BETSY PRICE JUNE 22, 2021 Delaware LIVE A bill on its way to Gov. John Carney will extend an scholarship program for qualified in-state students at Delaware State University by doubling what it now pays to cover tuition for a year. One of the scholars it will help is the daughter of a Wilmington firefighter killed in the line of duty. …
BETSY PRICE JUNE 17, 2021 Milford LIVE Carlisle Fire Company recently purchased a new ambulance and a new ladder truck, replacing equipment that had aged out of service. Both pieces of equipment have new technology that will benefit not only the firefighters and EMTs, but also the citizens of Milford. “Our old ladder was purchased in 1992,” Ryan Knowles, Fire Chief, …
JAMES DIEHL JUNE 23, 2021 Delaware LIVE THE SIX-MILE TRAIL FROM REHOBOTH TO LEWES IS THE PATHWAY’S MOST POPULAR PART. PHOTO COURTESY SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM Delaware has been in the top 10 of “bike friendly state” lists for the last decade, and on Friday, one more link in the network of bike paths will officially open. The $513,000 Junction and Breakwater …
Thank you Amy Cherry of WDEL for covering HB 243, legislation that bans releasing the names and mugshots of juveniles accused of crimes. The bill makes exceptions for juveniles charged with a violent felony and released if publication of the photograph is necessary to protect public safety.State Rep. Bryan Shupe (R-Milford) spoke out on the House floor after the bill’s …
Thank you Sarah Gamard of Delaware Online for sharing my thoughts on how partisanship by leadership has suppressed good policy this year in Delaware’s General Assembly. Republicans like Rep. Bryan Shupe, R-Milford, worry that the power dynamics have stifled what they argue are agreeable bills simply because they are championed by the GOP. “To see those bills not fail on …
State Rep. Bryan Shupe is sponsoring legislation that would safeguard the ability of citizens and journalists using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Delaware’s FOIA law ( 29 Del. Code, Chapter 100) provides citizens with a system for accessing public records and compels state officials to facilitate the process. Similar statutes exist on the federal level and in other states. …
Most Delawareans do not realize that the creation of new state laws and public policy is in the hands of a few General Assembly gatekeepers. For instance, a committee chairperson can control if the bill assigned to his or her group gets a hearing or is released. In the House of Representatives, when a bill clears committee, it is assigned …
Delaware’s $15 minimum wage bill will be heard on the House floor this Thursday. Trying to create a mechanism were the public, press and lawmakers could have a discussion based on empirical evidence, instead of political agendas, I introduced HB 147 which called for an analysis of what the positive and negative impacts of this legislation would be on our …
Months ago I created a bill that would allow for no-excuse absentee ballot voting in the State of Delaware while requiring that any changes to our absentee process would have to remain in the Delaware Constitution, a 2/3 vote over two consecutive legislative sessions. This legislation safeguards the integrity of our elections by not allowing the majority, either Democrat or …
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