Delaware

Aug. 1, 2007 -- Dover – Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner on Wednesday signed legislation restricting the use of credit information in setting auto and homeowner insurance rates, making Delaware’s credit scoring law one of the toughest in the country.

Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 31 prohibits insurance companies from using credit information to change rates when customers renew existing home or auto policies. Sen. Margaret Rose Henry was primary sponsor of the bill and Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn was an advocate of the legislation.    » read more »

William Penn High School captures honor tenth consecutive year

( Dover, DE.) The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Sportsmanship Committee has selected seven schools as recipients of the 2006-07 State Champions in Sportsmanship award. This is the highest honor for sportsmanship that can be bestowed on any of the 93 member schools of DIAA.

The schools are:

* William Penn High School, Colonial School District (10th consecutive year)
* Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, NCCO Vo-Tech School District (2nd consecutive year)    » read more »

Dover, Wednesday, July 25, 2007 – Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner announced today that Delaware has been ranked first in the nation for its e-government services to citizens, according to Brown University’s annual independent analysis.    » read more »

Goal to Add Increased Safety Factor to Nighttime Driving

July 26, 2007 -- DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife deployed two steel-hulled vessels July 25 on Delaware’s Red Bird Reef, located 16 miles east of the Indian River Inlet. The deployment helps improve Delaware’s artificial reef by enhancing fisheries habitat, increasing marine biodiversity and productivity, and providing fishing and diving opportunities for decades to come.    » read more »

WASHINGTON (July 17, 2007) – U.S Senators Joe Biden (D-DE) and Tom Carper (D-DE) today announced initial approval for federal funding of Delaware projects critical to the continued vitality of our waterways and beaches. Funding for these projects was included in the FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill which has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.    » read more »

July 9, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Joe Biden and Tom Carper (both D-Del.) today announced initial approval for federal funding of 11 Delaware projects critical to the state’s healthcare services, educational community and public infrastructure.

Funding for these projects was included in the FY 2008 Interior Appropriations Bill or the FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill, which have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) announced today that the state of Delaware will receive a $350,000 grant to bolster their efforts to prevent underage drinking. The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program, the beneficiary of the grant, is dedicated to helping state and local authorities reduce underage alcohol consumption.

Senator Biden praised the EUDL Program’s history in Delaware and its progressive approach to prevent underage drinking.    » read more »

Budget Includes Funding for Education, Health, Economic Development, Environment and the Transportation Trust Fund

July 1, 2007 -- Dover – Early this morning Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed the FY 2008 Operating Budget, the Capital Budget, and the Grant in Aid bill, which provide significant funding to continue to improve education, protect the environment, spur economic development and provide continued investment to the state’s infrastructure needs.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- Dover – Today Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 18, sponsored by Sen. Harris McDowell, which creates a Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), a public/private partnership that uses public funding sources and consumer savings, combined with private sector funds and management skills, to address Delaware’s consumer energy issues.    » read more »

June 20, 2007 -- Dover – Today Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 57, legislation that amends the definition of parties considered protected under the Delaware’s domestic violence statute. The bill, sponsored by Senator Patricia Blevins, Senator Liane Sorenson, and Representative Deborah Hudson, expands the definition to include victims formerly or currently involved in substantive dating relationships with their abusers.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Delaware's Congressional Delegation, Senators Joe Biden (D-DE) and Tom Carper (D-DE) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE) today issued the following statement after DaimlerChrysler announced that it plans to sell controlling interest in Chrysler to a private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, LP.    » read more »

May 10, 2007 -- “The decision to build new electrical generation in Delaware is an important and complicated issue that should not be taken lightly. The PSC voted this week to support a hybrid approach to wind energy with some concern for a reliable backup system to address inconsistent wind conditions and to address capacity issues in the beach areas.”    » read more »

May 8, 2007 -- Dover – Delaware joins 30 states in a national effort announced today that addresses climate change with a national registry to track greenhouse gas emissions. Delaware was one of the first states to become a charter member of The Climate Registry.    » read more »

House Bill 158 will alleviate caseload burdens on Department of Justice prosecutors and allow it to direct current resources to prosecuting more serious crimes

Dover, DE May 3, 2007 – Today Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined State Senator Harris McDowell (DWilmington North), State Representative Robert Valihura (R-Talleyville) and State Representative Melanie George Marshall (D-Bear/Newark) as they announced the introduction of House Bill 158 which will enhance the Department of Justice’s efforts to efficiently use its resources to prosecute criminals in Delaware’s commu    » read more »