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Delawares Jack Markell Aims to Raise the Bar for Teachers
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Markell Touts More Jobs at GE Aviation
Gov. Jack Markell is joining officials with GE Aviation to tout the addition of about 70 jobs at the company's Newark plant.
Denn offers ways to stop workers' comp increases
Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, chairman of Delaware's Workers' Compensation Task Force, presented recommendations to Gov.
Charitable gaming bill introduced
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow Delaware veterans' groups to use slot machines as a permanent source of revenue.
Beach Prep for Summer Onslaught
NBC10's Tim Furlong gets a first look at a new AAA Mid-Atlantic report that examines if visitors are planning to return to the shore and if they believe the shore is going to see post-Sandy love.
DE Panel Updates Revenue Forecast
The panel that sets Delaware's official financial projections is updating its revenue forecast.
Delaware bans the shark fin trade
Delaware became the seventh state to ban the shark fin trade this week in an effort to protect the threatened marine predators from overfishing globally, reported the Huffington Post on Friday, May 17.
New Report Says Del. Has a Politeness Problem
Carl Clere knows a thing or two about "please" and "thank you." He sells people lunch from his cart in downtown Dover a few days a week.
House Approves Markell Effort To Help HealthSouth
DOVER, Del. - With no discussion, the state House has approved a legislative effort by Democratic Gov.
Delaware House Approves 2 Gun-Control Bills
DOVER, Del. - The state House has approved two bills that are part of a package of gun-control measures proposed by Democratic Gov.
Delaware Senate approves school choice bill
The bill received unanimous Senate approval with little discussion Tuesday, one week after a similar unanimous vote in the House.
Sallie Mae Celebrates 40th Anniversary
"At the time of our creation, the media heralded Sallie Mae as an investment in America's future that would open the way for thousands of qualified students to achieve what would otherwise have been an impossible dream" When Sallie Mae opened on May 13, 1973 at 1750 K Street in Washington, D.C., the company was a government-sponsored start-up with ... (more)
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition proclaims May Mammography Month
At the proclamation of May Is Mammography Month are Carolina Vano Johnson, bilingual screening navigator for Women's Mobile Health Screening; Stacy Powell, WMHS program manger; Gov.
Swedish royal couple visits Delaware
Members of Sweden's royal family joined Gov. Jack Markell and other Delaware officials Saturday to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the founding of a Scandinavian colony in the U.S. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia began their day in Delaware with a luncheon hosted by Markell at the Buena Vista conference center in New Castle, the ... (more)
Markell meets with parents of Sandy Hook victims
Republicans have a strong hold on Sussex County, yet Democrats control both the House and Senate in Delaware.
Eleven and counting! - Delaware enacts marriage equality
Governor Jack Markell signed the new law on May 7, only minutes after it was passed by the state Senate.
States Celebrate Military Spouse Appreciate Day
States across the country are showing their support for wives with "Military Spouse Appreciate Day." Locally, Gov.
Global Connection - May 2013: iGaming Update
More than 25 years ago, gaming in the United States faced a conundrum as Indian Tribes and States debated the legality of gambling on tribal lands.
Delaware legalizes same-sex marriage
Following a 23-18 vote in the state house and a 12-9 vote in the state senate, Delaware has become the eleventh state to alter the definition of marriage to allow members of the same sex to wed.