Governor Meyer Appoints Student Board Member to State Board of Education
Department of Education | Governor Matt Meyer | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
WILMINGTON – On Friday, June 13, Governor Matt Meyer appointed Tyler Gunter as the student board member on the State Board of Education. The student seat on the State Board of Education provides a unique opportunity for young people to participate directly in state-level education policy. “Tyler represents the very best of Delaware’s next generation […]
DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025
A Bear man has been sentenced to prison in Delaware’s first successful homicide conviction against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose. On June 10, James G. Watson, 42, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison followed by descending levels of probation. The sentencing came after his convictions on charges of […]
Purdue Pharma settlement secures final AG signatures
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025
AG Jennings helped secure multibillion national settlement with Purdue, Sacklers WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, have agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed […]
Comments Sought on Draft Delaware Wildlife Action Plan Draft List of Threats and Conservation Actions
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025
DNREC continues the revision process of updating the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan (DEWAP), a 10-year conservation strategy that will guide conservation efforts for the state’s wildlife and their habitats through 2035. DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife now seeks public comment on a draft list of threats and conservation actions for the state’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) – with the draft document IDing factors that could support restoration and long-term SGCN management.
Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota
Auditor of Accounts | Auditor of Accounts Lydia York | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Governor Matt Meyer | Insurance Commissioner | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2025
DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the […]
