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  Category: Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)


More Families Receiving Access to High Quality Early Childhood Centers

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Governor Jack Markell today celebrated the first-year progress of the pilot program funded by the grant with a visit to the Parents and Children Together at Tech United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware (PACTT) child care center at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown. The state is receiving more than $7 million over the five years of the grant.



General Assembly Passes Legislation to Reduce Mandatory Sentencing

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Approves initiative proposed in Governor’s State of the State Address Dover, DE – Governor Markell issued the following statement applauding the General Assembly’s passage of legislation ending mandatory life sentences for drug offenders. Senate Bill 163 was approved by the Senate by a 15-6 vote, and today, the House voted to pass the legislation by […]



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Ensuring the Rights and Safety of All Delawareans and Americans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016

Last Sunday, Delawareans and Americans across the country awoke to the horrifying and tragic news of the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history – a crime that the President appropriately called “an act of terror and an act of hate.” Victims were largely from the LGBT community. To Delaware’s LGBT community, we stand with you. To Camp Rehoboth and Haven at University of Delaware, thank you for standing strong and providing comfort.



Governor’s Weekly Message: Ensuring the Rights and Safety of All Delawareans and Americans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell remembers the victims of the shooting in Orlando and recognizes we have more work to do to ensure the freedom, dignity and safety of all people.



Building and Sustaining a Stronger, More Prosperous Delaware: Building:Better Trail Systems

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The First State Trails and Pathways Initiative. DNREC and DelDOT worked to create a world-class network of new pathways and trails. In addition to adding 50 miles of new trails and pathways, as a result of the First State Trails and Pathways Initiative, Delaware’s Bike Friendly state ranking rose from 31st nationally to 3rd.






  Category: Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)

More Families Receiving Access to High Quality Early Childhood Centers

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Governor Jack Markell today celebrated the first-year progress of the pilot program funded by the grant with a visit to the Parents and Children Together at Tech United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware (PACTT) child care center at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown. The state is receiving more than $7 million over the five years of the grant.



General Assembly Passes Legislation to Reduce Mandatory Sentencing

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Approves initiative proposed in Governor’s State of the State Address Dover, DE – Governor Markell issued the following statement applauding the General Assembly’s passage of legislation ending mandatory life sentences for drug offenders. Senate Bill 163 was approved by the Senate by a 15-6 vote, and today, the House voted to pass the legislation by […]



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Ensuring the Rights and Safety of All Delawareans and Americans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016

Last Sunday, Delawareans and Americans across the country awoke to the horrifying and tragic news of the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history – a crime that the President appropriately called “an act of terror and an act of hate.” Victims were largely from the LGBT community. To Delaware’s LGBT community, we stand with you. To Camp Rehoboth and Haven at University of Delaware, thank you for standing strong and providing comfort.



Governor’s Weekly Message: Ensuring the Rights and Safety of All Delawareans and Americans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell remembers the victims of the shooting in Orlando and recognizes we have more work to do to ensure the freedom, dignity and safety of all people.



Building and Sustaining a Stronger, More Prosperous Delaware: Building:Better Trail Systems

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The First State Trails and Pathways Initiative. DNREC and DelDOT worked to create a world-class network of new pathways and trails. In addition to adding 50 miles of new trails and pathways, as a result of the First State Trails and Pathways Initiative, Delaware’s Bike Friendly state ranking rose from 31st nationally to 3rd.