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  Archives:  December 2021

Auditor McGuiness: Volunteer Fire Service Saved Delawareans $255.7M for FY21, Annual Fire Report Shows

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021

DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness estimates the state’s volunteer fire service saved Delaware taxpayers nearly $255.7 million in fiscal year 2021. “Delaware’s fire service is, and always has been, a tremendous asset to Delawareans,” McGuiness said. “As my team does every year, they performed a detailed cost analysis and identified what it would […]




December 7, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021




Weekly COVID-19 Update: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Trending Upward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 3, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.  Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 155,149 7-day average of new positive cases: 432.7, an increase from 377.6 […]




Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday formally extended the Public Health Emergency order another 30 days to allow the State of Delaware and medical providers to continue COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs, and issued the following statement:  “We’ve made a lot of progress in getting folks vaccinated, but we still have a lot of work to do,” […]




New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect In January

Department of Finance | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   REVENUE ANNOUNCES NEW HSCA RATE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2022 Statewide, DE (December 3, 2021) – Division of Revenue Director Jennifer Noel today announced that businesses subject to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA) will see an increase in last year’s rate from 0.9067% to 1.675%. The new tax rate will go into […]






  Archives:  December 2021

Auditor McGuiness: Volunteer Fire Service Saved Delawareans $255.7M for FY21, Annual Fire Report Shows

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021

DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness estimates the state’s volunteer fire service saved Delaware taxpayers nearly $255.7 million in fiscal year 2021. “Delaware’s fire service is, and always has been, a tremendous asset to Delawareans,” McGuiness said. “As my team does every year, they performed a detailed cost analysis and identified what it would […]




December 7, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021




Weekly COVID-19 Update: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Trending Upward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 3, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.  Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 155,149 7-day average of new positive cases: 432.7, an increase from 377.6 […]




Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday formally extended the Public Health Emergency order another 30 days to allow the State of Delaware and medical providers to continue COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs, and issued the following statement:  “We’ve made a lot of progress in getting folks vaccinated, but we still have a lot of work to do,” […]




New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect In January

Department of Finance | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   REVENUE ANNOUNCES NEW HSCA RATE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2022 Statewide, DE (December 3, 2021) – Division of Revenue Director Jennifer Noel today announced that businesses subject to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA) will see an increase in last year’s rate from 0.9067% to 1.675%. The new tax rate will go into […]