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Delaware Public Media

Gov. Meyer names Port Board nominations after contentious back-and-forth with State Senate

Sarah Petrowich

Gov. Matt Meyer announces his five picks to join the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) Board after the Delaware Supreme Court agreed he was within his right to withdraw prior nominations.

A new housing task force has begun work to address the complex issue of affordable housing in Delaware.

Delaware Public Media

Politics & Government

Property reassessment appeal deadline is extended until the of the month in New Castle County

Joe Irizarry

Gov. Matt Meyer reads "Green Eggs and Ham" to a classroom

Abigail Lee

Delaware Public Media

Education

Gov. Matt Meyer hears problems, potential solutions to issues in childcare

Abigail Lee

Joe Irizarry

The largest school-based blood drive in Delaware is in the middle of its annual effort

Joe Irizarry

William Penn High School’s two-day blood drive is underway.
Variant 6 and Sylvan Viol Consort bring old and new music to Wilmington

Martin Matheny

The program pairs a piece from the 1500’s by Orlando di Lasso with a premiere by a Philadelphia composer.

This Week on "The Green"

Cynthia 'Cindy' Marten

Education

Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten discusses school funding reform, equity gaps

Tom Byrne

The Public Education Funding Commission meets again on Monday to continue its work to deliver a more equitable state education funding formula.The Commission is expected to consider multiple models for a new formula as it moves forward this year. Gov. Matt Meyer is pushing for quick movement on this effort and has championed replacing the current unit count system, which he has characterized as very outdated.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sat down with Meyer’s Dept. of Education Secretary Cindy Marten to discuss where she and the Meyer Administration stand on this process and the future of education funding in the First State.

Josh Nobiling

Arts

Arts Playlist: DSU professor brings ‘Strange Flesh & Other Fantasies’ to Dover Art League

Martin Matheny

Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs

Culture, Lifestyle & Sports

History Matters: Preserving the Nassau School’s legacy through oral histories

Kyle McKinnon

NPR National and World Headlines

Unable to visit playgrounds during quarantine, a family found joy in trainspotting

Avery Keatley

Amid the devastation and fear in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother reflects on one way she and her family found some joy and connection along some train tracks.
In 'Long Bright River,' Amanda Seyfried achieves lifelong dream of playing a cop

Mia Venkat

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Amanda Seyfried, star of the new series Long Bright River. She plays a police officer investigating the murders of women from Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
Some congregations are giving up Target for Lent after it rolled back DEI commitments

Jason Fuller

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church about leading a movement to swear off shopping at Target for Lent.
Judges threatened with impeachment, bombs for ruling against Trump agenda

Carrie Johnson

Judges who are ruling against the Trump administration are facing online threats and calls for impeachment.
Putin says he has questions about the ceasefire with Ukraine

Charles Maynes

A White House envoy is in Moscow Thursday to discuss the 30-day of proposed ceasefire with top Kremlin officials. President Vladimir Putin says Russia is open to the idea, but "questions" remain.
NPR Headlines

'Doesn't make any sense': Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer on govt. efforts to deport him

Alejandra Marquez Janse

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mahmoud Khalil's attorney, Amy Greer, about her client's recent arrest. Khalil, a green card holder, is currently being detained by ICE officers.

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