Shupe aims at reducing taxes for small businesses, consumer goods

Reduce inflation by eliminating business tax 43 other states do not impose Thank you Rob Flaks of 47 ABC – WMDT for sharing my proposal on eliminating gross receipts taxes on businesses that sell consumer goods and targeted rising inflation. Representative Bryan Shupe is looking to change how taxes work for businesses selling consumer goods in the first state, by …

Local police thank Rep Shupe

From the Milford Police Department Facebook Page: “We’d like to thank Representative Shupe for his efforts coordinating Community Transportation Funds that allowed us to place two digital radar speed signs in the area of Lulu Ross and Mispillion Elementary Schools.” In 2020, State Representative Bryan Shupe, Senator Dave Wilson, and the City of Milford, rehabi,litatedn Lovers Lane in time for …

Eliminating transfer tax for Delaware residents

Thank you Mike Bradley of The Talk of Delmarva – WGMD 92.7 and 98.5 for talking with me about my new proposed bill to decrease the Realty Transfer Tax. “Delaware has one of the highest real estate transfer taxes in the nation at 4%. If you sell or buy a house for $250,000, the tax bill on that alone is …

Food Bank on target to open in 2023

Thank you to the Delaware State News for covering last night’s Community Conversation hosted by Representatives Bryan Shupe and Charlie Postles and Senator Dave Wilson. We are making great progress on construction! Check out the story here: https://www.fbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DelawareStateNews-20230124-A4.pdf

DE General Assembly denies small businesses opportunities to bid publicly

By voting for the mini-bond bill on Thursday, January 26, the Delaware General Assembly denied Delaware businesses the protection of the public bidding process. This protection is in place so that your government cannot discriminate or favor one business over another. It ensures that the government must look subjectively at measures like quality of work, experience, and pricing when it …

Water filtration grants for Delaware families

In 2023 we will be reviving HB 69 to ensure that our most under-resourced communities in Delaware have access to clean water. Last year, this bill was approved by the House Health & Human Resources Committee but never saw the full House floor due to the desk drawer veto. This year we have even more support, from the public and …

The man behind the movement to restore community voice

“Our state. Our news. Our home.”  The man behind the media movement to restore community voices for the betterment of all. Community. Where traditions are born and passed down through generations. Where values, views, and beliefs are shared—and sometimes debated—over coffee at the local diner. Where dreams are born, nurtured, rise, and flourish, and neighbors look out for neighbors. This …

Literacy intervention & education passports

There are 25 schools in Delaware where under 10% of their student population is proficient in English or math. Even worse, these schools have been on this same track for several years, showing no signs of improvement and little has been done at the State level to address this. How can we expect children to succeed, learn, and make positive …