The House Transportation Committee today reported out a bill sponsored by Rep. Jeanne McNeill that would prohibit early termination fees of leased vehicles for medical reasons. Read more
From the rank and file to leadership, caucus members’ reactions to a potential compromise that includes state funding for private school tuition ranged this week from guarded skepticism to open hostility. Read more
House Education Committee Chair Peter Schweyer, D-Lehigh, said the push for vouchers could blow up current budget negotiations. The current scheme under consideration is "lifeline scholarships," which he strongly opposes. 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. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz speaks in support of legislation that would mandate safe staffing levels in medical facilities across the Commonwealth. Read more
“As a nurse for more than 25 years, I can vouch for the attention that is required to appropriately care for a patient. By requiring hospitals to maintain staffing ratios, patients can feel confident that they will receive adequate care, while ensuring that nurses are not unnecessarily overwhelmed in what is already a stressful job,” said Kosierowski. Read more
At a House Education Committee meeting, Pa. state Rep. Tarah Probst stresses the importance of fair and equitable funding for cyber charter schools across the commonwealth. Probst says while this legislation begins to address the problem, there is much more work to be done to stop the hemorrhaging of dollars from our brick-and-mortar schools to cyber charters. Read more
Pa. state Rep. Peter Schweyer, Chair of the House Education Committee, comments on House passage of his legislation to fund improvements in the commonwealth's school buildings through new construction and maintenance work such as the removal of toxic substances and upgraded accessibility. Read more
During debate on legislation regarding SNAP benefits, Pa. state Rep. Manny Guzman stood up for immigrant communities who were insinuated as being criminals and drug dealers by fellow members of the House. Guzman urged his colleagues to rise above political rhetoric and better represent all the communities they serve. Read more
“This has been nothing but the weaponization of a critical process deliberately scheduled during low-turnout elections in the hopes that a few, select group of voters weigh in,” said Rep. Joshua Siegel, D-Lehigh. Read more
“The average age of public schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 70 years old and many are in need of repairs and upgrades to ensure students and staff have safe and comfortable learning environments,” said Schweyer, D-Lehigh. “I am pleased to see bipartisan support for this bill as this would benefit schools across the commonwealth in urban, suburban and rural communities.” Read more
Pa. state Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz urged support for her legislation which would remove restrictions for non-citizens in order to make it easier for them to become teachers. Cepeda-Freytiz says that in the Reading School District alone they have almost 100 vacancies and this legislation would help to fill that gap. The bill passed the House 110-93. Read more
“Let’s as a collective tackle this growing problem and let’s continue to eliminate some of these barriers that don’t apply to most careers in the Commonwealth, let alone in the United States,” said the bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, a Democrat from Berks County. 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
Pa. state Rep. Tarah Probst co-hosted Rep. Maureen Madden’s 5th Women’s Expo in Stroudsburg, Monroe County. Probst and her staff worked hard with Madden 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
Sponsored by state Rep. Josh Siegel, D-Lehigh, the legislation would create a statewide contractor law, establishing requirements that would have to be met by companies bidding on infrastructure projects that are publicly funded. Read more
“Education is the foundation of progress. We need a commonsense approach that can help us put Pennsylvania back on track. I am proud to champion this issue and I cannot wait until this bill is signed into law,” Cepeda-Freytiz said. Read more
State Rep. Josh Siegel released a statement on the passage of H.B. 1500 – a minimum wage bill – in the House this week: 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
Rep. Jim Haddock was joined by fellow Luzerne County Democrat Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, who noted that it’s been 16 years since the last minimum wage increase in Pennsylvania, in voting for the legislation. Read more
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