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  Archives:  March 2016

Commissioner Stewart Acts to Prohibit Health Insurers from Unlawfully Discriminating against Transgender Delawareans

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today issued a bulletin to all insurers doing business in Delaware prohibiting unlawful discrimination in the provision of health insurance coverage and benefits because of a person’s gender identity or transgender status.



Lincoln’s Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016

(Dover, DE) On Saturday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. author Kathryn Canavan will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Focusing on the assassination from the perspective of the Petersen family, Canavan will show how this Washington D.C. family became caught up in the tragedy. The Petersens […]



Governor orders flags at half-staff for victims of Brussels terror attack

Flag Status | Office of Management and Budget | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

President Obama today ordered American flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium.” In concurrence with the President’s order and as an expression of Delaware’s sympathy for the […]



Annual wild turkey hunt for youth and non-ambulatory disabled hunters set for April 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Prior to the start of Delaware’s 2016 spring wild turkey season, youth ages 10-15 and non-ambulatory disabled hunters will have a special one-day turkey hunt opportunity on Saturday, April 2.



Delaware Announces Two More Travel-Related Positive Zika Cases

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 21, 2016

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s second and third Zika cases, bringing the total number of Delaware cases to three. All three cases are travel-related and the result of a mosquito bite during visits to the countries where Zika is widespread. In the second case, an adult male was tested after showing symptoms of the disease from a January 2016 trip. In the third case, an adult female also showed symptoms of the disease following a late February-early March trip. Pregnancy is not an issue. Both cases were mild and risk of infection to others is extremely low.





  Archives:  March 2016

Commissioner Stewart Acts to Prohibit Health Insurers from Unlawfully Discriminating against Transgender Delawareans

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today issued a bulletin to all insurers doing business in Delaware prohibiting unlawful discrimination in the provision of health insurance coverage and benefits because of a person’s gender identity or transgender status.



Lincoln’s Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016

(Dover, DE) On Saturday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. author Kathryn Canavan will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Focusing on the assassination from the perspective of the Petersen family, Canavan will show how this Washington D.C. family became caught up in the tragedy. The Petersens […]



Governor orders flags at half-staff for victims of Brussels terror attack

Flag Status | Office of Management and Budget | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

President Obama today ordered American flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium.” In concurrence with the President’s order and as an expression of Delaware’s sympathy for the […]



Annual wild turkey hunt for youth and non-ambulatory disabled hunters set for April 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Prior to the start of Delaware’s 2016 spring wild turkey season, youth ages 10-15 and non-ambulatory disabled hunters will have a special one-day turkey hunt opportunity on Saturday, April 2.



Delaware Announces Two More Travel-Related Positive Zika Cases

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 21, 2016

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s second and third Zika cases, bringing the total number of Delaware cases to three. All three cases are travel-related and the result of a mosquito bite during visits to the countries where Zika is widespread. In the second case, an adult male was tested after showing symptoms of the disease from a January 2016 trip. In the third case, an adult female also showed symptoms of the disease following a late February-early March trip. Pregnancy is not an issue. Both cases were mild and risk of infection to others is extremely low.