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Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Announces New Tax Schedules for 2025

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025

WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 3, 2025) — The Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance recently announced, under House Bill 433, newly established tax schedules for 2025. The tax schedule to be used will be determined by the calculation of the average high-cost multiple (AHCM) for the Delaware unemployment insurance trust fund. The AHCM, a commonly used actuarial […]




YES! Summit Expands in 2025 as Governor, DNREC Officials Address Future Environmental Leaders

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer will open the Youth Environmental Summit, sponsored by DNREC, on Feb. 28 at the Chase Center in Wilmington.




Governor Meyer Announces Co-Chair of Prescription Opioid Settlement Commission

Department of Justice | Governor Matt Meyer | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

WILMINGTON–Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer designated Joanna Champney, a highly respected leader on the issues of substance abuse and mental health, as the Co-Chair of the Prescription Opioid Settlement Commission. “The opioid epidemic has devastated communities across Delaware, and we must ensure that the resources are used effectively to support recovery and prevention,” said Governor […]




AG Jennings and multistate coalition block Trump Administration from freezing federal funds

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today released the following statement after a federal court granted a motion filed by her office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that would block federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs: “These are not just federal dollars: they are health […]




School administrator arrested on child pornography charges 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

A Middletown Head of School has been arrested and charged with 25 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday. Justin Smith, 43, was arrested following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Announces New Tax Schedules for 2025

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025

WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 3, 2025) — The Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance recently announced, under House Bill 433, newly established tax schedules for 2025. The tax schedule to be used will be determined by the calculation of the average high-cost multiple (AHCM) for the Delaware unemployment insurance trust fund. The AHCM, a commonly used actuarial […]




YES! Summit Expands in 2025 as Governor, DNREC Officials Address Future Environmental Leaders

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer will open the Youth Environmental Summit, sponsored by DNREC, on Feb. 28 at the Chase Center in Wilmington.




Governor Meyer Announces Co-Chair of Prescription Opioid Settlement Commission

Department of Justice | Governor Matt Meyer | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

WILMINGTON–Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer designated Joanna Champney, a highly respected leader on the issues of substance abuse and mental health, as the Co-Chair of the Prescription Opioid Settlement Commission. “The opioid epidemic has devastated communities across Delaware, and we must ensure that the resources are used effectively to support recovery and prevention,” said Governor […]




AG Jennings and multistate coalition block Trump Administration from freezing federal funds

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today released the following statement after a federal court granted a motion filed by her office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that would block federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs: “These are not just federal dollars: they are health […]




School administrator arrested on child pornography charges 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025

A Middletown Head of School has been arrested and charged with 25 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday. Justin Smith, 43, was arrested following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]