AG Jennings leads coalition to oppose Postal Service’s guns-by-mail scheme
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday co-led a multistate comment letter signed by 24 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail. Since 1927, federal law—passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Republican president—has barred the USPS from […]
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces Second Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2026
Delaware Division of the Arts | 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: Thursday, May 7, 2026
$572,573 in Rolling Grants Will Expand Community Access to Arts Experiences Across Delaware Statewide, Del. (May 7, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) today announced a second round of Fiscal Year 2026 grant awards through several rolling and recurring grant opportunities that support timely, community-based arts activities across the state. This […]
Delaware Health Care Spending Grows to $11.3 Billion, Significantly Exceeding Target
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026
NEW CASTLE – Per capita health care spending in Delaware increased to $11.3 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of about 8.7% compared to 2023. On a per capita basis, spending grew between 6.4% and 12.2%. Overall, spending growth significantly exceeded the state’s 3.0% spending benchmark, according to the Department of Health and Social […]
DNREC Announces June 6 and 7 Will be Free Fishing Days in Delaware Waters
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026
DNREC encourages Delawareans and visitors alike to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week (June 6-14) with two days of free fishing in the state Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. On these two days anglers may fish, crab and clam in any Delaware waters without possessing a 2026 fishing license.
Delaware Division of the Arts Accepting Applications for 2026 Writers Retreat
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Four-day retreat at Biden Environmental Center in Cape Henlopen State Park open to Delaware writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry Statewide, Del. (May 6, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Delaware Writers Retreat, a four-day residential experience for creative writers taking place […]
