Traffic Safety News – Summer Traffic Safety 101
Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Class is in session! What you need to know when it comes to Traffic Safety 101. Important information such as crash statistics in Delaware, fatalities, deadliest months, as well as how to avoid being a vicitm by following rules of the road. This is one class that you do not want to fail!
Delaware Young Farmers Program Helps 10 Farm Families Purchase Land in First Year
Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Farmers from Kent and Sussex Counties all received help purchasing land – nearly 900 acres total – from the Delaware Young Farmers Program, marking its first year.
Biden Announces Settlement with Pharmaceutical Wholesaler in Drug Pricing Case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that his office, along with those of 29 other state attorneys general, has reached a settlement against the McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest drug wholesalers. The settlement resolves claims that the company violated state and Federal False Claims Acts by artificially inflating the prices […]
Week 5 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Seventeen (17) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the fifth weekend of the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 59. Statewide, there have been over 2,800 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
Governor Signs Bill to Put Veterans to Work
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Governor Jack Markell signed legislation creating a new effort to help put recent combat veterans to work when they return from service. The “Veterans’ Opportunity Tax Credit” will give companies a $1,500 annual tax credit for each recent veteran they hire.
