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  Archives:  June 2018

Governor Carney Signs 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Into Law

Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018

Policy to begin April 1, 2019 DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday signed House Bill 3 into law surrounded by members of the General Assembly, educators and advocates. This legislation offers state workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child under the age of six. With […]




Governor Carney Signs Executive Order on Budget Smoothing

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018

Action will create benchmark budgeting mechanism and promote fiscal sustainability DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday signed Executive Order 21 to implement recommendations of the advisory panel to DEFAC to study potential fiscal controls and budget smoothing mechanisms. The Order will create a benchmark budgeting mechanism, and a Budget Stabilization Fund for budget […]




Fox in Angola Area Tests Positive for Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning Sussex County residents who live in the residential area of Camp Arrowhead Road between Marsh Island Golf Club and Angola Road of a positive case of rabies in a fox that bit a human and a dog earlier this week.




Wilmington Gang Member Faces Prison for 2015 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

Other defendants to serve time for manslaughter, sexual solicitation, and child pornography charges A member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG) indicted in 2015 for a lengthy list of shootings, murders, and other crimes pled guilty to the February 2015 murder of 17-year-old Deshon Sellers in Wilmington. Alexander Fitzgerald, 21, of Wilmington pled guilty to […]




Developmental Disabilities Council Special Investigation

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., has released the Developmental Disabilities Council Special Investigation Report. In October 2017, the Office of Auditor of Accounts (AOA) received complaints alleging that the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Council (the Council) was violating State procurement and travel policies and procedures.  As a result of these concerns, AOA opened […]






  Archives:  June 2018

Governor Carney Signs 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Into Law

Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018

Policy to begin April 1, 2019 DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday signed House Bill 3 into law surrounded by members of the General Assembly, educators and advocates. This legislation offers state workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child under the age of six. With […]




Governor Carney Signs Executive Order on Budget Smoothing

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018

Action will create benchmark budgeting mechanism and promote fiscal sustainability DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday signed Executive Order 21 to implement recommendations of the advisory panel to DEFAC to study potential fiscal controls and budget smoothing mechanisms. The Order will create a benchmark budgeting mechanism, and a Budget Stabilization Fund for budget […]




Fox in Angola Area Tests Positive for Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning Sussex County residents who live in the residential area of Camp Arrowhead Road between Marsh Island Golf Club and Angola Road of a positive case of rabies in a fox that bit a human and a dog earlier this week.




Wilmington Gang Member Faces Prison for 2015 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

Other defendants to serve time for manslaughter, sexual solicitation, and child pornography charges A member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG) indicted in 2015 for a lengthy list of shootings, murders, and other crimes pled guilty to the February 2015 murder of 17-year-old Deshon Sellers in Wilmington. Alexander Fitzgerald, 21, of Wilmington pled guilty to […]




Developmental Disabilities Council Special Investigation

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., has released the Developmental Disabilities Council Special Investigation Report. In October 2017, the Office of Auditor of Accounts (AOA) received complaints alleging that the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Council (the Council) was violating State procurement and travel policies and procedures.  As a result of these concerns, AOA opened […]