32 Individuals and Groups Will Receive the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards Oct. 29 in Dover Ceremony
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Sept. 30, 2019) – Thirty-two individuals and groups will be honored with the 2019 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award on Oct. 29 at Dover Downs Hotel. The recipients will be recognized for significant contributions, engagement and impact in diverse activities, including mentoring children, supporting people with disabilities, protecting the environment, and assisting seniors, people […]
DHSS Awarded $3.58 Million Federal Grant to Increase Addiction Treatment Capacity Among Medicaid Providers
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Sept. 26, 2019) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services a $3.58 million planning grant to increase the treatment capacity of Medicaid providers to deliver substance use disorder treatment and recovery services to Delawareans in need. Delaware was one of 15 […]
Gov. Carney, Delaware Congressional Delegation oppose House legislation that would change bankruptcy venue laws
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, September 20, 2019
WILMINGTON – Delaware Governor John Carney (D), U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced legislation that would change bankruptcy venue laws. Many American businesses, including more than two-thirds of those in […]
Delaware Innovation Space unveils new $6M growth space for startups
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019
The Delaware Innovation Space (DISI), Wilmington DE, formally opened a new $6M lab space for early stage science companies at an event with over 120 attendees last Friday, September 13th. Federal, Academic, Business & Delaware State leaders in attendance spoke about the importance of startup companies for today’s economy along with the importance of supportive state and federal […]
Governor Carney and 14 Governors Urge Congress to Act on Harmful PFAS
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019
Letter expresses need to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and the Governors of Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin issued a letter to the leadership of both the House and Senate Armed Services […]
