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DNREC Announces Temporary Brandywine Zoo Weekday Closures

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Brandywine Zoo on weekdays from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through at least Monday, Sept. 21 for construction. The walkway for the new Madagascar Exhibit, which is currently under construction, will be tied into the existing zoo walkway during the closure. The Madagascar Exhibit is part […]




Delaware Receives More Than $30 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $30,428,691 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. “We are continuing to make significant investments – more than $4.5 billion – in infrastructure projects […]




DHSS to Begin Approving Plans for Indoor Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2020) – For Delaware’s long-term care facilities with low rates of COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) will begin to review proposed plans from eligible facilities to resume indoor visitation. To protect residents and staff, visitation has not been permitted at Delaware’s 88 long-term care facilities since […]




Attorney General Jennings Fights Trump Administration’s Attempts to Reduce Census Efforts

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020

Suit comes at a time when Delaware response rates are lagging. Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a large coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s impairment of the 2020 Decennial Census. The coalition filed an amicus brief in National Urban League v. […]




State of Delaware, U.S. Treasury announce MOU to strengthen information sharing

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2020

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the State of Delaware announced Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting forth information sharing procedures between the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Delaware Department of Justice. This MOU is intended to: Promote the sharing of certain U.S. economic sanctions-related information between OFAC and the […]







  Category: News

DNREC Announces Temporary Brandywine Zoo Weekday Closures

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Brandywine Zoo on weekdays from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through at least Monday, Sept. 21 for construction. The walkway for the new Madagascar Exhibit, which is currently under construction, will be tied into the existing zoo walkway during the closure. The Madagascar Exhibit is part […]




Delaware Receives More Than $30 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $30,428,691 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. “We are continuing to make significant investments – more than $4.5 billion – in infrastructure projects […]




DHSS to Begin Approving Plans for Indoor Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2020) – For Delaware’s long-term care facilities with low rates of COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) will begin to review proposed plans from eligible facilities to resume indoor visitation. To protect residents and staff, visitation has not been permitted at Delaware’s 88 long-term care facilities since […]




Attorney General Jennings Fights Trump Administration’s Attempts to Reduce Census Efforts

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020

Suit comes at a time when Delaware response rates are lagging. Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a large coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s impairment of the 2020 Decennial Census. The coalition filed an amicus brief in National Urban League v. […]




State of Delaware, U.S. Treasury announce MOU to strengthen information sharing

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2020

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the State of Delaware announced Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting forth information sharing procedures between the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Delaware Department of Justice. This MOU is intended to: Promote the sharing of certain U.S. economic sanctions-related information between OFAC and the […]