Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Governor’
Governor Signs Bill Making Orange Crush Delaware’s Cocktail
Delaware Gov. John Carney joined other officials and Dewey Beach visitors at The Starboard this past Friday morning to sign a bill making the Orange Crush the state’s official cocktail. Steve ‘Monty’ Montgomery of The Starboard is pictured here with Dewey Beach Police Chief Constance Speake, Gov. Carney and Mayor William ‘Bill’ Stevens. “One of…
Read MoreUPDATED: Delaware US Senator Tom Carper Not Seeking 5th Term in US Senate
Delaware US Senator Tom Carper will not run for re-election. Senator Carper made that announcement this morning along the riverfront in Wilmington. He moved to Delaware towards the end of the Vietnam War, where he served in the US Navy. Just three years later he was elected as Delaware Treasurer and served three terms. That…
Read MoreFormer DE Governor Pete DuPont Dies at 86
Former Delaware Governor Pete DuPont has died after battling a long illness according to his former chief of staff, Bob Perkins – DuPont was 86. DuPont, a Republican, started his political career in 1969 as a Representative in the Delaware House and then just a year later he went to Washington as Delaware’s lone Congressman.…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Delaware pawn shops in disarray after being forced to close over coronavirus
Pawn shops across Delaware are in disarray and in search of answers after they were ordered to cease all operations in the latest round of business closures as part of the State of Emergency Declaration in response to the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic. Earlier this week, Governor John Carney banned all short-term rental units and ordered…
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