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DNREC Finalizes Clean Car Regulations
Date Posted: November 29, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Export Delaware Announces the Compass Grant to Help Delaware Businesses Increase their Sales Globally
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Delaware Families, Stakeholders Celebrate National Adoption Month
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
New Claymont Transportation Center Dedicated
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
DNREC Surf Fishing Permits, Annual Passes on Sale Nov. 28
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
Winter Weather Awareness Week: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
Date Posted: November 22, 2023
Introducing Export Delaware’s new Compass Grant
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
A Beltway to Success – One Delaware Veteran’s Story of Business Ownership
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
Delaware Poultry Owners Urged to Take Precautions Due to HPAI on Delmarva
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
AG Jennings Announces $30 Million Order Against Student Lender For Illegal Practices
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Felton Fire
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Thanksgiving Safety
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Portion of Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier to Close as Part of Ongoing Structural Analysis
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
E-ZPass Delaware Announces Annual Free Transponder Event
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
DelDOT Announces New DMV Director
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
District/Charter Educational Support Professionals of the Year Celebrated; One to be Named State Honoree
Date Posted: November 15, 2023
Kirkwood Square Fire
Date Posted: November 15, 2023
DOJ Convicts Keith Gibson For Killing Spree
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
Greenwood Fire
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
With Latest Murder Conviction, AG’s Office And WPD Go Undefeated In Major Gang Case
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 12, 2023
Georgetown Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Delaware Becomes the First State to Hold Statewide Lung Cancer Screening Event
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Selbyville Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Registration Now Open For 2024 Junior Solar Sprint
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Annual Veterans Day Event To Be Held Saturday, November 11
Date Posted: November 8, 2023
Newark Fire
Date Posted: November 7, 2023
Delaware’s DE529 Education Savings Plan Upgraded
Date Posted: November 7, 2023
Many Delaware Hunting Seasons to Open in November, Including General Firearm/Shotgun Deer, Waterfowl and Small Game
Date Posted: November 6, 2023
Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Treasurer Davis Named to Advisory Council
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Delaware Celebrates Health for All on One Health Day and Every Day
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $50 Million for Port of Wilmington Expansion Project
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Delaware Wetlands Conference Returns in 2024 – Registration Now Open
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Webinar: Launch, Grow, and Accelerate Your Sales in the Caribbean
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Delaware Division of the Arts presents “Encaustic Constructions” by Ron Meick – Opens November 3
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Open Enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace Starts Nov. 1
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Delaware Schools Recognized for Student Success
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Delaware Natural Resources Police Kick Off Holiday Toy Drive
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit hammers out contractor regs
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Increasing Energy Efficiency Reduces Costs to Homeowners
Date Posted: October 30, 2023
Scotton Landing Boat Ramp to Close for Reconstruction
Date Posted: October 30, 2023
Treat Yourself to a Healthy and Safe Halloween
Date Posted: October 27, 2023
AG Jennings files lawsuit against chemical companies for causing contamination of Delaware’s natural resources
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Impoundment Dike Repairs Likely to Mean Partial Closures of Little Creek Wildlife Area During Early Waterfowl Season
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Delaware Experiences Increase in West Nile Virus Equine Cases
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Governor Carney, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Share Broadband Update, Next Steps
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
DOJ, Elsmere PD Secure Delaware’s First Ever Forced Labor Conviction
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
DSHA’s Area of Opportunity Land Bank Program Wins National Award
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
DDA Reminds Farmers of Preservation District Enrollment Deadline
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for Delaware is October 28th
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect in January
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
AG Jennings sues Meta
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
Emergency Services Partnership Smoke Detector Donation
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
Watch Out for Deer During Mating Season, Delaware Authorities Caution Drivers
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
CyberStart America and Cyber FastTrack Registration Now Open
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
Delaware Launches D&O Guidance, Other Improvements to Foster Captive Industry Growth
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For Claymont Man In Brutal 2022 Murder Case
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
Registration Begins for DMV’s Low-Digit Tag Lottery
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
Department of Agriculture Issues Alert Over Green Iguanas at Apple Scrapple Festival
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
New Castle Fire
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
State of Delaware Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit Promotes Inclusive Excellence
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Delaware State Forest Usage Reminders
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Governor Carney Releases Family Services Cabinet Council’s 2023 Trauma Informed Care Report
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
DHSS Launches Innovative DTRN360 Platform to Revolutionize Behavioral Health Coordination
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Appoquinimink Teacher Named Delaware 2024 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
DNREC Stocks Trout in White Clay Creek to Provide Fall Fishing Opportunities
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor’s Energy Advisory Council Sets Public Input Sessions to Highlight, Get Feedback on State Energy Plan
