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  Archives:  January 2024

Panel Submits Recommendations to Protect State Retiree, Worker Healthcare, Reduce Unfunded Liability

Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 5, 2024

DOVER – A working group charged with addressing state retiree healthcare benefits issued a series of recommendations Friday to help ensure that current and future retirees have access to quality healthcare coverage and the trust fund for the benefits is solvent for future generations.  The General Assembly established the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee (RHBAS) via […]




DNREC State Energy Office Delivers Offshore Wind Procurement Report to Governor, Legislators

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Offshore Wind Procurement Report provides recommendations in the development of a comprehensive offshore wind program.




Secretary of State Announces Massage Technician License Suspension

Department of State | Division of Professional Regulation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has suspended the Delaware certified massage technician license of Robert D. Leech for engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with massage clients. In making this determination, Secretary Bullock considered a complaint filed by the Delaware Department of Justice. The complaint states that Mr. Leech used his position to impose unwelcome sexual […]




Delaware Forest Service Partners with Delaware Libraries to Promote Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

Delaware Libraries | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The challenge is geared towards children ages 4 through 10, but all ages are welcome to join. The Smokey Bear Reading Challenge aims to engage youth in reading about wildfire prevention, forests, and natural resource careers while they explore their local environment.




Delaware’s Tax Season Starts January 23, 2024

Department of Finance | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Delaware’s Division of Revenue will begin processing 2023 individual income tax returns on January 23, 2024. As a result of fraud prevention measures that protect Delaware taxpayers, refunds will not begin to be issued until February 15, 2024. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically as paper returns take longer to process. Taxpayers who […]






  Archives:  January 2024

Panel Submits Recommendations to Protect State Retiree, Worker Healthcare, Reduce Unfunded Liability

Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 5, 2024

DOVER – A working group charged with addressing state retiree healthcare benefits issued a series of recommendations Friday to help ensure that current and future retirees have access to quality healthcare coverage and the trust fund for the benefits is solvent for future generations.  The General Assembly established the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee (RHBAS) via […]




DNREC State Energy Office Delivers Offshore Wind Procurement Report to Governor, Legislators

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Offshore Wind Procurement Report provides recommendations in the development of a comprehensive offshore wind program.




Secretary of State Announces Massage Technician License Suspension

Department of State | Division of Professional Regulation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has suspended the Delaware certified massage technician license of Robert D. Leech for engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with massage clients. In making this determination, Secretary Bullock considered a complaint filed by the Delaware Department of Justice. The complaint states that Mr. Leech used his position to impose unwelcome sexual […]




Delaware Forest Service Partners with Delaware Libraries to Promote Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

Delaware Libraries | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The challenge is geared towards children ages 4 through 10, but all ages are welcome to join. The Smokey Bear Reading Challenge aims to engage youth in reading about wildfire prevention, forests, and natural resource careers while they explore their local environment.




Delaware’s Tax Season Starts January 23, 2024

Department of Finance | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Delaware’s Division of Revenue will begin processing 2023 individual income tax returns on January 23, 2024. As a result of fraud prevention measures that protect Delaware taxpayers, refunds will not begin to be issued until February 15, 2024. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically as paper returns take longer to process. Taxpayers who […]