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Delaware’s SNAP Program Will Issue Another Round of Emergency Food Benefits for Use Starting Sept. 30

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 28, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 28, 2020) – Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will issue another round of monthly emergency food benefits to eligible participants as part of the federal response to the coronavirus. The emergency benefits for September will be released Sept. 29 and will be automatically loaded to recipients’ SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) […]




Delaware Surpasses 20,000 Positive Case of COVID-19; New Daily Cases Remain Elevated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

DOVER (Sept. 25, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020. A total of 20,085 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with C.R. Bard

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

Attorney General Jennings announced Friday a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. The settlement follows a 2019 settlement with Johnson & Johnson Ethicon, Inc. for similar conduct. Surgical mesh is a […]




Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Continues Lost Wage Assistance Program

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

The Delaware Division of Unemployment insurance continues to make payments for the Lost Wage Assistance program. However, the timing of payments will vary depending on the status of each individual’s claim. For week 1 we paid approximately 27,000 individuals and a slightly smaller number for weeks 2 and 3. Individuals in the traditional Unemployment Insurance […]




Three Delaware Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Honors

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized three Delaware schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware’s SNAP Program Will Issue Another Round of Emergency Food Benefits for Use Starting Sept. 30

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 28, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 28, 2020) – Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will issue another round of monthly emergency food benefits to eligible participants as part of the federal response to the coronavirus. The emergency benefits for September will be released Sept. 29 and will be automatically loaded to recipients’ SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) […]




Delaware Surpasses 20,000 Positive Case of COVID-19; New Daily Cases Remain Elevated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

DOVER (Sept. 25, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020. A total of 20,085 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with C.R. Bard

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

Attorney General Jennings announced Friday a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. The settlement follows a 2019 settlement with Johnson & Johnson Ethicon, Inc. for similar conduct. Surgical mesh is a […]




Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Continues Lost Wage Assistance Program

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020

The Delaware Division of Unemployment insurance continues to make payments for the Lost Wage Assistance program. However, the timing of payments will vary depending on the status of each individual’s claim. For week 1 we paid approximately 27,000 individuals and a slightly smaller number for weeks 2 and 3. Individuals in the traditional Unemployment Insurance […]




Three Delaware Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Honors

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized three Delaware schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.