A service of Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Delaware Governor Makes Stop at White House

Rep. John Carney (D-De)
official photo
Rep. John Carney (D-De)

Governor John Carney stopped by the White House yesterday along with other state governors.

And they talked with the president about revitalizing low-income communities and dealing with the drug epidemic.

The Delaware Democrat was there while attending the National Governors Association Winter meeting.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that there are over 87-hundred Opportunities Zones in the country with 25 in Delaware.

Many of those are near Wilmington.

Meanwhile, the governors also discussed methods to combat the opioid crisis.

Delaware ranks 5th in the nation for drug overdose deaths.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.