There has been much debate on HB 350 after the Delaware State of Representatives passed a bill that authorizes a State-appointed board to review budgets and take money from our local hospitals. For the moment, let us put aside that Delaware’s legislature passed a budget last year despite the fact that it called for a 10% increase in spending when …
This bill will put a stop to taxpayers supplementing developer responsibilities In addition to residents in our district, homeowners and renters across the state of Delaware have been left with unfinished roads after they purchase or rent a home in a development. The cause is DELDOT’s inside roads bond codes only require developers to commit 10-15% of the paving cost, …
A bill pending action in the General Assembly proposes increasing the consequences for people who damage vehicles being used by first responders. State Rep. Bryan Shupe (R-Milford, Lincoln, Ellendale) is co-sponsoring House Bill 323, which was inspired by an incident involving a local fire company late last year. On the night of November 13, firefighters from six Delaware and Maryland …
“If we expect positive changes in our education system, we have to have the tough, necessary conversations about where Delaware has failed students and how we can improve student outcomes together as communities. Those conversations start with Transparency, Safety, & Accountability.” HB 66 – Education Transparency, places data points including proficiency rates of all public schools on a single web …
A bill awaiting consideration in the House of Representatives could collectively save Delaware taxpayers tens of millions of dollars annually. House Bill 296, sponsored by State Rep. Bryan Shupe (R-Milford South), would allow school district and charter school officials to decide whether to pay ‘prevailing wage’ rates for school construction projects. The prevailing wage is the state-mandated minimum wage paid …
Thank you Sarah Petrowich of Delaware Public Media for sharing why our legislation to help single-digit proficiency schools has stalled in the Senate, even after passing unanimously in the House. It seems like once again leadership in Delaware is afraid to give families choices and transparency. What would this bill do House Bill 192 was introduced in June 2023 with …
As a local, small business owner, I am honored to serve my hometown as your State Representative and today I am announcing that I will be running for reelection in 2024 to continue serving our communities of Milford, Lincoln, Ellendale, Slaughter Beach, and Primehook in the Delaware State House. Please join the campaign at BryanShupe.com to see how you can …
How some thoughtful dialogue can reduce free lunch legislation fiscal note from $31 million to under $253,000 per year. Recently, legislation was proposed in the State House of Representatives to mandate free school lunch to all students in public schools across the state of Delaware. That sounds like a worthy cause and who could be against feeding children, right? What …
By State Rep. Bryan Shupe As someone who reveres history, I do not use the term “tyranny” lightly. I believe the Delaware General Assembly best serves its citizens when our structural checks and balances impose the need for legislators of both parties to have the voice of the people they represent heard. Our founders intelligently designed a system of government …
In late June, I voted against the current state operating budget. I was asked by several other members across the aisle how I could vote against so many good programs contained in the spending plan. This perspective is dangerous and needs to be avoided if we are to be good stewards of our state finances. There will always be demands …
