Cape Henlopen schools caught up in Trump’s gender-identity rollback
The Cape Henlopen School District has been swept up into the Trump administration’s backlash against a Biden-era shift in civil rights law toward including gender identity into federally mandated protections.
Get Involved: Absentee voting , NCC budget, and the ousting of a city manager
Among the top public meetings or hearings this week are discussions around the future of mail-in voting in Delaware and the potential dismissal of Dover’s town manager.
Seaford election to include three candidates vying for two council seats
Three candidates will seek two open seats in next Saturday’s Seaford city council election, while Mayor Matt MacCoy is running unopposed in his bid for a second term as the city’s elected leader.
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Families, ex-staff allege improper sedation at Rockford psych hospital
Recent claims by former patients’ families as well as former staff members, coupled with multiple reports from state regulators, reveal a pattern of questionable — if not impermissible — druggings of vulnerable patients at the Rockford Center psychiatric hospital.
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Protests again stall the Christina Park tent overhaul
Wilmington’s plans to move Christina Park’s unhoused residents into city-issued tents were set back for a second time within a week as protests again disrupted the rollout.
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Republican-led school tax reforms held up in committee
Two bills targeting school districts’ ability to raise taxes up to 10% after a reassessment failed to advance to a floor vote.
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Delaware farmers feel increased strain from Iran war on fertilizer, fuel prices
Amid already razor-thin profit margins, fertilizer and fuel price increases caused by the war in Iran are putting more stress on Delaware farmers heading into the spring planting season.
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‘Beyond the Headlines’ podcast: Investigating the Rockford Center
Reporters Julia Merola and Nick Stonesifer talk about their recent investigation into the Rockford Center, a private behavioral health hospital in Newark.
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Delaware’s top federal judge grills labor officials over ICE subpoena
Delaware’s top federal judge grilled attorneys from the state Department of Labor as they argued against complying with federal immigration officials’ efforts to obtain information about businesses suspected of employing undocumented employees.
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From employee to owner: How an immigrant-owned café is attracting more Latinos
Miriam Molina Mendez has turned the Delaware Art Museum’s coffee shop, Kaffeina Café, into a gathering spot for Latino and immigrant communities.
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