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Governor Meyer Declares January Human Trafficking Awareness Month In Delaware

Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

DOVER— Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed Proclamation #1, declaring January 2025 as HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH in the State of Delaware. Governor Meyer was joined by Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay, Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown, Steven Yeatman, the Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, several Delaware state senators and representatives, […]




Kyle Evans Gay Takes Her Oath, Becoming Delaware’s 27th Lieutenant Governor

Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

In front of a crowd of top state officials, community leaders, and supporters earlier today, Kyle Evans Gay made a promise to lead with vision and collaboration, as Delaware’s 27th Lieutenant Governor.




Attorney General Jennings helps secure $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval     Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and […]




Collection of Avian Influenza-Impacted Wildlife in Delaware Expanded Through DNREC-USDA Wildlife Services Effort

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Delmarva Avian Influenza Joint Information Center announced that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services are collaborating to collect sick and deceased snow geese and other wild birds that may have succumbed to the outbreak of avian influenza currently spreading throughout the state.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 12 Finalists for Delaware’s 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Finals

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Twelve students to compete to advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC   Wilmington, Del. (January 22, 2025) – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 6:00pm. Twelve student finalists will compete for the opportunity to represent Delaware and advance to the National […]







  Category: Newsroom

Governor Meyer Declares January Human Trafficking Awareness Month In Delaware

Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

DOVER— Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed Proclamation #1, declaring January 2025 as HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH in the State of Delaware. Governor Meyer was joined by Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay, Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown, Steven Yeatman, the Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, several Delaware state senators and representatives, […]




Kyle Evans Gay Takes Her Oath, Becoming Delaware’s 27th Lieutenant Governor

Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

In front of a crowd of top state officials, community leaders, and supporters earlier today, Kyle Evans Gay made a promise to lead with vision and collaboration, as Delaware’s 27th Lieutenant Governor.




Attorney General Jennings helps secure $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval     Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and […]




Collection of Avian Influenza-Impacted Wildlife in Delaware Expanded Through DNREC-USDA Wildlife Services Effort

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Delmarva Avian Influenza Joint Information Center announced that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services are collaborating to collect sick and deceased snow geese and other wild birds that may have succumbed to the outbreak of avian influenza currently spreading throughout the state.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 12 Finalists for Delaware’s 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Finals

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Twelve students to compete to advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC   Wilmington, Del. (January 22, 2025) – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 6:00pm. Twelve student finalists will compete for the opportunity to represent Delaware and advance to the National […]