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"The biosciences industry is integral to the economic vitality of Michigan, and of the nation, and that message must be conveyed to Congressional leaders as we seek their support for industry-critical legislation," said Stephen Rapundalo, PhD, president and CEO of MichBio.

The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.

The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.

On Sunday, May 6, more than 2,000 people joined me to celebrate the history and the future of the Charles W. Cullen Bridge at the Indian River Inlet.

Tom Carper , a Delaware Democrat who is among those pressing for legislation to reform the U.S. Postal Service's finances, has launched a Web site with an eye-catching ticker aimed at pressuring House Republicans to act: It tracks the agency's losses to the dollar.

The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday that it is abandoning for now its plan to close thousands of post offices in rural locations and instead will shorten their hours of operation.

The United States Postal Service has said closures and related slower delivery times are necessary to stem the bleeding of the agency that loses $25 million a day.

The federal government is saving about $5.5 billion annually by moving to cloud services, according to a new study that interviewed 108 federal CIOs and IT managers.

Earl Rose, the medical examiner in Dallas when JFK was assassinated, died Tues. at an Iowa City retirement community at age 85.

After a long journey by water and rail, a storied 16-inch gun barrel was unveiled today at the Battery 519 Museum at the Fort Miles Historical Area in Cape Henlopen State Park, where it will be stationed.

By just two votes more than the minimum required, the U.S. Senate Wednesday passed S 1789, the bipartisan 21st Century Postal Act, 62 to 37.

NEWARK, Del. -- -- The Delaware BioScience Association hosted its 2012 Annual Awards Gala on April 16 at the DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, DE.

"Congress created this manufactured crisis..., and Congress must solve this," declared Sally Davidow, spokeswoman for the American Postal Workers Union , which has resisted congressional efforts to curtail USPS service and eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs.

The Senate passed a United States Postal Service reform bill on Wednesday. The chamber voted 62 to 37 on the bill, which aims to restructure the mail service and protect it from bankruptcy.

Delaware Legislators, A SenatorsA TomA Carper, Chris Coons and U.S. Representative John Carney will be hosting a series of three job fairs throughout Delaware again this year.