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Markell hosts public at his historic mansion
Dover :: DE :: USA | 1 day ago
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Gov. Jack Markell and his wife, Carla, threw open the doors Saturday to Woodburn, the 211-year-old mansion that has served as the official governor's residence since it was acquired by the state in 1965. In just-plain-Jack mode, the governor stood next...
Tags: open house, Woodburn, Markells, Jack Markell, Delaware General Assembly, Dover
'Backbone' power line pushed for wind farms
Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility If the Eastern Seaboard is to one day be dotted with thousands of wind turbines, they may as well work in harmony. That's the message 10 eastern governors are sending to the federal government as they advocate for a major underwater power line parallel...
Tags: offshore wind, wind farm, Rhode Island, power line, wind power, power grids, Jack Markell, New Jersey, Boston, Environment, Delaware Offshore Wind Project, Alternative energy, Cape Wind, Deepwater Wind, Bluewater Wind, Wind power in the United States
Honeymoon over: Top Democrats' poll numbers slide
Wilmington :: DE :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The poll has a margin of error of 4.1 percent. Back in March, Markell's approval rating stood at 62 percent, with only 17 percent of voters disapproving. "My first word is 'ouch' on behalf of the governor," Delaware State University political science...
Tags: Jack Markell, approve ratings, Delaware State University, Tom Jensen, Sam Hoff, Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden, Politics, Tom Carper, Disapproval voting
Joblessness plagues Delaware economy
New Castle :: DE :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Options now under consideration around the country range from a second stimulus program to temporary tax cuts -- even direct jobs programs. Delaware's unemployment rate continues upward from an 8.7 percent rate set in October...The program offers 7-year,...
Tags: Delaware's Economic Development Office, Delaware City Refinery, University of Delaware, James L. Butkiewicz, Jack Markell, Carl Warren, small businesses, New Castle, Delaware, Unemployment, Business Finance, Labor economics, Employment, Labor
Markell asks feds to back wind permits
Boston :: MA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Speaking to a wind industry trade group Thursday, Gov. Jack Markell urged federal agencies to speed the permitting of offshore wind farms so construction can begin on schedule. But one federal official key to the permitting process said there's value...
Tags: Jack Markell, offshore wind, wind farms, Minerals Management Service, minerals manager, Boston, Environment, Wind power, Wind farm, Renewable energy, Bluewater Wind
Markell leads Democratic governors group
Wilmington :: DE :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Less than a year into his first term, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell stepped into the national political spotlight Wednesday by accepting the chairmanship of the Democratic Governors Association. Markell, 49, will play a key role raising money for Democratic...
Tags: Jack Markell, Wilmington, Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Governors Association, Political parties in the United States, Democratic Party, Tom Daschle, Brian Schweitzer, Delaware, Joe Biden
Markell sets bar higher in bid for $75M grant
Wilmington :: DE :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Secretary of Education Arne Duncan plans to award a portion of the $4 billion Race to the Top Fund early next year -- and again in 2011-- to states willing to undertake changes in the way schools are run. Markell wants to help Delaware's chances by improving...
Tags: Jack Markell, Delaware State Education Association, test scores, Lillian Lowery, Wilmington, Evaluation, Evaluation methods, Education, Teacher, Educational psychology, Charter school, Standards-based education, Education in the United States
Delaware pulls in $830K from sports betting
Wilmington :: DE :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Despite a wipeout weekend in October, sports betting has generated $830,612 for the state treasury during the first 12 weeks of the pro football season, state officials revealed Tuesday. Those figures include a $306,000 loss during the last weekend of...
Tags: sports betting, Tom Cook, Delaware Park, NFL, Michael A. Barlow, Wilmington, Delaware, Gambling, Spread betting, Jack Markell, Betting, Wagering, allnews, Parlay
R.I. gov to speak about wind farm
Providence :: RI :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Gov. Don Carcieri will offer industry leaders an update Thursday on his plans to build a massive wind farm off Rhode Island’s coast capable of providing 15 percent of the state’s electricity needs. The Republican governor is scheduled to address a two-day...
Tags: Don Carcieri, wind farm, Providence, Environment, Wind power, Deepwater Wind, Jack Markell, Rhode Island, Politics, Donald Carcieri, Wind power in the United States, Senate of Canada, United States Senate
Warm the Heart to help heat homes statewide
Dover :: DE :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility Warm the Heart is going statewide to include Kent and Sussex county residents in a program that has provided more than 50 free furnaces and fixed up untold numbers of old, inefficient heating units in New Castle County over the last four years. Mark...
Tags: Mark Aitken, Hearts, Horizon Services Inc., Heart Foundation, Wilmington, Jack Markell, Charles Short, applications process, Delmarva Power, Dover, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Wilmington North Carolina, Delaware, Home appliances, Thermostat, Delmarva Peninsula, Wilmington Delaware
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