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AG Jennings secures court injunction in birthright citizenship case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025

A federal judge has once again sided with Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of states suing the Trump administration, this time by issuing a preliminary injunction against the President’s executive order terminating birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The Court’s ruling should remind the President that […]




DNREC to Host Introduction to Living Shorelines Training on March 25 and 26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025

DNREC will host a training March 25 and 26 as an introduction to the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware. Presented in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee, the in-person event will be held at the DNREC Lewes Field Facility from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.




Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 1, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

DNREC announced Delaware’s 2025 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16-only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, followed by the opening of the regular downstate trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 2.




State of Delaware Offices in Kent & Sussex Counties Closed, New Castle County Offices Delayed on February 12, 2025

Department of Human Resources | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Weather | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Severe Weather Conditions & Emergencies Alert State of Delaware offices in Kent and Sussex Counties are closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Non-essential employees who live or work in Kent and Sussex Counties are not to report to work for this period. State of Delaware offices […]




Sussex County Backyard Flock Tests Presumptive Positive for H5 Avian Influenza

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that testing of a backyard flock in Sussex County, Del., has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza from the University of Delaware’s Lasher Laboratory in Georgetown, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. This is the first case of H5 avian influenza in poultry in Sussex County.







  Category: Newsroom

AG Jennings secures court injunction in birthright citizenship case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025

A federal judge has once again sided with Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of states suing the Trump administration, this time by issuing a preliminary injunction against the President’s executive order terminating birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The Court’s ruling should remind the President that […]




DNREC to Host Introduction to Living Shorelines Training on March 25 and 26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025

DNREC will host a training March 25 and 26 as an introduction to the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware. Presented in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee, the in-person event will be held at the DNREC Lewes Field Facility from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.




Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 1, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

DNREC announced Delaware’s 2025 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16-only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, followed by the opening of the regular downstate trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 2.




State of Delaware Offices in Kent & Sussex Counties Closed, New Castle County Offices Delayed on February 12, 2025

Department of Human Resources | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Weather | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Severe Weather Conditions & Emergencies Alert State of Delaware offices in Kent and Sussex Counties are closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Non-essential employees who live or work in Kent and Sussex Counties are not to report to work for this period. State of Delaware offices […]




Sussex County Backyard Flock Tests Presumptive Positive for H5 Avian Influenza

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that testing of a backyard flock in Sussex County, Del., has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza from the University of Delaware’s Lasher Laboratory in Georgetown, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. This is the first case of H5 avian influenza in poultry in Sussex County.