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Governor Hall-Long Signs Executive Order to create LGBTQ+ Commission

Former Governor Hall Long (Jan 7, 2025 - Jan 20, 2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Thursday, January 16, 2025, Governor Bethany Hall-Long joined state legislators and advocates to sign Executive Order No. 1 to create the state’s first LGBTQ+ Commission. The nine-member commission will serve to strengthen ties between the government and LGBTQ+ organizations, help remove barriers to societal participation for LGBTQ+ people and improve the […]




“Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips” Delaware Episode to Air

Delaware Tourism Office | Delaware Tourism Office | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

On Saturday, Feb. 1, “Travels with Darley: Delaware Revolutionary Road Trip” will air at 10 a.m. on Philadelphia WHYY.




Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste to Remain Closed Until Spring Following Fire

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

The Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Site will remain closed until spring after a fire earlier this week prompted safety concerns.




DOC launches tattoo artist career pathway to support rehabilitation and protect inmate health

Department of Correction | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Smyrna, DE – Six inmates from Delaware’s largest state prison are studying to become professional tattoo artists in the newest career pathway training program recently launched by the Delaware Department of Correction at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. The Tattoo Artist Career Pathway Program aims to set incarcerated individuals up for success when they return […]




AG Jennings joins $17 million settlement with Edward Jones

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Investor Protection | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”) resulting from a multistate investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervisory failures.  Customers paid front-loaded commissions for certain mutual fund shares despite later moving brokerage assets into fee-based investment advisory accounts. “We expect investment firms operating in Delaware to follow […]







  Category: Newsroom

Governor Hall-Long Signs Executive Order to create LGBTQ+ Commission

Former Governor Hall Long (Jan 7, 2025 - Jan 20, 2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Thursday, January 16, 2025, Governor Bethany Hall-Long joined state legislators and advocates to sign Executive Order No. 1 to create the state’s first LGBTQ+ Commission. The nine-member commission will serve to strengthen ties between the government and LGBTQ+ organizations, help remove barriers to societal participation for LGBTQ+ people and improve the […]




“Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips” Delaware Episode to Air

Delaware Tourism Office | Delaware Tourism Office | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

On Saturday, Feb. 1, “Travels with Darley: Delaware Revolutionary Road Trip” will air at 10 a.m. on Philadelphia WHYY.




Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste to Remain Closed Until Spring Following Fire

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

The Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Site will remain closed until spring after a fire earlier this week prompted safety concerns.




DOC launches tattoo artist career pathway to support rehabilitation and protect inmate health

Department of Correction | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Smyrna, DE – Six inmates from Delaware’s largest state prison are studying to become professional tattoo artists in the newest career pathway training program recently launched by the Delaware Department of Correction at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. The Tattoo Artist Career Pathway Program aims to set incarcerated individuals up for success when they return […]




AG Jennings joins $17 million settlement with Edward Jones

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Investor Protection | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”) resulting from a multistate investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervisory failures.  Customers paid front-loaded commissions for certain mutual fund shares despite later moving brokerage assets into fee-based investment advisory accounts. “We expect investment firms operating in Delaware to follow […]