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  Category: Office of the Governor


DigiGirlz Debuts in Sussex County on May 15, 2019

Department of Technology and Information | Education | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019

DigiGirlz Program Contacts: Claudette Martin-Wus, DTI (302) 739-9636, claudette.martin-wus@delaware.gov   HANDS ON TECH DAY FOR 8TH AND 9TH GRADE GIRLS DOVER, Del. —Registration opens Monday March 18 for Delaware DigiGirlz 2019, being held for the first time in Sussex County on May 15! Girls in the 8th and 9th grades (or ages 13-15) are invited […]



Seek Treatment, Access to Naloxone: Three Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths in Sussex Co. Involving Same Packet Stamp

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of three suspected heroin overdose deaths in five days in Sussex County involving the same […]



Op-ed: Protecting the Health of our Young People by Raising the Minimum Sales Age of Tobacco Products from 18 to 21

Division of Public Health | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Protecting the Health of our Young People, and our State’s Future, by Raising the Minimum Sales Age of Tobacco Products from 18 to 21 Op-ed by Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS, Director, Division of Public Health, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services It’s a fact that most smokers start using tobacco as youth: Eighty-nine […]



Governor Carney Announces Support for Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Senate Bill 25 would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 DOVER, Del. – Surrounded by members of the General Assembly, advocates, students, and health care professionals, Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced his support for Senate Bill 25 – legislation that would raise the legal age for sales of […]



Governors Carney and Hogan, Delaware’s Federal Delegation Issue Statements on FERC Artificial Island Ruling

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019

Ruling will significantly reduce cost of project for Delaware businesses and residential ratepayers WILMINGTON, Del. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a rehearing request on the cost allocation for the $278 million Artificial Island transmission line project, and established a fair allocation that will significantly reduce future costs for businesses and residential electric […]






  Category: Office of the Governor

DigiGirlz Debuts in Sussex County on May 15, 2019

Department of Technology and Information | Education | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019

DigiGirlz Program Contacts: Claudette Martin-Wus, DTI (302) 739-9636, claudette.martin-wus@delaware.gov   HANDS ON TECH DAY FOR 8TH AND 9TH GRADE GIRLS DOVER, Del. —Registration opens Monday March 18 for Delaware DigiGirlz 2019, being held for the first time in Sussex County on May 15! Girls in the 8th and 9th grades (or ages 13-15) are invited […]



Seek Treatment, Access to Naloxone: Three Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths in Sussex Co. Involving Same Packet Stamp

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of three suspected heroin overdose deaths in five days in Sussex County involving the same […]



Op-ed: Protecting the Health of our Young People by Raising the Minimum Sales Age of Tobacco Products from 18 to 21

Division of Public Health | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Protecting the Health of our Young People, and our State’s Future, by Raising the Minimum Sales Age of Tobacco Products from 18 to 21 Op-ed by Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS, Director, Division of Public Health, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services It’s a fact that most smokers start using tobacco as youth: Eighty-nine […]



Governor Carney Announces Support for Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Senate Bill 25 would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 DOVER, Del. – Surrounded by members of the General Assembly, advocates, students, and health care professionals, Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced his support for Senate Bill 25 – legislation that would raise the legal age for sales of […]



Governors Carney and Hogan, Delaware’s Federal Delegation Issue Statements on FERC Artificial Island Ruling

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019

Ruling will significantly reduce cost of project for Delaware businesses and residential ratepayers WILMINGTON, Del. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a rehearing request on the cost allocation for the $278 million Artificial Island transmission line project, and established a fair allocation that will significantly reduce future costs for businesses and residential electric […]