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  Category: Office of the Governor


Governor Carney Releases Statement on Call with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney spoke by phone on Friday with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to express his concerns with the Trump Administration’s plan to allow oil and gas drilling off the coast of Delaware. Governor Carney released the following statement on the call, which came a day after the Governor requested a […]




Governor Carney Releases Interim Report of DOC Special Assistant

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday released an interim report of the Special Assistant at the Department of Correction. The six-month report publicly details progress in the Department of Correction’s efforts to implement recommendations made by the Independent Review into the events of February 1 and 2, 2017, at James T. Vaughn Correctional […]




Governor Carney Requests Meeting With Secretary Zinke to Discuss Offshore Drilling Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, requesting a meeting to discuss the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling plan. The plan would open up areas in the Atlantic, including areas off the coast of Delaware, to new oil and gas drilling. Governor Carney will urge Secretary Zinke […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Saundra Ross Johnson

Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2018

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Delaware Senate’s confirmation of Saundra Ross Johnson to serve as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Human Resources: “Thank you to the members of the Delaware Senate for confirming Saundra Ross Johnson as Secretary of the Department of Human Resources. Sandy […]




Governor Carney, Lawmakers Announce Support for Paid Parental Leave for State Workers

Department of Human Resources | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Proposal offers 12 weeks of paid parental leave, would make Delaware the 6th state to offer the benefit to public workers DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney joined members of the General Assembly on Tuesday to call for passage of legislation that would offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to state workers. The bill, […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

Governor Carney Releases Statement on Call with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney spoke by phone on Friday with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to express his concerns with the Trump Administration’s plan to allow oil and gas drilling off the coast of Delaware. Governor Carney released the following statement on the call, which came a day after the Governor requested a […]




Governor Carney Releases Interim Report of DOC Special Assistant

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday released an interim report of the Special Assistant at the Department of Correction. The six-month report publicly details progress in the Department of Correction’s efforts to implement recommendations made by the Independent Review into the events of February 1 and 2, 2017, at James T. Vaughn Correctional […]




Governor Carney Requests Meeting With Secretary Zinke to Discuss Offshore Drilling Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, requesting a meeting to discuss the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling plan. The plan would open up areas in the Atlantic, including areas off the coast of Delaware, to new oil and gas drilling. Governor Carney will urge Secretary Zinke […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Saundra Ross Johnson

Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2018

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Delaware Senate’s confirmation of Saundra Ross Johnson to serve as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Human Resources: “Thank you to the members of the Delaware Senate for confirming Saundra Ross Johnson as Secretary of the Department of Human Resources. Sandy […]




Governor Carney, Lawmakers Announce Support for Paid Parental Leave for State Workers

Department of Human Resources | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Proposal offers 12 weeks of paid parental leave, would make Delaware the 6th state to offer the benefit to public workers DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney joined members of the General Assembly on Tuesday to call for passage of legislation that would offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to state workers. The bill, […]