Upcoming Electricity Rate Increase Adds to Cost Increases for Delmarva Customers
Division of the Public Advocate | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
Proposed standard offer service (SOS) supply rate change will raise overall electric bills for customers beginning June 1 Delmarva Power & Light electric customers on default Standard Offer Service (SOS) will face an 18-20% increase in the price of electricity beginning June 1, which Delmarva estimates will represent approximately a 9% increase in […]
AG Jennings sues Trump to block election interference
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
President’s executive order threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters, violates state authority over elections Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Friday joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a federal lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s unlawful Executive Order to restrict voter eligibility and mail voting to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government, interfering with states’ […]
Slow Down and Stay Focused: OHS Kicks Off Spring BRAKE and Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Distracted Driving | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
DOVER, Del. (April 6, 2026) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is recognizing National Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April while also supporting the Spring BRAKE high-visibility enforcement campaign aimed at reducing dangerous driving behaviors during the busy spring travel season. National Distracted Driving Awareness Month Throughout April, OHS will participate in National […]
AG Jennings wins appeals court ruling against HUD’s attempts to restrict housing-assistance programs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
In a major victory for Delaware, Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that a federal appeals court has rejected the federal government’s request to impose harmful restrictions on HUD grant funding. The result means that tens of thousands of formerly homeless people across the country will remain in stable housing. “The programs that the White […]
Volunteers Sought to Join DNREC in Cleaning Up Concord Pond near Seaford for Earth Month
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
As part of an Earth Month celebration, DNREC is seeking volunteers to join this year’s cleanup event at Concord Pond, a popular fishing and boating destination near Seaford. Volunteers are asked to pre-register for the event to be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 11.
