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  Archives:  October 2017

Delaware Working to Make Schools Safer

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

As we close “Safe Schools Week” across the country, and in Delaware, efforts to enhance safety in public and charter schools throughout the state are chronicled in a recent report from Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) Secretary Robert Coupe to the General Assembly.



50 Attorneys General Reach $120 Million Settlement With General Motors Over Defective Ignition Switch

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

General Motors Company (“GM”) and 50 attorneys general, including Delaware, have settled allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles, resulting in changes to the way the company represents cars to be “safe” as well as payments to the states. General Motors Company (“GM”) and 50 attorneys general, including Delaware, have […]



DHSS Awards Contract to Mercer Health & Benefits to Help State with Accelerating Health Care Payment Reform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 18, 2017) – As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ work to develop a health care spending benchmark, the Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded a contract to accelerate payment reform to Mercer Health & Benefits LLC. The $889,947 contract, which takes effect immediately, will support the state’s efforts […]



State Gets Final Federal Approval of Transition Plan for Compliance with Home and Community-Based Services Rule

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 19, 2017) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval to Delaware’s Statewide Transition Plan for complying with the federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) final rule. The rule defines home and community-based settings for participants in Medicaid HCBS programs. The Statewide Transition Plan, submitted by DHSS’ […]



Delaware Submits Proposal for Amazon’s Second North American Headquarters

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Governor Carney releases video, highlights Delaware’s competitiveness, low tax burden, educated workforce WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced three sites that Delaware has proposed to Amazon as the home for the company’s second North American headquarters. Governor Carney made the announcement at The Delaware Contemporary on Thursday afternoon on the Wilmington Riverfront, […]





  Archives:  October 2017

Delaware Working to Make Schools Safer

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

As we close “Safe Schools Week” across the country, and in Delaware, efforts to enhance safety in public and charter schools throughout the state are chronicled in a recent report from Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) Secretary Robert Coupe to the General Assembly.



50 Attorneys General Reach $120 Million Settlement With General Motors Over Defective Ignition Switch

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

General Motors Company (“GM”) and 50 attorneys general, including Delaware, have settled allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles, resulting in changes to the way the company represents cars to be “safe” as well as payments to the states. General Motors Company (“GM”) and 50 attorneys general, including Delaware, have […]



DHSS Awards Contract to Mercer Health & Benefits to Help State with Accelerating Health Care Payment Reform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 18, 2017) – As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ work to develop a health care spending benchmark, the Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded a contract to accelerate payment reform to Mercer Health & Benefits LLC. The $889,947 contract, which takes effect immediately, will support the state’s efforts […]



State Gets Final Federal Approval of Transition Plan for Compliance with Home and Community-Based Services Rule

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 19, 2017) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval to Delaware’s Statewide Transition Plan for complying with the federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) final rule. The rule defines home and community-based settings for participants in Medicaid HCBS programs. The Statewide Transition Plan, submitted by DHSS’ […]



Delaware Submits Proposal for Amazon’s Second North American Headquarters

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Governor Carney releases video, highlights Delaware’s competitiveness, low tax burden, educated workforce WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced three sites that Delaware has proposed to Amazon as the home for the company’s second North American headquarters. Governor Carney made the announcement at The Delaware Contemporary on Thursday afternoon on the Wilmington Riverfront, […]