Delaware Government News

Delaware is on the verge of protecting transgender residents under its anti-discrimination and hate crimes laws.

DNREC's Division of Fish and Wildlife Mosquito Control Section is again asking the public's help in monitoring West Nile virus in Delaware by reporting sick or dead wild birds of certain species that may have contracted the virus.

National Alliance on Mental Illness in Delaware Delaware welcomes Joshua Thomas-Acker, PhD as its new executive director, effective immediately.

Crude oil transfer operation being built at Delaware City Refinery as allowed under Secretary's Order 2013-A-0020 violates Russell's Peterson's landmark 1971 Coastal Zone Act Delaware and Delaware Audubon Society filed appeals with the Environmental Appeals Board and the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board of Secretary's Order 2013-A-0020 dated ... (more)

The transgender community is often overlooked and misunderstood. As we continue to encourage civil dialogue about these issues and educate one another, understanding and acceptance of our diverse community is hastened.

Visitors to DNREC's website are invited to check out the second installment in the Wetlands 101 video series on YouTube's Delaware DNREC channel, produced with the Division of Watershed Stewardship's Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program.

As the News Journal's Sunday lead story made clear, crime has a high cost for us all.

Mention the boundaries of Delaware and chances are the conversation will turn to the Mason-Dixon line.

In her recent Delaware Voice, Ruth Lytle-Barnaby, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Delaware, belittles former PPDE nurses Jayne Mitchell-Werbrich and Joyce Vasikonis for turning to pro-life advocacy groups like A Rose and A Prayer and Delaware Right to Life to speak up for the patients in Delaware's abortion clinics.

A new website, www.greatstartsdelaware.com , launched by the Delaware Office of Early Learning, offers Delaware families with infants, toddlers and preschool-age children access to a comprehensive collection of resources for early learning.

State police investigator Donna Farra once had to call as many as 40 pharmacies to track down where people suspected of abusing painkillers were buying their pills.

Shown in photo are Jane C.W. Vincent, U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development regional administrator; Anas Ben Addi, DSHA director; Dean Hagans, Jr., new homeowner; Governor Jack Markell; and Mayor Carleton Carey, City of Dover.

Waiting at the DMV is often the butt of comedians' jokes. But now, the wait could be getting a little shorter at Delaware's Department of Motor Vehicles.

Recent heavy rains are expected to bring a bumper crop of mosquitoes in Delaware this summer.

If you don't, you should, as these measures give you a reading of your heart attack and stroke risk.

It's way more than a dip in the pool for the participants in Deb Franey's aquatic exercise classes at the Brandywine YMCA.

There's a better way to personalize your website experience . With myConnection, the profile you create allows you to set up a unique starting point for the tasks and transactions that you want to complete in your time on this website.

A majority of members in both of Delaware's state legislative chambers have signed on to a letter seeking support and action by Delaware's Congressional delegation for Congress to pass a Constitutional amendment reversing the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v.

Delaware Technical Community College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its June 4 meeting to approve Dr. Mark T. Brainard as executive vice president effective July 1. In this college-wide role, Brainard will be responsible for working collaboratively with the president in providing strategic thinking and direction for all administrative ... (more)

Nothing is more important than protecting children. The statistics are shocking: 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. But only 1 in 10 abused kids ever find a way to reach out for help, because 9 out of 10 of their abusers know or say they love them.