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Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

In accordance with President Biden’s order and as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, Governor John Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff effective immediately. Flags are to remain at half-staff until sunset, October 30, 2023.




DDA Reminds Farmers of Preservation District Enrollment Deadline

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture reminds any farmers who have yet to enroll their property as a farmland preservation district that October 31, 2023, is the deadline to be eligible for 2024 preservation funding.




Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that the Department of Justice has settled its lawsuit against a developer for allegedly having misled residents at Noble’s Pond, a 55+ community outside Dover, Delaware and will begin making payments to residents.  The Department’s complaint, filed in 2019, included charges that Regal Builders, LLC, its president, and related entities, violated Delaware law by […]




AG Jennings sues Meta

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general suing Meta in federal and state courts, alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features that purposefully addict children and teens on Instagram and its other social media platforms. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the […]




Emergency Services Partnership Smoke Detector Donation

Newsroom | State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

October 24, 2023 In cooperation with Delmarva Power’s Emergency Services Partnership Program, and Lowe’s of Brandywine Town Center, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office has received over 1,100 10-year lithium-ion battery smoke detectors. This is the 23rd year of this partnership. These smoke detectors will be stocked in all three Agency division offices and distributed […]







  Category: Newsroom

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

In accordance with President Biden’s order and as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, Governor John Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff effective immediately. Flags are to remain at half-staff until sunset, October 30, 2023.




DDA Reminds Farmers of Preservation District Enrollment Deadline

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture reminds any farmers who have yet to enroll their property as a farmland preservation district that October 31, 2023, is the deadline to be eligible for 2024 preservation funding.




Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that the Department of Justice has settled its lawsuit against a developer for allegedly having misled residents at Noble’s Pond, a 55+ community outside Dover, Delaware and will begin making payments to residents.  The Department’s complaint, filed in 2019, included charges that Regal Builders, LLC, its president, and related entities, violated Delaware law by […]




AG Jennings sues Meta

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general suing Meta in federal and state courts, alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features that purposefully addict children and teens on Instagram and its other social media platforms. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the […]




Emergency Services Partnership Smoke Detector Donation

Newsroom | State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

October 24, 2023 In cooperation with Delmarva Power’s Emergency Services Partnership Program, and Lowe’s of Brandywine Town Center, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office has received over 1,100 10-year lithium-ion battery smoke detectors. This is the 23rd year of this partnership. These smoke detectors will be stocked in all three Agency division offices and distributed […]