Delaware requests emergency declaration from USDA for crop damage due to recent storms
Department of Agriculture | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 22, 2018
DOVER, Del. — Too much rain at the wrong time, like Delaware experienced in April and May, has destroyed several high dollar crops and threatens the yield of many others, leaving farmers to wonder what the future holds. In surveying the state and listening to farmers, Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse made a request […]
Governor Carney’s Statement on General Assembly Passage of Paid Parental Leave
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 3, which will provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave for Delaware state employees: “State workers and teachers deserve time to spend with their families when their children are born, and this benefit for new mothers and […]
13th Annual National Dump the Pump Day to be Held on June 21 – “Dump the Pump! Ride DART.”
Department of Transportation | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
National Dump the Pump Day is a day to highlight the many benefits of using public transportation. Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced today that it will join other public transit agencies nationwide participating in the 13th annual Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 21, to encourage the use for public transit. From urban to […]
Governor Carney’s Statement on the Delaware National Guard and Deployment to the Southern Border
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday issued the following statement on the Delaware National Guard and deployment to the southern border: “I take my job as Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware National Guard extremely seriously. In the last year, we’ve sent Guardsmen and women to Texas, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to help our fellow […]
Former Housing Site Becomes the WHA’s Southbridge Solar Park
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 18, 2018
New 1.15 megawatt solar farm will save WHA $1.2 million and provide clean, renewable energy to housing authority residents WILMINGTON, Del. – The Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA), joined by Mayor Mike Purzycki, Governor John Carney and other local and state officials, today officially dedicated its new Southbridge Solar Park at 900 South Claymont Street. The 1.15 […]
