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  Category: Office of the Governor


Expanding Access to High-Speed Broadband

Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2018

[AUGUST UPDATE: Click here to view request for proposal] Applying for a job, or recruiting talented employees for your business. Taking a college course. Reading a book. Helping your kids with math homework. More and more, these are tasks that Delawareans are completing online —to further their education, acquire new skills, and compete in an economy […]




DHSS Seeks School Supplies, Gift Cards to Support Adopt-A-Student Program’s Goal of Helping Students in Need

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 25, 2018) – With back-to-school shopping already well underway for many Delaware families, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) asks you to consider helping students in need get off to a good start this school year by participating in the annual Adopt-A-Student program. DHSS, in partnership with the Human Services Council, Inc., […]




Johns Hopkins Team Releases Major Recommendations for Strengthening Delaware’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment System

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 24, 2018) – Following a 14-month review of Delaware’s opioid use disorder treatment system, a research team from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg American Health Initiative today recommended four major strategies to achieve the state’s goal of a system of care that is accessible, evidence-based, individualized, […]




Governors Carney and Hogan on FERC Grants Rehearing for Cost Allocation on Artificial Island Transmission Line

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governors John Carney of Delaware and Larry Hogan of Maryland released the following statement today in response to action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a rehearing to consider a lower cost allocation for Delaware and Maryland ratepayers related to the $278-million Artificial Island transmission line project: “Almost two […]




Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after Suspected Overdoses

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 18, 2018) – With more than half of the deaths from suspected overdoses occurring in Sussex County so far this month, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging the community to be aware of the uptick and also is warning people in active substance use […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

Expanding Access to High-Speed Broadband

Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2018

[AUGUST UPDATE: Click here to view request for proposal] Applying for a job, or recruiting talented employees for your business. Taking a college course. Reading a book. Helping your kids with math homework. More and more, these are tasks that Delawareans are completing online —to further their education, acquire new skills, and compete in an economy […]




DHSS Seeks School Supplies, Gift Cards to Support Adopt-A-Student Program’s Goal of Helping Students in Need

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 25, 2018) – With back-to-school shopping already well underway for many Delaware families, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) asks you to consider helping students in need get off to a good start this school year by participating in the annual Adopt-A-Student program. DHSS, in partnership with the Human Services Council, Inc., […]




Johns Hopkins Team Releases Major Recommendations for Strengthening Delaware’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment System

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 24, 2018) – Following a 14-month review of Delaware’s opioid use disorder treatment system, a research team from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg American Health Initiative today recommended four major strategies to achieve the state’s goal of a system of care that is accessible, evidence-based, individualized, […]




Governors Carney and Hogan on FERC Grants Rehearing for Cost Allocation on Artificial Island Transmission Line

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governors John Carney of Delaware and Larry Hogan of Maryland released the following statement today in response to action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a rehearing to consider a lower cost allocation for Delaware and Maryland ratepayers related to the $278-million Artificial Island transmission line project: “Almost two […]




Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after Suspected Overdoses

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 18, 2018) – With more than half of the deaths from suspected overdoses occurring in Sussex County so far this month, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging the community to be aware of the uptick and also is warning people in active substance use […]