Delaware Teachers Deserve Continuous Appreciation
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Each May during National Teacher Appreciation Week, Delaware takes a moment to honor and celebrate the incredible contributions of educators across the state. Businesses offer teacher specials. School administrations and parent teacher organizations provide lunches. Students and families show their thanks with notes or small gifts. Elected leaders recognize the profession. All aim to honor the profound impact educators have on shaping our students and their future. The truth is our teachers deserve a high level of appreciation all year long.
Delaware to Join Public-Private Partnership to Build New Port
Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Expanded maritime facility estimated to create 6,000 Delaware jobs WILMINGTON, Del. – The State of Delaware on Wednesday announced it will join the private operator of the Port of Wilmington, Enstructure, to build a new port terminal at a site in Edgemoor, Delaware. The Edgemoor industrial site was purchased in 2017 by the taxpayer-owned Diamond […]
Jason Schaffer promoted to Deputy Warden at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) Security Superintendent Major Jason Schaffer has been promoted to Deputy Warden of JTVCC. The promotion is effective immediately. Schaffer’s promotion fills the vacancy created when then-Deputy Warden Philip Parker was promoted in March to Warden of Howard […]
DHSS Releases Fourth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
NEW CASTLE (May 7, 2024) – Per capita health care spending in Delaware increased 6.3% in 2022 to $9,657, outpacing a 3% growth rate benchmark, according to the State of Delaware’s fourth annual Benchmark Trend Report presented Thursday May 2 to the Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) by Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) […]
AG Jennings Secures Over $270 Million Settlement in Principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Crisis
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide epidemic of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006 to 2019, selling nearly nine billion pills. […]
