One Delaware state lawmaker is not giving up on his goal to make offshore wind farms a reality along the coast of Delaware. State Rep. John Kowalko (D-Newark) has just returned from a trip to the United Kingdom, where he learned how that country became the world leader in wind energy.

It’s been an eventful week in the nation’s capital. The House GOP’s proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare was unable to find the votes needed to pass in the Republican controlled House and was pulled by GOP leadership without a vote. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faced marathon questioning from senators, including Sen. Chris Coons, at his conformation hearing. And there’s been ongoing debate over President Trump’s proposed budget and the cuts it includes. We sat down Friday morning with

Gov. John Carney unveiled his first budget – a $4.1 billion spending plan for 2018 that evenly splits tax hikes and cuts to try to fill in a projected $386 million revenue shortfall. Carney says “shared sacrifice” was one of his primary guiding principles, making the drafting of the plan “an exercise in making very tough decisions.” Political reporter James Dawson covered the budget roll-out and the initial reaction and joins us to sort out the winners and losers, as well as what’s next .

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Autism Delaware holds one of its major fundraisers, the annual Walk for Autism, over the first two weekends in April. There’s a walk in Lewes at Cape Henlopen State Park April 1 st , then another a week later, April 8 th , at Fox Point State Park in North Wilmington. The events are expected to draw 3,000 walkers and aim to raise $250,000 for Autism Delaware’s programs and services. In between, Autism Delaware will be at Legislative Hall April 6th for is Smart Cookie Day, bringing families

The Delaware Art Museum is putting youth artwork up on its walls for the “12 x 12 Exhibition,” a showcase for First State teenagers to exhibit on the small scale.

Lawmakers were back in Dover this week, restarting the session after a break for budget hearings. And after a quiet start in January, things are starting to pick up. A cabinet nominee was pulled out of limbo and some bills were introduced. But perhaps the most notable news this week was the latest moves made in the wake of the February prison hostage stand-off at Vaughn Correctional Facility that left one correctional officer dead. Our political reporter James Dawson has been tracking it all and

With the state’s $350 million budget crunch putting in jeopardy approval of the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission’s plan to improve opportunities for low-income students and English-language learners, a nearly-complete study of the proposal’s fiscal impact muddies the financial waters even further.

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Many people listen to the radio in their cars, or if they're a little old school maybe they listen to a tabletop radio at home. But how many people think about the layout of the radio dial or how the knobs and buttons feel in their fingers? In our latest Enlighten Me segment, Delaware Public Media's Mark Arehart chats with author Danielle Shapiro. They discuss Shapio's new book on industrial designer John Vassos, the man who made radio and television a pleasure to interact with and how the