TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Cold Case Investigations Unit is filing murder charges in a 28-year-old homicide case. Authorities in Delaware arrested Stephen Ford for the murder of his girlfriend Doris Korell. In 1996, law enforcement found Korell's body with 83 stab wounds in a drainage ditch in Manatee County. Attorney General Moody's CCIU worked with multiple agencies to bring informat  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following opinion (No. 24-IB35) on Sept. 2, 2024: * * * To: Tamara Skis, tamara.mskis@gmail.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Town of Ellendale Dear Ms. Skis: We write in response to your correspondence alleging that the Town of Ellendale violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat your correspondence as a Petition for a determination pursuant to 29 Del. C  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 6 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. - Governor Carney joined Senator Stephanie Hansen, other members of the General Assembly and advocates on Thursday, September 5, to sign a package of bills that further Delaware's efforts to protect the environment and support clean energy. Legislation included Senate Bill 265, House Bill 9, House Substitute 2 for House Bill 13, Senate Bill 237 and House Bill 402. The bills  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- The Maryland State Comptroller issued the following news release: * * * Maryland awarded more than $8 million in settlement for case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court * * * Maryland is among 30 states that will take possession of a portion of $190 million in unclaimed property funds as part of a settlement against the State of Delaware related to the proper remittance of MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.'s (MoneyGram) official checks. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Cou  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release Sept. 4, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Butler, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Snyder, Westmoreland and York counties. "These compliance audits determine whether all funds t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: DELAWARE COUNTY, PA - September 3, 2024 - Senators John I. Kane (D-Delaware/Chester) and Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) hosted their annual community Overdose Awareness Vigil on August 29, at the Delaware County Courthouse, marking International Overdose Awareness Day. This year's vigil, held two days before the official International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st, brought together ele  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have shown that giving students, especially those with disabilities, ownership of their education improves their outcomes. The Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities' team recently concluded a project to implement the Self Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. They have publishe  more