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor Carney Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Standing in Solidarity with Israel
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Christina River Boat Ramp on Churchmans Road Closed Temporarily to Recreational Activities for Water Main Repair
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Delaware joins $10 million settlement with ACI Worldwide over attempted unauthorized withdrawals
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Lewes Fire
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse
Date Posted: October 14, 2023
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Garrisons Lake Fishing Pier Temporarily Closed
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Students Take Home Awards from the Big E
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub chosen by Department of Energy to receive funding to advance clean energy
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
2023 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Winners Announced
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
AG Jennings Announces $49.5 Million Blackbaud Data Breach Settlement
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest Opens for Entries
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
DMV Announces Document Fee Exemption for Active Duty Military
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
DNREC to Present Louisiana Living Shoreline Webinar Oct. 12
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
Navarro Announces Seventh Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
DHSS Announces Launch of New Help Is Here Delaware Website
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
Delaware State Housing Authority Shares Preview Of The 2023 Housing Needs Assessment Report
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
DIAA Names 2022-2023 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
Two Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Date Posted: October 9, 2023
Flu Season Now Underway; Get Vaccinated Today
Date Posted: October 9, 2023
DNREC Finalizes Clean Car Regulations
Date Posted: November 29, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Export Delaware Announces the Compass Grant to Help Delaware Businesses Increase their Sales Globally
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Delaware Families, Stakeholders Celebrate National Adoption Month
Date Posted: November 28, 2023
Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
New Claymont Transportation Center Dedicated
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
DNREC Surf Fishing Permits, Annual Passes on Sale Nov. 28
Date Posted: November 27, 2023
Winter Weather Awareness Week: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
Date Posted: November 22, 2023
Introducing Export Delaware’s new Compass Grant
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
A Beltway to Success – One Delaware Veteran’s Story of Business Ownership
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
Delaware Poultry Owners Urged to Take Precautions Due to HPAI on Delmarva
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
AG Jennings Announces $30 Million Order Against Student Lender For Illegal Practices
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Felton Fire
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Thanksgiving Safety
Date Posted: November 20, 2023
Portion of Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier to Close as Part of Ongoing Structural Analysis
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
E-ZPass Delaware Announces Annual Free Transponder Event
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
DelDOT Announces New DMV Director
Date Posted: November 17, 2023
District/Charter Educational Support Professionals of the Year Celebrated; One to be Named State Honoree
Date Posted: November 15, 2023
Kirkwood Square Fire
Date Posted: November 15, 2023
DOJ Convicts Keith Gibson For Killing Spree
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
Greenwood Fire
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
With Latest Murder Conviction, AG’s Office And WPD Go Undefeated In Major Gang Case
Date Posted: November 14, 2023
Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 12, 2023
Georgetown Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Delaware Becomes the First State to Hold Statewide Lung Cancer Screening Event
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Selbyville Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Registration Now Open For 2024 Junior Solar Sprint
Date Posted: November 9, 2023
Annual Veterans Day Event To Be Held Saturday, November 11
Date Posted: November 8, 2023
Newark Fire
Date Posted: November 7, 2023
Delaware’s DE529 Education Savings Plan Upgraded
Date Posted: November 7, 2023
Many Delaware Hunting Seasons to Open in November, Including General Firearm/Shotgun Deer, Waterfowl and Small Game
Date Posted: November 6, 2023
Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Treasurer Davis Named to Advisory Council
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Delaware Celebrates Health for All on One Health Day and Every Day
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $50 Million for Port of Wilmington Expansion Project
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Delaware Wetlands Conference Returns in 2024 – Registration Now Open
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Webinar: Launch, Grow, and Accelerate Your Sales in the Caribbean
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Delaware Division of the Arts presents “Encaustic Constructions” by Ron Meick – Opens November 3
Date Posted: November 2, 2023
Open Enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace Starts Nov. 1
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Delaware Schools Recognized for Student Success
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Delaware Natural Resources Police Kick Off Holiday Toy Drive
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit hammers out contractor regs
Date Posted: November 1, 2023
Increasing Energy Efficiency Reduces Costs to Homeowners
Date Posted: October 30, 2023
Scotton Landing Boat Ramp to Close for Reconstruction
Date Posted: October 30, 2023
Treat Yourself to a Healthy and Safe Halloween
Date Posted: October 27, 2023
AG Jennings files lawsuit against chemical companies for causing contamination of Delaware’s natural resources
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Impoundment Dike Repairs Likely to Mean Partial Closures of Little Creek Wildlife Area During Early Waterfowl Season
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Delaware Experiences Increase in West Nile Virus Equine Cases
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Governor Carney, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Share Broadband Update, Next Steps
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
DOJ, Elsmere PD Secure Delaware’s First Ever Forced Labor Conviction
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 26, 2023
DSHA’s Area of Opportunity Land Bank Program Wins National Award
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
DDA Reminds Farmers of Preservation District Enrollment Deadline
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for Delaware is October 28th
Date Posted: October 25, 2023
