Governor Meyer Announces Executive Order to Improve Government Transparency
Governor Matt Meyer | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025
DOVER—Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer announced his Good Governance Executive Order, delivering on a key campaign promise. The order directs state employees and agencies to prioritize transparency and ethical practices in conducting all state business. “Delawareans should trust that their state government is working for them, and that’s why transparency and accountability is at the […]
Attorney General Jennings helps secure $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and […]
Collection of Avian Influenza-Impacted Wildlife in Delaware Expanded Through DNREC-USDA Wildlife Services Effort
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Delmarva Avian Influenza Joint Information Center announced that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services are collaborating to collect sick and deceased snow geese and other wild birds that may have succumbed to the outbreak of avian influenza currently spreading throughout the state.
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 12 Finalists for Delaware’s 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Twelve students to compete to advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC Wilmington, Del. (January 22, 2025) – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 6:00pm. Twelve student finalists will compete for the opportunity to represent Delaware and advance to the National […]
Delaware’s Tax Season Starts January 29, 2025
Department of Finance | Division of Revenue | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Delaware’s Division of Revenue will begin processing 2024 individual income tax returns on January 29, 2025. As a result of fraud prevention measures that protect Delaware taxpayers, refunds will not begin to be issued until February 15, 2025. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically as paper returns take longer to process. Taxpayers who […]
