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

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | 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.




Commissioner Stewart Urges Use of Stop-Smoking Programs

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

Commissioner Stewart advises consumers who want to quit tobacco use to check with employers and insurers about stop-smoking services and benefits.




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 | Newsroom | 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) | Newsroom | 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.




October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Criminal Division | Criminal Justice Council | Department of Justice Press Releases | Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Family | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

WILMINGTON, Del.- The Domestic Violence Coordinating Council would like to remind everyone that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Last year in Delaware, 23,985 domestic violence incidents were reported to law enforcement, and Family Court issued 1,546 orders for Protection From Abuse. Governor Markell will declare October 2014 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month for the […]







  Category: Newsroom

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

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | 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.




Commissioner Stewart Urges Use of Stop-Smoking Programs

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014

Commissioner Stewart advises consumers who want to quit tobacco use to check with employers and insurers about stop-smoking services and benefits.




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 | Newsroom | 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) | Newsroom | 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.




October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Criminal Division | Criminal Justice Council | Department of Justice Press Releases | Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Family | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

WILMINGTON, Del.- The Domestic Violence Coordinating Council would like to remind everyone that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Last year in Delaware, 23,985 domestic violence incidents were reported to law enforcement, and Family Court issued 1,546 orders for Protection From Abuse. Governor Markell will declare October 2014 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month for the […]