News - State Representative Kay Khan

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Date	Description	Type
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11.19.11	Parents of troubled adults face dilemmas Recent violence highlights issue	Coverage
10.01.11	Seeking Taxes, Romney Went After Business BOSTON — Much of the business community in Massachusetts was puzzled. Mitt Romney, a Republican with high-caliber corporate credentials, had run for governor pledging to sweep aside barriers to business and act as the state’s “top salesman.”	Coverage
09.22.11	Birth Behind Bars - A proposed law would ban the use of shackles on pregnant inmates Last year, the National Women's Law Center and the Rebecca Project for Human Rights issued report cards for each state, evaluating their policies regarding incarcerated mothers.	Coverage
08.30.11	Rep. Khan Receives “A” on Mass Audubon Report Card Representative Kay Khan has scored 100 percent on the Mass Audubon’s	Announcements
08.06.11	Women need greater say in dealing with drought - officials LONDON (AlertNet) – A lack of women in policymaking is worsening the impact of the Horn of Africa drought, U.N. and aid agency officials say.	Coverage
07.15.11	Lawmakers consider sick leave mandate Paid sick days are a basic right and should be granted to workers by all employers, proponents of a proposed law said yesterday, as business groups argued that the mandate will hurt job growth during an anemic economic recovery.	Coverage
07.06.11	Newton legislators talk cuts and health care Newton — Newton’s three women legislators told a crowd of Democrats last Tuesday that the 2011 budget season will go down as one of the toughest in recent memory.	Coverage
06.22.11	Newton mom lobbying for insurance coverage for hearing aids Newton — By the time 7-year-old twins Nathan and Paul Adams turn 18 their parents will have spent upwards of $40,000 on hearing aids that enable them to practice music, hear their mom in crowded places, play at recess and participate in class.	Coverage
06.07.11	Number of young offenders in DYS custody is in decline The number of young criminal offenders in the custody of the state’s juvenile justice agency has dropped to historically low levels, the Department of Youth Services told legislators yesterday.	Coverage
05.25.11	Supreme Court's decision on Calif. prisons unlikely to affect Mass. While Massachusetts has crowded prisons of its own, the problem is nowhere near the situation in California, which was ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to shed thousands of inmates, local experts said.	Coverage
05.17.11	Emotions vs. dollars and sense It’s a moment Michelle Motta Dardeno of Lexington won’t ever forget.	Coverage
05.14.11	Pepsi CEO takes on sugar tax State rep likens soda to smokes	Coverage
04.13.11	Patrick aide gives backing to proposal for paid sick days Governor Deval Patrick’s top labor adviser threw the administration’s weight behind a proposal yesterday that would require employers to allow workers to earn seven paid sick days a year, calling the proposal a “basic right.’’	Coverage
03.30.11	Lawmakers, advocates urge overhaul of child services system Arguing that the state’s 38-year-old system of services for troubled children forces them into the court system prematurely and can tear families apart, lawmakers and advocacy groups called yesterday for an overhaul of the system.	Coverage
02.18.11	Fitzgibbons: Paid sick days for all Newton — More than 1.4 million people in Massachusetts do not have access to paid sick days at work.	Coverage
02.08.11	ADVOCATES: FAMILY WELFARE SYSTEM SET BACK BY BUDGET CUTS Having absorbed more than $100 million in cuts over the past four years across the state’s child welfare system, advocates pressed Tuesday for the restoration of funding for state services they labeled as integral to making sure at-risk children and their	Coverage
02.01.11	State Rep. Kay Khan looks to reinstate liquor tax BOSTON - Voters opted to repeal a year-old sales tax on alcohol, but state Rep. Kay Khan said yesterday she has introduced legislation to reinstate the tax, as well as several other tax measures she said should be part of the state's budget debate.	Coverage
12.09.10	Arts Group Looks at Strength in Numbers The Newton Cultural Alliance looks to join arts groups in Newton to better promote culture within the city.	Coverage
11.30.10	Three Questions for Barney Frank As a U.S. Congressman for the last three decades, Barney Frank has had his time in the national headlines and spent years debating policies that affect not only Massachusetts, but the entire country.	Coverage
10.14.10	Khan: Affordable housing: something we can all agree on Newton — The four candidates for governor don’t see eye to eye on much, but one thing they do agree on is that when voters head to the polls on November 2, they should vote no on Question 2.	Coverage
08.10.10	Newton lawmakers split 50/50 on gambling Casino gambling in Massachusetts appears to be at an impasse — which is fine for half of Newton’s legislative delegation.	Coverage
08.03.10	Rep. Khan Announces Nurse Anesthetist Bill Signed Into Law Boston, MA - Representative Kay Khan is pleased to announce that her legislation, An Act Relative to Nurse Anesthetists (H. 2082) was signed into law yesterday by Governor Patrick. This bill will give nurse anesthetists the authority to order tests and th	Announcements
08.03.10	Rep. Khan Announces Student Nutrition Legislation Signed Into Law Boston, MA – Representative Kay Khan is pleased to announce that her legislation, An Act Relative to Student Nutrition and Wellness, (H. 446) has been incorporated to the final version of An Act Relative to Student Nutrition, (H. 4459), which was signed i	Announcements
07.30.10	Governor Signs Law Establishing Cultural Districts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Office of Governor Deval Patrick - Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into law yesterday that allows communities to create state-sponsored cultural districts to stimulate new arts and cultural activity and attract creative busines	Announcements
07.21.10	LT. GOVERNOR MURRAY GREETS SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2010 VETERANS CUP A team of soccer grannies from South Africa visits the Massachusetts State House during 2010 Veterans Cup Tournament	Announcements

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