Read more Delaware stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9834/delaware.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71700/first-grader-with-camp-knife-back-in-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing a camping knife to school is welcome to return after the school board amended its zero-tolerance policy. Zachary Christie was to spend 45 days at an alternative school; now, kindergarten and 1st-grade students with a “dangerous instrument”—a blade less than 3 inches—face...http://www.newser.com/story/71700/first-grader-with-camp-knife-back-in-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 12:14:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71157/delaware-now-the-2010-senate-race-to-watch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGOP Rep. Mike Castle just made Delaware’s 2010 senatorial election interesting, writes Nate Silver. The former governor threw in yesterday against “hypothetical” opponent Beau Biden for his father’s open seat, and the odds are decent it will change hands. Though the popular moderate Republican could run into the right wing...http://www.newser.com/story/71157/delaware-now-the-2010-senate-race-to-watch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe many states hoping gambling will revive their troubled budgets are in for an unpleasant surprise, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. Gambling is supposed to be recession-proof, but that hasn’t been the case this time. "The year 2008 was the first time in history that total casino gaming revenues declined...http://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:29:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67654/court-ruling-scuttles-del-sports-gambling-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal court quashed Delaware’s bid to legalize single-game sports betting today, ruling that the gambling expansion violated a 1992 federal law, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. State lawyers had argued Delaware was exempt from the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act under a grandfather clause, but a three-judge...http://www.newser.com/story/67654/court-ruling-scuttles-del-sports-gambling-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 16:29:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60678/gm-fleshes-out-plans-to-close-idle-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of this morning's bankruptcy filing, GM will permanently close nine more plants and idle three others to trim production and labor costs, the AP reports. Assembly plants in Pontiac, Mich., and Wilmington, Del., will close this year; plants in Spring Hill, Tenn., and Orion, Mich., will shut...http://www.newser.com/story/60678/gm-fleshes-out-plans-to-close-idle-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 9:23:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a pitched...http://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 13:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43558/biden-adviser-tapped-for-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA close Joe Biden aide will take the senator's seat until a special election in 2 years, the Delaware News Journal reports today. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner said she sought Biden's advice in naming Ted Kaufman, who is also a member of Barack Obama's transition team. Some say Kaufman is...http://www.newser.com/story/43558/biden-adviser-tapped-for-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 19:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43128/beau-biden-declines-dads-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Biden’s son put an end to speculation he’ll replace his father in the Senate yesterday, saying he won’t accept any offer and looks forward to returning from Iraq to his position as Delaware’s attorney general, the Wilmington News Journal reports. The vice president-elect has yet to decide when he...http://www.newser.com/story/43128/beau-biden-declines-dads-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 14:21:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42599/bidens-son-will-deploy-to-iraq-by-months-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Biden’s son Beau, 39, will be sent to Iraq by Thanksgiving, Politico reports. Beau Biden, a captain in the Delaware National Guard and also the state’s attorney general, will leave Fort Bliss, Texas, for the Middle East in the next two weeks with the rest of Delaware’s 261st Tactical...http://www.newser.com/story/42599/bidens-son-will-deploy-to-iraq-by-months-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 11:48:01 CST