MORE NEWS RELEASES -- MAY 2003

Posted: May 28, 2003

Jonathan Pugsley, the executive director for the Delaware Democratic Party, has resigned from the party due to personal reasons. Pugsley assumed the position after the 2002 election cycle and succeeded Brenda Mayrack.

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CASTLE: FEDERAL AID COMING TO DELAWARE

Posted: May 28, 2003

Congressman Michael N. Castle announced today that the state of Delaware will receive approximately $78.21 million in direct federal aid as part of the economic growth package passed last week by Congress and signed into law by President Bush.

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STEWART: RACE FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 

Posted: May 27, 2003

Karen Weldin Stewart, the 2000 Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner, announced that she will run again in 2004. 

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JUDICATURE SOCIETY: HOLLAND TO BE HONORED

Posted: May 27, 2003

Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland will be presented with the Herbert Harley Award, the American Judicature Society’s premier state award, on Thursday, June 5, during Delaware’s Bench & Bar Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Wilmington.

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CASTLE: RE-EVALUATE STEM CELL POLICY

Posted: May 19, 2003

Delaware Congressman Michael N. Castle called on President Bush to revisit the current federal policy regarding human stem cell research.

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CARPER: TAX CUT IS THE WRONG WAY

Posted: May 16, 2003

WASHINGTON - Sen. Tom Carper issued the following statement about the $350 billion tax cut plan approved Thursday by the Senate along a mostly party-line vote.

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BIDEN: FOUR BANKRUPTCY JUDGES PROPOSED

Posted: May 16, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to deal with the severe shortage of bankruptcy court judges across the country, and particularly in Delaware, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved his legislation to add 29 new, permanent judges to the federal bankruptcy bench, four of which will be in Delaware.

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RODNEY GROUP: DELAWARE BAROMETER

Posted: May 9, 2003

The Delaware Barometer is a statewide public opinion survey designed to serve as a reliable and consistent source of timely information for the Delaware decision-making community.  This unique public opinion survey will be conducted on a yearly basis and is designed to measure the attitudes of Delawareans concerning key public policy issues and the social, economic and business environment. 

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STATE DEMOCRATS: DELEGATE PLAN REVIEW

Posted: May 7, 2003

The 2004 Delaware Democratic Party Delegate Selection Plan is now available for public review.  The public has 30 days to make comments on the delegate selection plan and submit those comments to the Delaware Democratic Party.

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CARPER: PRESS OFFICE HAS NEW STAFF

Posted: May 6, 2003

WILMINGTON/WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Carper has hired two seasoned journalists to run his press shop.  Bill Ghent has been named communications director.  Meredith Vinokur takes on the role of Delaware press secretary.

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SUSSEX GOP: SEARCH IS ON FOR CHAIRMAN

Posted: May 1, 2003

GEORGETOWN – The Sussex County Republican Committee has formed a search committee to identify a nominee to replace departing chairman, R. Keller Hopkins of Bridgeville, who will resign following the Republican State Convention on May 17.

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