Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund Council Makes First Recommendations
Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020
The Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF) Council, an initiative announced by Governor John Carney in 2019, has made its first recommendations for project funding to Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan and Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock. The council has recommended eight projects receive a total of $8.8 million in grant funds that will go toward […]
Public Health Announces 55 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19, 5 New Deaths
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020
SMYRNA (June 18, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing five additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2020. In total, 431 Delawareans have passed away due to complications […]
Statement from Attorney General Jennings on Governor Carney’s executive order announcement
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement regarding Governor Carney’s announcement of a forthcoming executive order on police reform: Governor Carney demonstrated real leadership today. Banning chokeholds, ending the practice of ruining kids’ lives by posting their mugshots online while they are presumed innocent, participating in the national use-of-force database, and implementing greater officer […]
Delaware Added to SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Program
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Starting in July, households can use SNAP benefits to order eligible foods from three retailers NEW CASTLE (June 17, 2020) – The Division of Social Services has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide households with access to purchase food online using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Beginning in […]
DART Launches “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive to Support Food Bank of DE June 22 – June 26
Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
DART has announced their “Stuff The Bus” Food Drive in support of the Food Bank of Delaware’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has distributed nearly 5 million pounds of food to residents in need. The food drive will be collecting non-perishable donations in support of those […]
