| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday December 14, 2025 ( 20 items ) |
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AI-enabled monitoring system could help keep dairy calves healthy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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AI-enabled monitoring system could help keep dairy calves healthy
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) a type of pneumonia is the leading cause of death for dairy calves after they become accustomed to food other than their mothers' milk, resulting in economic losses at over $1 billion annually for the U.S. cattle industry. To detect BRD in dairy calves before they show
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ICYMI: Rep. McBride Leads Statement Demanding Secretary of Agriculture Restore Bird Flu Monitoring
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Rep. McBride Leads Statement Demanding Secretary of Agriculture Restore Bird Flu Monitoring
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WASHINGTON, D.C. In case you missed it, earlier this month Representative Sarah McBride, Delaware's Congresswoman, sent a letter to Secretary Brooke Rollins at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding that the department restore full bird flu surveillance and research programs.
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Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children's Launches to Treat Babies Well Before Birth
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 11 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release:
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Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children's Launches to Treat Babies Well Before Birth
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WILMINGTON, Del. (December 11, 2025) -The Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children's launched today, offering a compassionate and personalized health care experience for mothers who receive a complex fetal diagnosis during their pregnancy. The Institute for Maternal Fetal Health and
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McBride Joins House Democratic Leadership to Sound Alarm on Affordability Crisis and Republicans' Refusal to Extend ACA Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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McBride Joins House Democratic Leadership to Sound Alarm on Affordability Crisis and Republicans' Refusal to Extend ACA Tax Credits
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) joined Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA), and fellow Democratic freshman Congressman Shomari Figures (D-AL) to spotlight the growing affordability crisis facing American
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McBride Questions Under Secretary of Science on Trump's Disregard for Solar and Wind Technology
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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McBride Questions Under Secretary of Science on Trump's Disregard for Solar and Wind Technology
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) questioned Under Secretary for Science Dr. Dario Gil during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing (link is external). McBride focused her remarks on the importance of science-driven policy, the elimination of wind and solar
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McBride, Van Drew Celebrate Saving Nearly $1 Billion for Home Health Following Bipartisan Push to Protect Seniors' Care
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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McBride, Van Drew Celebrate Saving Nearly $1 Billion for Home Health Following Bipartisan Push to Protect Seniors' Care
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) celebrated a major bipartisan victory for seniors, families, and home health workers after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its long-delayed CY 2026 home health payment final rule (link i
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Nemours Children's Health Opens Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders Outpatient Services and Day Hospital
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 9 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release:
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Nemours Children's Health Opens Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders Outpatient Services and Day Hospital
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WILMINGTON, Del. (December 9, 2025) - Nemours Children's Health today opened the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders (Moseley Foundation Institute) Outpatient Services and Day Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that will prov
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Ohio Wesleyan Announces the University's January 2026 Public Events
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 12 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025:
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Ohio Wesleyan Announces the University's January 2026 Public Events
Ohio Wesleyan University, including its Richard M. Ross Art Museum, announced its January 2026 public events today. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.
9:45-11:45 a.m. Jan. 19 - The 33rd annual MLK Celebration, in the Benes Rooms of Ohio Wesleyan's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Do
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Ohio Wesleyan Awards $67,200 in Fall Semester OWU Connection Funding for Hands-On Learning
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 11 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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Ohio Wesleyan Awards $67,200 in Fall Semester OWU Connection Funding for Hands-On Learning
Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding $67,200 in OWU Connection grants this fall to enable students to study brain development, explore first-generation college student experiences in the Czech Republic and the United States, participate in veterinary service-learning in Panama, and more.
The university awards m
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Penn State partners on $10.5M Gates Grand Challenge for antibodies manufacturing
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Penn State partners on $10.5M Gates Grand Challenge for antibodies manufacturing
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A research team that includes Andrew Zydney, Bayard D. Kunkle Chair and professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, and is led by the University of Delaware's Kelvin Lee has received a three-year, $10.5 million funding award through the Gates Grand Challenges Program aimed at signi
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Persico USA Agrees to Pay $1.46 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware posted the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025:
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Persico USA Agrees to Pay $1.46 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray announced today that Persico USA, Inc. ("Persico") agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program ("
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Rep. McBride and Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester Celebrate $3.3 Million in Federal Funding for Beebe Healthcare, Cut Ribbon on New Mobile Health Clinic
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Rep. McBride and Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester Celebrate $3.3 Million in Federal Funding for Beebe Healthcare, Cut Ribbon on New Mobile Health Clinic
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Rehoboth Beach, DE U.S. Representative Sarah McBride and U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today joined Beebe Healthcare for the ribbon-cutting of Beebe's expanded mobile health clinic. The delegation celebrated the $
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Rep. McBride Sounds Alarm on Rising Costs for Delaware Families
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Rep. McBride Sounds Alarm on Rising Costs for Delaware Families
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) delivered a speech (link is external) on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives highlighting the growing financial strain Delaware families are experiencing at the grocery store and urging Congress to take meaningful action to lower costs. Her remarks underscored
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Senator Blunt Rochester Objects to Inadequate Republican Health Care Bill: "Too Little, Too Late"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Objects to Inadequate Republican Health Care Bill: "Too Little, Too Late"
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor to object to a health care bill offered by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and urge her colleagues to support a clean, three
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Senator Blunt Rochester on CNN: "This is Life and Death for Many People in This Country"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Senator Blunt Rochester on CNN: "This is Life and Death for Many People in this Country"
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today joined CNN News Central to discuss the need for serious, bipartisan work to avert a major health care crisis on behalf of the American people.
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Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on the ROAD to Housing Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on the ROAD to Housing Act
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released a statement on the exclusion of the ROAD to Housing Act from must-pass, end-of-year legislation.
"With housing costs sky-high nationwide, the affordability crisis impacts nearly every
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons and Rep. McBride Celebrate $3.3 Million in Federal Funding for Beebe Healthcare, Cut Ribbon on New Mobile Health Clinic
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons and Rep. McBride Celebrate $3.3 Million in Federal Funding for Beebe Healthcare, Cut Ribbon on New Mobile Health Clinic
Rehoboth Beach, Del. - U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today joined Beebe Healthcare for the ribbon-cutting of Beebe's expanded mobile health clinic. The del
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Merkley, Warnock Introduce Bill to Repair Infrastructure, Bridge Communities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Merkley, Warnock Introduce Bill to Repair Infrastructure, Bridge Communities
U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Restoring Essential Public Access and Improving Resilient (REPAIR) Infrastructure Program Act. The bill would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Depart
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University of Delaware: Advancing Heart Health
DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 8 -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news:
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Advancing Heart Health
By Amy Cherry
Undergraduate students explore cardiovascular research to improve patient care
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Every fall, the University of Delaware research community gathers for a celebration of discovery. The 2025 Cardiovascular Research Symposium, sponsored by UD's Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Cardiovascular Health, provides a collaborative platform for faculty
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USGS: River Master Report Details Wet Year, Compliant Diversions on Delaware River
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has issued Open-File Report 2025-1051, titled 'Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the Period December 1, 2017-November 30, 2018,' authored by Kendra L. Russell, William J. Andrews and Amy R. McHugh on behalf of the Office of the Delaware River Master. The document, published in 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia, fulfills the Supreme Court Decree requirement for an a
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