During debate Wednesday evening on H.B. 611, the state budget bill, state Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, acknowledged that while education advocates preferred the original House Democratic budget bill, they are still supportive of the amended version because of its notable increases in funding education. After voting in support of this 2023-24 budget, Madden said it's now time to turn attention toward statute of limitations reform for victims and survivors of childhood sexual assault. Read more
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“I want to stand in support of HB 611,” Madden said. “And I’d like to mention that I’ve heard from many of our education advocates, and while they acknowledge that the House bill that we sent originally was a much better bill, they are happy with the funding of education in this bill, and because we’re trying to achieve equity.” Read more
During the brief House debate of the budget bill, Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe County, noted the general fund budget the House passed that spent almost $1.4 billion more than the Senate budget bill was a better bill but the education advocates she heard from are happy with the education funding in this bill in trying to achieve equity as a February Commonwealth Court ruling ordered in declaring the school funding system unconstitutional. Read more
Recapping the Women's Expo, recent legislation, statute of limitations reform, satellite office hours, Juneteenth and more in my monthly e-newsletter. Read more
“I’ll never vote for a voucher,” state Rep. Maureen Madden (D., Monroe) told Spotlight PA. Read more
During debate on HB106 on Wednesday, June 28, state Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, voiced her support for the Patient Safety Act and noted its passage is a promise kept to nurses across Monroe County and the entire commonwealth, who've long been advocating for safer nurse-to-patient ratios. This is a great day for the unions who've been fighting for this for years, Madden said, and a giant step forward in prioritizing safety for hospital patients across the state. Read more
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden co-hosted her 5th Women’s Expo with Rep. Tarah Probst in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, on Saturday, June 24. Madden and her staff worked hard with Probst and her staff to bring over 80 vendors providing a variety of resources that the women of Monroe County can use to improve their family’s lives. Read more
Said Rep. Madden: “For all the issues that Act 77 may still have, Pa. voters embraced the no-excuse mail-in voting with open arms. We came out to vote in numbers never seen before. And I expect that Pa. voters will react quite similarly to open primaries.” Read more
During a House floor debate on Wednesday, June 14, state Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, said that if Pennsylvania had raised its minimum wage as economists suggested more than a decade ago, people would be better off today, and fewer folks would be reliant on government programs. Raising the wage now, she said, will mean savings in the future that can be used toward mental health, education, fixing schools, and more. Read more
“I am excited to join with my new House colleague Tarah Probst in offering this year’s Women’s Expo. It has been remarkably successful in the past and I am sure this year’s edition will continue to provide valuable insight and material for all who attend,” said Madden, D-Monroe. Read more
Madden, chair of the Northeast Delegation, called the existing funding formula “outdated” and said it was time to adjust eligibility requirements. Read more
“PT/RR was established to help people, and far too many people who need help have become ineligible simply because the formula is outdated,” said Madden, chair of the Northeast Delegation. “It’s time to adjust the eligibility requirements for this program, and I’m so glad we took this major step today to help make that happen.” Read more
On hand at the groundbreaking ceremony were state Reps. Maureen Madden and Tarah Probst. Read more
On June 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., State Representatives Maureen Madden and Tarah Probst are holding a Women’s Expo at Stroudsburg High School Cafeteria located on West Main Street in Stroudsburg. Read more
Plus grants, satellite office hours, legislation updates, Medicare counseling, the annual Women's Expo, and more. Read more
State Representative Maureen Madden issued a special proclamation. Read more
Taking the first significant step toward increasing income limits for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for the first time in 16-plus years, the Finance Committee passed legislation Tuesday to do just that. Read more
"We’ve been seeing over the years an upsurge in the number of claimants who are pushed out of the program," Rep. Maureen Madden said. Read more
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