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Delaware students shine at national technology conference in Nashville
Delaware Live
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July 7, 2025
Delaware’s top STEM students returned home with national accolades after competing in the 2025 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference held last week in Nashville. A total of 160 students from 17 Delaware schools participated,...
Delaware: 13 Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Open August 1st
47 ABC - WMDT - Maryland
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July 7, 2025
Georgetown, Del. – Best Buds is one of 13 dispensaries offering recreational marijuana products that will open Aug. 1. Joshua Sanderlin, Delaware’s marijuana commissioner, said, “For recreational use, beginning on Aug. 1, anyone over the age of 21...
Delaware Tackles Affordable Housing Shortage with New Workforce Initiative
WBOC 16 - Maryland
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DOVER, DE- Delaware has received $5 million in funding from the state’s latest Bond Bill for a newly developed Workforce Housing Program aimed at addressing the growing shortage of affordable and workforce housing across the state. Created through...
U.S. federal agency clears ways for deep-sea mining — and companies are lining up
Mongabay
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July 8, 2025
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in U.S. waters. The move includes shortened environmental review timelines and extended prospecting permits, which will...
Delaware: Regulators Announce Adult-Use Marijuana Sales To Begin Next Month
NORML
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July 7, 2025
Consumers ages 21 and older will be able to purchase cannabis products from licensed retailers beginning on August 1st, according to an announcement by the state’s Marijuana Commissioner. Lawmakers approved legislation more than two years ago...
How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Educational Services industry in Bridgeport Times publication area during 2024?
Bridgeport Times - Connecticut
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July 7, 2025
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...
The Push for Solar Energy Leaves the Catskills Conflicted
Radio Catskill - New York
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July 7, 2025
The solar power industry is increasing its presence in the Catskills. This rise is accompanied by debates over land use and accusations of predatory marketing tactics. Pennsylvania, specifically, is in the midst of a heated legal battle. First...
Sen. Bernie Moreno supports the auto industry after making his fortune in car business
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio has pushed legislation that would benefit the auto industry, the same sector where he made his fortune before entering politics. Is there an ethical question inherent in the senator’s past and present interests?...
Long-time UF/IFAS Extension agent inducted into national agriculture hall of fame
UF/IFAS
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July 7, 2025
Bob Hochmuth grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm on Maryland’s eastern shore. As a child, he watched his father and two uncles manage the farm, and the three men were always busy. They didn’t allow anyone to disrupt their work. Except one man....
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Transportation and Warehousing industry across Berks County News publication area
Berks County News - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
Southeastern Pennsylvania market assessment for growing opportunity industries and economic mobility
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Glencora Haskins Rachel Barker Marek Gootman See More Situated at the intersection of the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, the Southeastern Pennsylvania region—comprised of Philadelphia...
ChristianaCare to invest $865 million in Delaware health expansion
DOTmed
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ChristianaCare plans to invest more than $865 million over the next three years to expand health care access across Delaware, doubling the amount it has spent in the state since 2022. The Wilmington, Delaware-based nonprofit health system...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Educational Services industry across Akron Reporter publication area
Akron Reporter - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...
5 gas stations in cities throughout Delaware County had the cheapest midgrade gas in week ending June 28
Muncie Reporter - Indiana
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July 7, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There were five gas stations in cities across Delaware County selling...
Today in Delaware County history, July 7
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
100 Years Ago, 1925: At a meeting of patriotic societies held in Philadelphia on Independence Day, special attention was called to the condition of the graveyard in which lies the remains of John Morton, one of the signers of the Declaration of...
Toxins surface in the Delaware & Raritan Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them
Delaware Currents - New York
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July 7, 2025
When residents of Princeton or New Brunswick think of the Delaware River, they may imagine a remote place. After all, this river is less a waterway for central New Jerseyans than a boundary-definer. It’s the bridge to cross when headed west. But...
Delaware lawmakers end session approving bills on medical aid in dying, limiting ICE cooperation and raising DMV fees
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! With a dramatic finish, Delaware lawmakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session on June 30 by passing a $6.58 billion fiscal...
Goldey-Beacom College and the Delaware Restaurant Association launch a workforce development program
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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July 6, 2025
The Delaware Restaurant Association is partnering with Goldey-Beacom College to launch a new hospitality leadership program. The Hospitality Leadership Advancement Program was developed in response to feedback from industry employers and HR...
Buc-ee's opens a new store. Here's how far it is from Delaware
The News Journal - Delaware
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It's getting closer. When you start traveling from Wilmington to Baltimore or Washington, D.C., it's conceivable that you could see a sign that says 200 miles from Buc-ee's. The Texas-based gas station superstore opened a new location June 30 off...
Here’s Where To Buy Legal Recreational Marijuana In Delaware Next Month
Marijuana Moment
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July 6, 2025
All seven medical marijuana operators have converted to adult-use cannabis sales, with over 10 locations, which will be up and running in August. By Brianna Hill, Spotlight Delaware Delaware will begin recreational marijuana sales on August 1,...