DART is building its fleet of electric buses and soon will have 26 in service. If you haven’t already, it won’t be long before you see electric buses operating on Delaware roadways. Delaware Transit Corp., which operates Delaware’s DART buses, has received a $3.5 million grant to purchase six electric buses. This marks the fourth grant DART has received …
Wilmington neighborhood to receive $26.4 million COVID-19 relief funds
Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood will receive $26.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to support its already-underway revitalization project. The funds come from more than $1 billion the state received from the American Rescue Act, a federal stimulus package aimed at hastening the economic recovery from the pandemic. Gov. John Carney was joined Monday by Delaware’s federal congressional delegation to …
As Delta cases rise, Carney sets COVID-19 press conference Thursday
This Abbott Laboratories at-home COVID-19 test kit is available at Delaware libraries. With COVID-19 cases once again shooting up thanks to the Delta variant, Gov. John Carney has set a COVID-19 briefing Thursday. He and Dr. Karyl Rattay, director of the Division of Public Health, will speak online at 11:30 a.m. See it here. Carney had canceled his weekly …
Bill to mandate police body cameras signed into law
Nate McQueen, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety, leads applause for police officers during a ceremony that made police body cameras a state law. Delaware has become the eighth state in the country to mandate the statewide use of body cameras by police officers. Gov. John Carney was joined by members of the House Black Caucus, …
Carney to Delawareans: Get vaccine or wear mask
‘We’re not going to be in the business of asking people for so-called vaccine passports,’ the governor said, ‘so we know who’s vaccinated and who’s not.’
Carney ties jobless benefits to seeking a job, starting June 12
‘Folks need to take that step and start looking for jobs,’ the governor said. ‘That will be part of the way be we will take. That is the normal requirement.’
Republicans generally pleased with Carney’s budget, but want to see details
The legislators want to know more about state pay raises; a $770,000 program to help DelTech retain instructors; and the $3.6 million for police body cameras.
Bar, restaurant curfew ends; scholastic sports are OK
‘We are balancing the need for a healthy community and a healthy economy, but we can’t let our guard down,’ Gov. John Carney said.
Carney deploys Delaware National Guard to D.C.
Gov. John Carney said on his Facebook page Thursday morning that he’s deploying Delaware National Guard members to Washington, D.C. Carney said he had talked to District of Columbia authorities and the National Guard will “support law enforcement and ongoing security efforts after the breach at the Capitol.” After a mob breeched barricades and broke into the U.S. Capitol …
Teachers union calls for sticking with remote learning
‘If there is doubt, we ask that schools remain in the remote setting for the safety of staff and students,’ DSEA president Stephanie Ingram said.