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  Category: Office of the Governor


State of Delaware Announces Class for State Employees on Employing People with Disabilities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2014

All State of Delaware employees will be able to access a new online class, Focus on Ability. This class will provide information about hiring and retaining employees with disabilities, including responding to and requesting accommodations, understanding invisible disabilities, and interacting comfortably and respectfully with people who have disabilities.




Governor Markell Signs Three Bills to Help Spur Brownfields Development, While Safeguarding Delaware’s Groundwater and Protecting Public Health

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

On a former brownfield site that’s now a WSFS Bank branch location, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation that enhances the state’s capabilities for transforming environmentally-impaired properties while also better protecting public health and groundwater resources from hazardous releases.




Drug Diversion Court’s Twenty Years of Success Recognized at Graduation Ceremony

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

Having built a record of turning around the lives of Delawareans with substance abuse issues, the New Castle County Superior Court’s Drug Diversion Court graduated its newest class at the New Castle County Courthouse where Governor Jack Markell and Senator Tom Carper lauded the Court’s achievements over twenty years.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Addressing Drug Addiction Through Support, Treatment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

(Wilmington, DE) – In his weekly message, Governor Markell discusses ongoing efforts to address drug addiction and its impact on individuals and families in Delaware. “By treating addiction as the disease that it is, rather than just as a crime to be punished, we will save lives and we’ll put more people on the road […]




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Addressing Drug Addiction Through Support, Treatment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

Drug addiction is a public health epidemic in our country. And it demands an aggressive response in Delaware. From January through August of this year, 132 people died from suspected overdoses. That’s about 30 more than the number who lose their lives in car accidents in a full year. Since the state tightened controls on […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

State of Delaware Announces Class for State Employees on Employing People with Disabilities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2014

All State of Delaware employees will be able to access a new online class, Focus on Ability. This class will provide information about hiring and retaining employees with disabilities, including responding to and requesting accommodations, understanding invisible disabilities, and interacting comfortably and respectfully with people who have disabilities.




Governor Markell Signs Three Bills to Help Spur Brownfields Development, While Safeguarding Delaware’s Groundwater and Protecting Public Health

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

On a former brownfield site that’s now a WSFS Bank branch location, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation that enhances the state’s capabilities for transforming environmentally-impaired properties while also better protecting public health and groundwater resources from hazardous releases.




Drug Diversion Court’s Twenty Years of Success Recognized at Graduation Ceremony

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

Having built a record of turning around the lives of Delawareans with substance abuse issues, the New Castle County Superior Court’s Drug Diversion Court graduated its newest class at the New Castle County Courthouse where Governor Jack Markell and Senator Tom Carper lauded the Court’s achievements over twenty years.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Addressing Drug Addiction Through Support, Treatment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

(Wilmington, DE) – In his weekly message, Governor Markell discusses ongoing efforts to address drug addiction and its impact on individuals and families in Delaware. “By treating addiction as the disease that it is, rather than just as a crime to be punished, we will save lives and we’ll put more people on the road […]




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Addressing Drug Addiction Through Support, Treatment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

Drug addiction is a public health epidemic in our country. And it demands an aggressive response in Delaware. From January through August of this year, 132 people died from suspected overdoses. That’s about 30 more than the number who lose their lives in car accidents in a full year. Since the state tightened controls on […]