Delaware State Parks to Expand Tobacco Free Areas
Tobacco free areas in certain sections of Delaware’s state parks will be expanded beginning July 1, 2012. Areas newly affected will include designated swim beaches and trails, boardwalks and bath houses, fishing piers, general picnic areas and youth camps, and other areas.
Federal Grant for Newark Regional Transportation Center Station Improvement Project Announced
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $10 million TIGER IV grant to the Newark Regional Transportation Center Station Improvement Project, announced today by Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and Delaware Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt.
Christiana Care Wins Prestigious Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Grant
Christiana Care Health System has been awarded $10 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a new care model that will harness pioneer information technology to transcend the gaps that currently exist within health care to provide more coordinated care and greater value for patients.
Governor Helps Launch Public-Private Initiative to Remove Obstacles to Employing People with Disabilities
Governor Markell recently joined other government officials and top-level executives from more than a dozen major U.S. companies to launch a nationwide public-private sector initiative, hosted by Walgreens, to advance employment of people with disabilities.
Markell, Biden Put Funds to Work Helping Delaware Homeowners
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Attorney General Beau Biden announced a plan today that will use the funds the state is receiving from the National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement to help Delawareans who have been hurt by the housing crisis.
