delaware
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Charles Floyd Johnson, a former Middletown attorney, has had a successful Hollywood career spanning over 50 years, including 22 years on "NCIS." Johnson, now 84, co-authored "A Gathering of Voices," a book about his experiences growing up in...
(Full story) Delaware County immigration official charged with bribery
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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June 26, 2025
A Delaware County immigration officer employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been accused of taking bribes for a decade from people in exchange for promises to help them adjust their immigration status. Amara Dukuly, 43, of the...
ICERaid: The App That Asks You To Report Illegal Immigrants For Crypto
TPM – Talking Points Memo
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June 26, 2025
A new app dares to pose a question that nobody has thought to ask: what happens when you combine right-wing fervor over hunting down undocumented immigrants, cryptocurrency speculation, and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio? It’s called ICERaid,...
New Jersey wants to rename Delaware Bay to Bay of New Jersey
Shore News Network
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June 26, 2025
37 TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers are proposing to rename the Delaware Bay to the “Bay of New Jersey,” asserting state pride over a waterway that borders both New Jersey and Delaware but serves as the outflow of the Delaware River. The bill...
$6.5B Budget Plan Heads to Delaware Senate
WBOC 16 - Maryland
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DOVER– Delaware's State Senate is preparing to vote on a proposed $6.5 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget alongside a $37 million supplemental spending plan. Both items include significant education investments, with $33.1 million for projected...
Retiring superintendents in Delaware County look back and ahead
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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June 26, 2025
The summer is ushering in a change of leadership in three Delaware County school districts. The superintendents of Ridley, Haverford and Unionville-Chadds Ford are all retiring after many years leading their school districts through changing times...
Beverly Ciamaricone, devoted to family, education
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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Beverly Ciamaricone, 91, of Rehoboth Beach passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Born April 23, 1934, in Wilmington to the late Helen and Paul Harding, Beverly lived a life devoted to family, education and service. A graduate of Mount...
Experience the Comfort of Single Story Living at The Residences at Lucy Ridge
FOX28 - Ohio
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Established in 2002 and headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, Wilcox Communities is an award-winning, family-owned real estate development company specializing in lifestyle-rich, maintenance-free communities across Central Ohio. Renowned for its...
Senators, Delaware can't afford the Medicaid penalty
The News Journal - Delaware
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A proposed Senate bill would penalize states offering Medicaid coverage for outpatient dialysis for undocumented immigrants. Outpatient dialysis is more cost-effective than emergency dialysis, saving taxpayer money. The proposed penalty would...