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Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. to Retire from Delaware Supreme Court

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Strine previously served as Chancellor of Court of Chancery, and legal counsel to then-Governor Carper WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. delivered a letter to Governor John Carney on Monday, announcing his plan to retire from the Delaware Supreme Court after more than two decades of service on the Delaware bench. […]




Governor Carney Signs $863 Million Capital Budget to Complete 2019 Legislative Session

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019

Opportunity Funding, raising tobacco age, plastic bag ban, early voting among highlights of six-month session DOVER, Del. — Governor John Carney on Monday signed the largest infrastructure package in Delaware history, capping a 2019 legislative session that included action to invest in Delaware’s highest-needs schools, fix roads and bridges, raise the age to buy cigarettes, […]




Governor Carney Signs Early Voting Legislation

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

New law seeks to increase participation by allowing early, in-person voting DOVER, Del. — On Sunday, the final day of the 2019 legislative session, Governor Carney signed legislation into law that seeks to increase voter participation in Delaware elections by allowing early, in-person voting. House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative David Bentz, will allow registered […]




Delaware to Eliminate HFCs to Confront Climate Change

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

HCR 60 supports Governor Carney’s directive to create regulations DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to propose regulations by March 2020 that will eliminate the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Delaware. HFCs are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam-blowing, […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Meghan Adams Perry

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nomination of Meghan Adams Perry to serve as a Superior Court Judge in New Castle County: “Meghan has the experience, judgment and temperament necessary to serve as a judge on the Superior Court, and I […]






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Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. to Retire from Delaware Supreme Court

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Strine previously served as Chancellor of Court of Chancery, and legal counsel to then-Governor Carper WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. delivered a letter to Governor John Carney on Monday, announcing his plan to retire from the Delaware Supreme Court after more than two decades of service on the Delaware bench. […]




Governor Carney Signs $863 Million Capital Budget to Complete 2019 Legislative Session

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019

Opportunity Funding, raising tobacco age, plastic bag ban, early voting among highlights of six-month session DOVER, Del. — Governor John Carney on Monday signed the largest infrastructure package in Delaware history, capping a 2019 legislative session that included action to invest in Delaware’s highest-needs schools, fix roads and bridges, raise the age to buy cigarettes, […]




Governor Carney Signs Early Voting Legislation

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

New law seeks to increase participation by allowing early, in-person voting DOVER, Del. — On Sunday, the final day of the 2019 legislative session, Governor Carney signed legislation into law that seeks to increase voter participation in Delaware elections by allowing early, in-person voting. House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative David Bentz, will allow registered […]




Delaware to Eliminate HFCs to Confront Climate Change

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

HCR 60 supports Governor Carney’s directive to create regulations DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to propose regulations by March 2020 that will eliminate the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Delaware. HFCs are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam-blowing, […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Meghan Adams Perry

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nomination of Meghan Adams Perry to serve as a Superior Court Judge in New Castle County: “Meghan has the experience, judgment and temperament necessary to serve as a judge on the Superior Court, and I […]