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Delaware Awarded $5.5 Million Grant to Expand Services for Infants and Toddlers

Earning an opportunity to build on recent commitments to expand quality early learning services for its youngest residents, Delaware was notified that it has been awarded a $5.5 million dollar federal grant to offer more services for infants, toddlers, and their families.



EPA Grant will Upgrade Cape May-Lewes Ferry with Diesel Clean Air Technology

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency announced a $975,000 Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant to the Delaware River and Bay Authority that will help bring new clean air technology to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and reduce toxic air emissions.



Governor Markell Highlights Delaware’s Progress in Recycling

Governor Jack Markell highlighted Delaware’s significant progress in recycling, as the State sunsets a four-cent recycling fee established to enhance the state’s recycling rate and the diversion of recyclables that would otherwise be landfilled.



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Financial Empowerment Redirects Focus at Early Learning Centers

Every child needs and deserves a good start to their education. It’s why our state has made unprecedented commitments to improving access to quality early learning opportunities. In the last couple of years, we have increased by double the number of low-income children attending a highly rated program. To build on our progress, we must […]



Employers to Save Hundreds per Employee over Next Two Years as UI Trust Fund Completes Accelerated Loan Repayment

As a result of legislation proposed by Governor Markell and members of the General Assembly in 2013, the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which had been severely depleted during the Great Recession and had to borrow from the federal government to ensure benefits could be paid, finished repaying the federal loan – saving the average Delaware employer $288 per employee in increased fees and penalties over the next two years.






 Pages Tagged With: "ResponsibleGovernment"

Delaware Awarded $5.5 Million Grant to Expand Services for Infants and Toddlers

Earning an opportunity to build on recent commitments to expand quality early learning services for its youngest residents, Delaware was notified that it has been awarded a $5.5 million dollar federal grant to offer more services for infants, toddlers, and their families.



EPA Grant will Upgrade Cape May-Lewes Ferry with Diesel Clean Air Technology

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency announced a $975,000 Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant to the Delaware River and Bay Authority that will help bring new clean air technology to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and reduce toxic air emissions.



Governor Markell Highlights Delaware’s Progress in Recycling

Governor Jack Markell highlighted Delaware’s significant progress in recycling, as the State sunsets a four-cent recycling fee established to enhance the state’s recycling rate and the diversion of recyclables that would otherwise be landfilled.



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Financial Empowerment Redirects Focus at Early Learning Centers

Every child needs and deserves a good start to their education. It’s why our state has made unprecedented commitments to improving access to quality early learning opportunities. In the last couple of years, we have increased by double the number of low-income children attending a highly rated program. To build on our progress, we must […]



Employers to Save Hundreds per Employee over Next Two Years as UI Trust Fund Completes Accelerated Loan Repayment

As a result of legislation proposed by Governor Markell and members of the General Assembly in 2013, the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which had been severely depleted during the Great Recession and had to borrow from the federal government to ensure benefits could be paid, finished repaying the federal loan – saving the average Delaware employer $288 per employee in increased fees and penalties over the next two years.