TSD Review Nov 2

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – November 2, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Pantries, food drives spread the spirit of Thanksgiving Darius Brown: City’s Three Rivers area seeking development UD rally calls for ceasefire in Gaza, justice for Palestine UD launches graduate certificate on artificial intelligence View from the Baseline: First round of playoffs Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

Currently, free meals are based on income levels of either a student's family or the community the school is located in.

Bill to mandate free school meals could cost state millions

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Six Democratic state legislators are sponsoring legislation that would require all public schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. House Bill 125, whose primary sponsor is Rep. Sherae’a Moore, D-Middletown, was introduced in April, but never heard by the General Assembly, which returns to session in January. Moore declined an interview to discuss the bill. The bill …

HB 125 would give all students free breakfast and lunch.

Moore hawks bill to give all students free breakfast, lunch

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Rep. Sherae’a Moore, D-Middletown, pushed her bill to give all Delaware students free breakfast and lunch during a roundtable discussion Wednesday evening. The roundtable at Everett Meredith Middle School included administrators, medical professionals, teachers, school nutritionists and other stakeholders who would like to see universal free breakfast and lunch. Several members of the table said that hunger affects students, both …

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New Del. ‘ghost gun’ law violates 1st, 2nd Amendments, suit says

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Two Delawareans have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. John Carney and Attorney General Kathy Jennings alleging that a state law signed last month violates their First and Second Amendment rights. Photo courtesy of Everytown Research and Policy. Two Delawareans have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. John Carney and Attorney General Kathy Jennings alleging that a state law signed …