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Biden leads national call for stronger servicemember protections against predatory lending

News | Date Posted: Monday, June 24, 2013

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran and member of the Delaware National Guard, co-led an effort among more than a dozen state Attorneys General to call on the Defense Department to strengthen the U.S. military’s protections of servicemembers against predatory lending and other abusive lending practices that target military families. “Our […]




National Mosquito Control Awareness Week June 23-29: DNREC Mosquito Control Section urges: Do your part in helping keep mosquito populations down in Delaware

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 24, 2013

As if the great numbers of mosquitoes expected to hatch from recent heavy rainfall in Delaware weren’t enough of a reminder, the American Mosquito Control Association has declared the week of June 23-29 as the 17th annual National Mosquito Control Awareness Week.




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Results from Final Wave of Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Crackdown.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

Today, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced the preliminary results of the third and final wave of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other that ran from June 4th through June 17th. So far, 35 municipal police agencies out of the participating 40 agencies along with Delaware State Police have reported a total of 1,562 citations issued during the third wave of enforcement. This brings the total number of Delaware cell phone citations issued as part of this campaign to 5,757.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Using Technology and Collaboration to Support Our Veterans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the Veterans Services Directory, an online searchable database launched this week to assist Delaware’s military personnel, veterans and their families.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Using Technology and Collaboration to Support Our Veterans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

We appropriately celebrate our veterans and military families on special occasions throughout the year. Yet, just as they sacrifice for us day after day when they are in uniform, we have an obligation to ensure that they receive consistent and reliable access to the services that they’ve earned.







  Category: News

Biden leads national call for stronger servicemember protections against predatory lending

News | Date Posted: Monday, June 24, 2013

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran and member of the Delaware National Guard, co-led an effort among more than a dozen state Attorneys General to call on the Defense Department to strengthen the U.S. military’s protections of servicemembers against predatory lending and other abusive lending practices that target military families. “Our […]




National Mosquito Control Awareness Week June 23-29: DNREC Mosquito Control Section urges: Do your part in helping keep mosquito populations down in Delaware

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 24, 2013

As if the great numbers of mosquitoes expected to hatch from recent heavy rainfall in Delaware weren’t enough of a reminder, the American Mosquito Control Association has declared the week of June 23-29 as the 17th annual National Mosquito Control Awareness Week.




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Results from Final Wave of Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Crackdown.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

Today, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced the preliminary results of the third and final wave of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other that ran from June 4th through June 17th. So far, 35 municipal police agencies out of the participating 40 agencies along with Delaware State Police have reported a total of 1,562 citations issued during the third wave of enforcement. This brings the total number of Delaware cell phone citations issued as part of this campaign to 5,757.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Using Technology and Collaboration to Support Our Veterans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the Veterans Services Directory, an online searchable database launched this week to assist Delaware’s military personnel, veterans and their families.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Using Technology and Collaboration to Support Our Veterans

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

We appropriately celebrate our veterans and military families on special occasions throughout the year. Yet, just as they sacrifice for us day after day when they are in uniform, we have an obligation to ensure that they receive consistent and reliable access to the services that they’ve earned.