The annual State of the State Address has been rescheduled after Gov. John Carney had to cancel last week’s originally planned event due to illness. Carney now will deliver his 2024 address from the House of Representatives Chamber in Legislative Hall on Tuesday, March 5, at 2 p.m. The event will be livestreamed on de.gov/sots and on the governor’s YouTube …
Carney names marijuana commissioner, other cabinet officers
Delaware is putting a name to the role of state marijuana commissioner. On Monday, Governor John Carney nominated Robert Coupe as marijuana commissioner. He will serve within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, a division he once headed. Coupe was among a group of nominations released by Carney. They included: Josette Manning as Secretary of the Department of Health …
Panel: State should make 1% extra retiree funding the lawĀ
A subcommittee exploring state retiree health plans on Monday voted to recommend that the General Assembly codify putting 1% of the state budget into a fund that pays retiree benefits to lower the billions of dollars of deficit. The State Employee Benefits retiree subcommittee asked Cheiron, a consulting firm, to look into additional ways for the state to lower the …
Carney says state has āspent too much timeā on marijuana
Gov. John Carney dodged a question about whether heāll sign the two marijuana bills now sitting on his desk. āI’m not going to make any news tonight,ā he told a woman at the New Castle Airport Tuesday night, where he was holding the first of a series of Town Halls. The presentation in front of 60 people who packed the …
Women-led Compact Membrane honored for carbon capture work
The two women representing Compact Membrane Systems became accustomed to being treated differently than their male counterparts. CEO Erica Nemser and Christine Parrish, the business development lead, were asked āa lot of basic, stupid questions, because the assumption of what you know is zeroā when they first started making calls together, Parrish said.Ā It was incredibly insulting for Nemser and …
Development Corp. highlights Riverfront East in hearing
Details of the planned development of Riverfront East in Wilmington were spelled out Wednesday to a state committee that oversees capital projects. Megan McGlinchey, executive director of the Riverfront Development Corp., told the Bond Committee during a budget hearing that the effort to repeat the success of Riverfront West on the opposite side of the Christina River now is focusing …
Indian River votes āno confidenceā in mask mandate, to petition for change
Gov. John Carney’s order that school kids must wear masks continues to gather complaints. Photo by Bree Stonebraker. Indian River School District on Monday voted āno confidenceā in the governorās school mask mandate and agreed to submit a petition urging the order to be reconsidered or revised.Ā The Sussex County meeting, held outside on the football field to avoid …
Biden appoints Carney to bipartisan governors council
Delaware Gov. John Carney Gov. John Carney has been appointed to a national Council of Governors by President Joe Biden. The two have known each other for decades. The Council of Governors is designed to link state and federal authorities in dealing with emergencies, disasters, homeland defense, defense support for civil authorities and matters pertaining to the National Guard. The …
Delaware JobLink site slammed by unemployed Wednesday
As of June 12, those on unemployment will again be required to prove they searched for a job to keep checks coming
With cases down, vaccine up, state officials face questions about opening up
Carney said the state will need to study the data before deciding whether to open up more.
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