Delaware to Eliminate HFCs to Confront Climate Change
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019
HCR 60 supports Governor Carney’s directive to create regulations DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to propose regulations by March 2020 that will eliminate the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Delaware. HFCs are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam-blowing, […]
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Meghan Adams Perry
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nomination of Meghan Adams Perry to serve as a Superior Court Judge in New Castle County: “Meghan has the experience, judgment and temperament necessary to serve as a judge on the Superior Court, and I […]
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Claire DeMatteis
Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nomination of Claire DeMatteis to serve as the next Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction: “Thank you to the members of the Delaware Senate for confirming Claire DeMatteis as Commissioner of the Department of […]
Governor Carney Signs $4.4 Billion Fiscal Year 2020 Budget
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Budget invests in education, limits budget growth, and bolsters reserves DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday signed a $4.4 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget plan that limits operating budget growth to 4.2 percent, invests in education, and gives state employees a raise, while setting aside more than $100 million in projected reserves. The […]
Delaware announces largest round of farms preserved in state history
Department of Agriculture | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 24, 2019
Governor John Carney announced that more than 134,000 acres of Delaware farmland are now permanently preserved for future generations. This is the 23rd consecutive year of easement selections by the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation. Many of the farms in this round would not have been preserved without matching funds from multiple sources, including the […]
