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  Archives:  February 2019

Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Opens First Integrated Treatment Homes in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 19, 2019) – The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) marked the opening of its first integrated treatment home in Delaware on Friday, Feb. 15, with a ribbon-cutting event in Bear featuring Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long and DSAMH Director Elizabeth Romero. The event was held at the site of The […]




Delaware Native Species Commission Feb. 20 meeting postponed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Delaware Native Species Commission meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 is postponed due to the impending winter storm.




Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined 15 other attorneys general in a lawsuit to block President Trump’s unilateral spending of federal defense funds for construction of a border wall under the guise of an “emergency.” The complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Northern California. […]




Delaware’s Launches Girls Go CyberStart Challenge

Department of Education | Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2019 Media Contact: Christina Dirksen, Strategic Communications Manager, DTI (302) 739-9736 w Christina.Dirksen@state.de.us   GirlsGoCyberStart offers innovative online cybersecurity program, plus prizes and recognition for Delaware’s young women in grades 9-12 DOVER, Del. — Governor John Carney and Chief Information Officer (CIO) James Collins today announced that Delaware is again […]




Attorney General Jennings Unveils Internal Reform Measures for Criminal Prosecution

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

Prosecutors encouraged to divert more low-level offenders to treatment, ask for low end of sentencing, support commutations and expungements Citing incarceration and recidivism rates that outstrip the national average, an unprecedented opioid epidemic, and a groundswell of public support for reform, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday morning more than 30 internal protocols and positions […]






  Archives:  February 2019

Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Opens First Integrated Treatment Homes in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 19, 2019) – The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) marked the opening of its first integrated treatment home in Delaware on Friday, Feb. 15, with a ribbon-cutting event in Bear featuring Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long and DSAMH Director Elizabeth Romero. The event was held at the site of The […]




Delaware Native Species Commission Feb. 20 meeting postponed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Delaware Native Species Commission meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 is postponed due to the impending winter storm.




Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined 15 other attorneys general in a lawsuit to block President Trump’s unilateral spending of federal defense funds for construction of a border wall under the guise of an “emergency.” The complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Northern California. […]




Delaware’s Launches Girls Go CyberStart Challenge

Department of Education | Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2019 Media Contact: Christina Dirksen, Strategic Communications Manager, DTI (302) 739-9736 w Christina.Dirksen@state.de.us   GirlsGoCyberStart offers innovative online cybersecurity program, plus prizes and recognition for Delaware’s young women in grades 9-12 DOVER, Del. — Governor John Carney and Chief Information Officer (CIO) James Collins today announced that Delaware is again […]




Attorney General Jennings Unveils Internal Reform Measures for Criminal Prosecution

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019

Prosecutors encouraged to divert more low-level offenders to treatment, ask for low end of sentencing, support commutations and expungements Citing incarceration and recidivism rates that outstrip the national average, an unprecedented opioid epidemic, and a groundswell of public support for reform, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday morning more than 30 internal protocols and positions […]