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Confronting Prescription Drug Abuse

Written on: July 16th, 2010 in Effective & Efficient Government

Yesterday, Delaware was honored to host the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, R. Gil Kerkikowske, to mark another step on the difficult road to curbing prescription drug addiction.  It’s always encouraging to see state and the federal government working together, particularly when the issue is deadly serious. Since 1999,  […]


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Governor Jack Markell’s Update

Written on: July 9th, 2010 in Job Creation

So far this summer, Delaware added thousands of new jobs. Some of this growth came from the success of existing Delaware companies and some resulted from the decisions of others to become Delaware companies. We are committed to becoming the best place to start and grow a business, and we’re seeing results. Here are four […]


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Hope You’re Not Driving Right Now…

Written on: July 8th, 2010 in Helping Our Neighbors

“It’s like Russian roulette every time you pick up your phone in the car.” – Oprah Winfrey On Tuesday, I signed legislation that restricts the use of cell phones and bans texting while driving. Starting January 2, 2011, you may not use a hand-held cell phone, send or read text messages and emails, use a […]


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Agencies Come Together to Help Homeowners

Written on: July 6th, 2010 in Guest PostsHelping Our Neighbors

Guest post from Anas Ben Addi, Director, Delaware State Housing Authority: In June, Governor Jack Markell and Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) hosted the first Governor’s Foreclosure Summit. The purpose of the Summit was to bring together people on the front lines of the crisis affecting Delaware to recap efforts over the past few years, […]


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“The Signal State” with Trinidad & Tobago

Written on: July 5th, 2010 in Guest PostsRecognizing State Employees

Guest Post from Major General Frank Vavala, Delaware National Guard: We continue to develop our State Partnership with the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. Established in 2005, the program is designed to exchange ideas between military, government and economic leaders. In June, a team of communications soldiers from T&T visited our Bethany Beach Training Site to […]


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