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08/15/2025

How do you feel about the defund provision?

Here is the Question of the Week:

A section of the “Big Beautiful Bill” will prohibit federal Medicaid payments to nonprofits that serve low-income, underserved individuals if the agencies furnish family-planning services, reproductive health and related care. This includes Planned Parenthood, which is decrying the move. While a preliminary injunction has blocked the provision, it’s only temporary. What are your thoughts about the Trump administration canceling Medicaid reimbursements in these cases? How do you think patients and providers will respond?

08/14/2025

The new cabinet agency and its secretary would serve as the lead advocate for the more than 70,000 Delaware veterans and their more than 125,000 dependents.

SMYRNA — It was a historic day at American Legion Post 14 as Gov. Matt Meyer put the finishing touch to create a cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs in the First State. It was an …

08/08/2025

How has shopping for school supplies changed?

Here is the Question of the Week:

It’s that time of year again: school supply season. Have you begun hunting for your children’s needs? What do their lists look like for 2025-26? Has the quantity of supplies — or the amount you’re spending — increased or decreased? What peculiar items have you been asked to purchase?

08/08/2025

Be cautious in the surf.

REHOBOTH BEACH — The National Weather Service warned of a high risk of deadly rip currents along Delaware beaches, including Rehoboth Beach, through Aug. 9. A high-risk designation means …

08/07/2025

CenDel's Gourmet Dinner FUN'd Raffle coming up next week -- don't miss it!

08/04/2025

In the announcement of the special session, Speaker of the House Melissa Minor-Brown, D-New Castle, and Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, D-Newark, said that, despite reassessment’s goal of introducing a fairer tax system, it resulted in “unexpected and significant financial strain” due to “a sharp and unforeseen shift in school tax burden from commercial to residential properties.

DOVER— Ahead of the General Assembly’s Aug. 12 special session, state lawmakers are working on several different proposals to address stark increases in residents’ property tax …

08/01/2025

All coaches for secondary and middle school teams need to obtain and maintain certifications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid and in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

NEW CASTLE — Legislation that will strengthen health training requirements for coaches of Delaware school sports teams was signed into law by Gov. Matt Meyer on July 30, boosting schools’ …

08/01/2025

Is action needed after reassessment results?

Here is the Question of the Week:

On Aug. 12, the Delaware General Assembly will hold a special session to discuss concern surrounding property reassessments that many legislators say have hiked property taxes for landowners. How do you feel about your assessment? Do you think the results of the process need to be addressed by lawmakers? How should the state proceed?

07/31/2025

The Delaware General Assembly will reconvene for a special session at 2 p.m. Aug. 12 to discuss worries surrounding property reassessments that numerous lawmakers say have hiked costs for landowners.

07/28/2025

In case you missed it ... Metropolis is along the Delaware Bay.

METROPOLIS — Today, we’re basing our newsroom in Metropolis, Delaware. Fake news? Yes. But it’s July, and we all need a little amusement and diversion from the divisive …

07/27/2025

It has been nearly five years since Wilmington's Hope Center opened its doors, and now, state leaders are considering utilizing the model to curb homelessness and substance abuse in Kent County.

DOVER — Along Interstate 95 just outside of Wilmington lies the Hope Center, a former hotel turned emergency shelter that provides resources for individuals facing homelessness. Often, …

07/25/2025

How do you feel about cannabis sales starting?

Here is the Question of the Day:

Recreational ma*****na sales begin Aug. 1 in Delaware. Do you view this as high time for the First State to sell the drug or do you believe that legalization is a new low? What concerns do you have about ma*****na use?