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Delaware continues weight loss GLP-1 coverage for employees, increases co-pay
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (510+ words) Retired and current Delaware State employees will still receive coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss, but with an increased co-pay. Projected costs continue to rise for the drugs. The Office of Management and Budget reported to the Joint Finance Committee…...
Smyrna gets $10K grant for anti-trafficking technology
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (252+ words) Smyrna Police Department receives a $10,000 grant to help combat human trafficking. The grant comes from Operation Underground Railroad, an international non-profit organization which works with law enforcement agencies. The award will go towards the purchase of cell phone extraction technology…...
Beach and dune nourishment will take place at the Indian River Inlet beach starting this month
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (231+ words) DNREC will resume pumping sand at the Indian River Inlet beach. DNREC recently signed a contract with First State Crane Service to operate the Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass System. "This is a way that we are able to basically…...
Milton Theatre fundraising to purchase Quayside concert venue
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (297+ words) Milton Theatre is raising funds to purchase the land for their concert venue, Quayside. Every Thursday from May 21st through September 17th, two food trucks will occupy parking lots on Milton's Union Street during the theatre's annual concert series, "Quayside @Nite, which…...
State coverage for weight loss drugs continues to increase
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (394+ words) Delaware's Office of Budget Management is suggesting that the state stop covering the cost of GLP-1s for weight loss drugs for current and retired employees. Delaware Office of Budget management executive director Brian Maxwell said since the state began coverage…...
Sussex Planning and Zoning Commission defers action on Rivers Edge application
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (374+ words) Sussex County's Planning and Zoning Commission defers action on the Rivers Edge development application. The 125 acre lot, proposed for Cave Neck Road in Milton, was formerly known as Totem. The applicant proposes 187 single-family lots with private roads, open space, and…...
Lawmakers have questions about potential Delaware medical school
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (575+ words) As the state asks for bid proposals on funding it's allocated to start a four-year medical school, some lawmakers have questions about logistics of the undertaking. Delaware received $157 million in federal grant money to expand rural health services this year,…...
Redding Consortium moves deadline for delivering New Castle County school district consolidation plan
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (461+ words) The Redding Consortium for Educational Equity told the Joint Finance Committee that it won't produce a plan for Northern New Castle County district consolidation until the end of 2026. When it voted in December to combine the Red Clay, Christina, Brandywine…...
What the Trump administration says about why it went to war with Iran
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (894+ words) Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven in its attacks on Iran, but messaging from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete…...
Wilmington City Council wants to see in-person staff at Wilmington Station's ticket office, to consider rental assistance program
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (326+ words) Wilmington City Council encouraged SEPTA and DelDOT to fully staff the ticket office at the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station. The Wilmington Station is the 14th busiest Amtrak station in the nation, according to Councilmember Maria Cabrera's resolution presented at Thursday's…...