New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect in January
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
AG Jennings sues Meta
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
Emergency Services Partnership Smoke Detector Donation
Date Posted: October 24, 2023
Watch Out for Deer During Mating Season, Delaware Authorities Caution Drivers
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
CyberStart America and Cyber FastTrack Registration Now Open
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
Delaware Launches D&O Guidance, Other Improvements to Foster Captive Industry Growth
Date Posted: October 23, 2023
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For Claymont Man In Brutal 2022 Murder Case
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
Registration Begins for DMV’s Low-Digit Tag Lottery
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
Department of Agriculture Issues Alert Over Green Iguanas at Apple Scrapple Festival
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
New Castle Fire
Date Posted: October 20, 2023
State of Delaware Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit Promotes Inclusive Excellence
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Delaware State Forest Usage Reminders
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Governor Carney Releases Family Services Cabinet Council’s 2023 Trauma Informed Care Report
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
DHSS Launches Innovative DTRN360 Platform to Revolutionize Behavioral Health Coordination
Date Posted: October 19, 2023
Appoquinimink Teacher Named Delaware 2024 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
DNREC Stocks Trout in White Clay Creek to Provide Fall Fishing Opportunities
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor’s Energy Advisory Council Sets Public Input Sessions to Highlight, Get Feedback on State Energy Plan
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers
Date Posted: October 18, 2023
Governor Carney Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Standing in Solidarity with Israel
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Christina River Boat Ramp on Churchmans Road Closed Temporarily to Recreational Activities for Water Main Repair
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Delaware joins $10 million settlement with ACI Worldwide over attempted unauthorized withdrawals
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
Lewes Fire
Date Posted: October 17, 2023
AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware
Date Posted: October 16, 2023
Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse
Date Posted: October 14, 2023
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Garrisons Lake Fishing Pier Temporarily Closed
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Students Take Home Awards from the Big E
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub chosen by Department of Energy to receive funding to advance clean energy
Date Posted: October 13, 2023
2023 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Winners Announced
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
AG Jennings Announces $49.5 Million Blackbaud Data Breach Settlement
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest Opens for Entries
Date Posted: October 12, 2023
DMV Announces Document Fee Exemption for Active Duty Military
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
DNREC to Present Louisiana Living Shoreline Webinar Oct. 12
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
Navarro Announces Seventh Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
DHSS Announces Launch of New Help Is Here Delaware Website
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
Delaware State Housing Authority Shares Preview Of The 2023 Housing Needs Assessment Report
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
DIAA Names 2022-2023 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners
Date Posted: October 10, 2023
Two Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Date Posted: October 9, 2023
Flu Season Now Underway; Get Vaccinated Today
Date Posted: October 9, 2023
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Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023
WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) announced the revised Taxable Wage Base, Assessment Rate Tables, Cap Earned Rate for Calendar Year 2023, and the New Employer Rates for 2023, effective January 1, 2023. The taxable wage base will be $10,500 in 2023.
With the unanimous support of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, DOL Secretary Karryl Hubbard issued Emergency Rule 21 to implement new tax rates for 2023 which are estimated to reduce the Unemployment Insurance tax obligation for Delaware employers by an estimated $50 million DOL was able to take these actions on December 31, 2022 due in part to the $240 million investment in Corona Virus Response Act Funds that were placed in the UI Trust Fund in 2021.
House Bill 49, signed by Governor Carney on January 26, 2023 codifies the changes enacted by Secretary Hubbard’s 21st Emergency Rule issued on December 22, 2022.
Employers who are determined for calendar year 2023 to have the delinquency rate of assessment, shall continue to be assigned the delinquency rate of 6.5%.
The Delaware Department of Labor connects people to jobs, resources, monetary benefits, workplace protections and labor market information to promote financial independence, workplace justice and a strong economy. The department is made up of five divisions: Unemployment Insurance, Industrial Affairs, Employment & Training, Vocational Rehabilitation and Paid Family Leave.
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Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023
WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) announced the revised Taxable Wage Base, Assessment Rate Tables, Cap Earned Rate for Calendar Year 2023, and the New Employer Rates for 2023, effective January 1, 2023. The taxable wage base will be $10,500 in 2023.
With the unanimous support of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, DOL Secretary Karryl Hubbard issued Emergency Rule 21 to implement new tax rates for 2023 which are estimated to reduce the Unemployment Insurance tax obligation for Delaware employers by an estimated $50 million DOL was able to take these actions on December 31, 2022 due in part to the $240 million investment in Corona Virus Response Act Funds that were placed in the UI Trust Fund in 2021.
House Bill 49, signed by Governor Carney on January 26, 2023 codifies the changes enacted by Secretary Hubbard’s 21st Emergency Rule issued on December 22, 2022.
Employers who are determined for calendar year 2023 to have the delinquency rate of assessment, shall continue to be assigned the delinquency rate of 6.5%.
The Delaware Department of Labor connects people to jobs, resources, monetary benefits, workplace protections and labor market information to promote financial independence, workplace justice and a strong economy. The department is made up of five divisions: Unemployment Insurance, Industrial Affairs, Employment & Training, Vocational Rehabilitation and Paid Family Leave.
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
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