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According to a release from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration , the approval clears the way for the state to begin construction on networks that will connect 5,721 homes and small businesses still lacking reliable internet.

Delaware farmers will receive $693,560 from the USDA’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program. The annexment was made Wednesday by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.).