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Governor Markell Signs Workers Compensation Reforms to Address Business Costs

Department of Labor | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Governor Markell signed House Bill 175 which will place tighter controls on workers compensation medical costs, while improving the state’s workplace safety program and more effectively encouraging injured individuals to return to work.




Delaware Beaches Again Ranked No. 1 in the Nation

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Delaware’s beaches have again been lauded for having the cleanest water quality in the nation, with the state also celebrated for boasting two of the country’s few “Superstar Beaches.”




Governor Markell Statement on Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Rulings

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Governor Markell released a statement reacting to the Supreme Court’s decisions to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.




Delaware General Assembly Passes Charter School Reform

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

To significantly update Delaware’s charter school laws for the first time since 1995, the Senate passed legislation, advocated by Governor Jack Markell, to better support high-performing charter schools while making it harder for low-performing ones to exist in Delaware.




Governor Statement on the President’s Climate Change Action Plan

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Governor Markell issued a statement in support of President Obama’s Climate Change Action Plan.







  Category: News

Governor Markell Signs Workers Compensation Reforms to Address Business Costs

Department of Labor | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Governor Markell signed House Bill 175 which will place tighter controls on workers compensation medical costs, while improving the state’s workplace safety program and more effectively encouraging injured individuals to return to work.




Delaware Beaches Again Ranked No. 1 in the Nation

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Delaware’s beaches have again been lauded for having the cleanest water quality in the nation, with the state also celebrated for boasting two of the country’s few “Superstar Beaches.”




Governor Markell Statement on Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Rulings

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Governor Markell released a statement reacting to the Supreme Court’s decisions to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.




Delaware General Assembly Passes Charter School Reform

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

To significantly update Delaware’s charter school laws for the first time since 1995, the Senate passed legislation, advocated by Governor Jack Markell, to better support high-performing charter schools while making it harder for low-performing ones to exist in Delaware.




Governor Statement on the President’s Climate Change Action Plan

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Governor Markell issued a statement in support of President Obama’s Climate Change Action Plan.