Governor Carney: Let’s Remove Barriers to Voting
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Op-ed by Governor John Carney I was in Millsboro on Election Day, and in addition to greeting old friends as they went to the polls, I had an especially meaningful experience. A young man was walking nervously toward the fire station that doubled as his polling place. As I stuck out my hand to introduce […]
Governors Lead Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Dangerous Seismic Testing and Offshore Drilling
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018
Trump Administration Approves Offshore Airgun Use, Governor Carney Joins Atlantic Seaboard Governors Urging Protection for Our Coast WILMINGTON, Del. – Following the announcement that the Trump Administration authorized airgun use in waters off the East Coast, Governor John Carney and a group of bipartisan governors today urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Interior Secretary Ryan […]
Delaware Sets Health Care Spending Benchmark
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Finance | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Benchmark initiative will limit spending growth, improve quality of care NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) on Wednesday issued a recommended Benchmark Index that set the state’s health care spending growth target at 3.8 percent for 2019 – the initial year of Delaware’s newly created Health Care Spending Benchmark. […]
Governor Carney Releases Second Annual Report of Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board
Department of Finance | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2018
Board presents recommendations across focus areas to improve efficiency and accountability in state government WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday released the second annual report of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board. Governor Carney established GEAR by Executive Order in February 2017 to identify ways for state government to operate more […]
Governor Carney Signs Executive Order to Improve Reentry Procedures, Reduce Recidivism
Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Labor | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Executive Order creates commission focused on reentry reform, and new office at DOC to oversee implementation WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday signed Executive Order #27, which focuses on improving reentry procedures for incarcerated individuals in Delaware. The Executive Order creates a commission focused on reentry reform, policies, and procedures, with a goal […]
