Rehoboth Beach Delaware 19971United States
Charter change legislation allowing the Rehoboth Beach city manager to delegate all supervisory authority, including oversight of the beach patrol, has been introduced.
House Bill 156 was introduced April 20 by Speaker of the House Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach. It was assigned to the House Administration Committee, of which Schwartzkopf is a member. Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes, Sen. Bruce Ennis, D-Smyrna, Sen. Dave Wilson, R-Bridgeville, and Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, have all signed on as bill sponsors.
General Assembly approval and the governor’s signature are required for all of the state’s municipalities to change their charters. The last time Rehoboth went through this process was in 2019 – one change made sure the people who should be voting in town elections are; a second change created a lodging tax on hotels, motels and tourist homes.
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April 23, 2021
DELAWARE- Putting on the pressure, Delaware civil rights and social justice groups launched a campaign this week in hopes of getting the General Assembly to get police reform passed.
“I think that’s what makes this very unique is that all of the organizations have been advocating for police reform but not collaboratively and coordinating with one another,” Mike Brickner, Exec. Dir. for the ACLU of Delaware, said.
The campaign is called, Delaware: Police Accountability NOW, made up of groups like the ACLU of Delaware and the NAACP of Delaware.
They’re hoping to pressure the Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force and other lawmakers to pass police reform before the end of session.
Senate Bill 15 already passed by the Delaware Senate, would raise the minimum wage in Delaware from $9.25 per hour to $15 per hour by 2025. Here it is important to note that the bill would gradually increase the minimum wage by just over $1 each.
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Arthur E. Sowers April 6, 2021
The commentary, “Minimum wage hike will hurt more than it helps,” by Ruth Briggs King and Mike Ramone March 30, implied that the increase was too much in too short of a time frame and could cause a loss in the number of jobs. Thus, some people win while others lose. They make reference to at least four studies which support their story. I point out the following shortcomings in their story.
First, an economic study can help answer an economic question, but it is also a fact that such studies can bring out biased conclusions because of the bias of the study investigators. Readers can do their own internet searches and verify this. I have seen references - even in business media - to studies that say job loss does not necessarily follow wage hikes. It’s a subject too big to argue about in this limited space because you have to look at whether the assumptions were good, where the data came from, goals, what was ignored, and who the autho