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Purdue Pharma settlement secures final AG signatures

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025

AG Jennings helped secure multibillion national settlement with Purdue, Sacklers WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, have agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed […]




Comments Sought on Draft Delaware Wildlife Action Plan Draft List of Threats and Conservation Actions

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025

DNREC continues the revision process of updating the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan (DEWAP), a 10-year conservation strategy that will guide conservation efforts for the state’s wildlife and their habitats through 2035. DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife now seeks public comment on a draft list of threats and conservation actions for the state’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) – with the draft document IDing factors that could support restoration and long-term SGCN management.




Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota

Auditor of Accounts | Auditor of Accounts Lydia York | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Governor Matt Meyer | Insurance Commissioner | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2025

DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the […]




Smyrna Angler, Age 9, Wins 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 13, 2025

DNREC announced winners and the overall state champion after more than 150 young anglers cast their lines Saturday, June 7 in the 39th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament, hosted and sponsored by the Delaware Natural Resources Police. Kohen Marvel of Smyrna, age 9, was the tournament’s repeat state champion after having won it last year as an 8-year-old.




Delaware Public Archives Reveals Delaware’s Unusual Treasures in New Digital Exhibit

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The Delaware Public Archives invites the public to take a closer look at the quirky, curious, and captivating side of Delaware’s history in its new digital exhibit Unusual Treasures. This engaging collection brings together more than two dozen items that reflect the richness of the First State’s archival holdings.   Far from traditional birth certificates […]







  Category: Newsroom

Purdue Pharma settlement secures final AG signatures

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025

AG Jennings helped secure multibillion national settlement with Purdue, Sacklers WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, have agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed […]




Comments Sought on Draft Delaware Wildlife Action Plan Draft List of Threats and Conservation Actions

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025

DNREC continues the revision process of updating the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan (DEWAP), a 10-year conservation strategy that will guide conservation efforts for the state’s wildlife and their habitats through 2035. DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife now seeks public comment on a draft list of threats and conservation actions for the state’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) – with the draft document IDing factors that could support restoration and long-term SGCN management.




Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota

Auditor of Accounts | Auditor of Accounts Lydia York | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Governor Matt Meyer | Insurance Commissioner | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2025

DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the […]




Smyrna Angler, Age 9, Wins 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 13, 2025

DNREC announced winners and the overall state champion after more than 150 young anglers cast their lines Saturday, June 7 in the 39th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament, hosted and sponsored by the Delaware Natural Resources Police. Kohen Marvel of Smyrna, age 9, was the tournament’s repeat state champion after having won it last year as an 8-year-old.




Delaware Public Archives Reveals Delaware’s Unusual Treasures in New Digital Exhibit

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The Delaware Public Archives invites the public to take a closer look at the quirky, curious, and captivating side of Delaware’s history in its new digital exhibit Unusual Treasures. This engaging collection brings together more than two dozen items that reflect the richness of the First State’s archival holdings.   Far from traditional birth certificates […]