Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Lt. Governor and in this interview, Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker.

The gap in available affordable housing continues to grow in Delaware.Rents and housing costs are still rising, barriers to homeownership are widening, and the state is some 20,000 housing units short for median and low-income people. According to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, nearly a third of workers don't make enough to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the state.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by the executive director of Housing Alliance Delaware Rachel Stucker for a closer look at the challenges in providing affordable housing and why housing is getting more expensive in Delaware.

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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview Republican Donyale Hall.

Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview Democrat Sarah McBride.

Human composting officially became legal in the First State this year.It’s a process that involves the body decomposing into soil, which is then given back to the families of the deceased. Delaware is just one of 12 states to allow it as more Americans look for environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional burial and cremation.Earth Funeral, an organic reduction provider in Washington State, helped guide Delaware’s plans for the alternative funerary practice.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon recently spoke with CEO and co-founder of Earth Funeral Tom Harries about human composting and how it works.

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As next month’s Delaware primary election approaches, Delaware Public Media is ramping up its coverage of the races and issues important to Delawareans.One area we are examining is issues surrounding the First State’s environment. Offshore wind, electric vehicles, ‘forever chemicals,’ and sea-level rise are just some of the topics that candidates are being asked to address to gauge their ability to lead on environmental issues.This week, Delaware Public Media contributor Jon Hurdle reports on his conversations with candidates up and down the ballot on where they stand on key environmental challenges the state faces.

The 21st House District seat in Newark is completely up for grabs this year.The incumbent – Republican House Minority Leader Michael Ramone – decided to run for governor and two Democrats, Frank Burns and Michael Alexander Smith, see an opportunity to flip the seat.Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki examines the race and why Burns and Smith believe they can turn the seat blue.

More and more older adults are becoming less physically active.That’s according to new data from the World Health Organization, which found that nearly 2 billion adults are at risk of disease from not engaging in enough physical activity. At the University of Delaware, the ACTIVE Lab – directed by associate professor of physical therapy Daniel White – is working to address the issue by creating practical ways to increase activity in older adults.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sat down with White this week to explore the effects of prolonged sedentary behavior and ways to get older adults more physically active.