News - State Representative Kay Khan

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02.05.10	Rep Khan Announces Student Nutrition Legislation Included in Final House Bill 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 House version of An Act Relative to Student Nutrition, (H.4459), which passed in the House last w	Legislative News
02.05.10	When the Mentally Ill are Prone to Violence A response to "Kerrigans faced dilemma with adult Son".	Coverage
02.04.10	HOUSE SESSION excerpt– SAFE DRIVING BILL Boston, MA - Rep. Khan said, I rise this afternoon to speak on H 4466 and just want to say a few words about one section of the bill that I have been working on with the chairman.	Coverage
02.03.10	Lawmakers roll elderly driver testing into texting ban Drivers over the age of 75 would be required to take a vision test to renew their licenses, and doctors would be permitted to report to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles any patients with conditions that may render them unfit to drive, under a new draft of	Coverage
01.21.10	Brandeis report: arts help in juvenile court system A Brandeis University report shows that arts in the state’s juvenile justice system is beneficial.	Coverage
01.19.10	REPORT: ART PROGRAMS ENRICH LIVES OF YOUNG OFFENDERS Art programs for offenders in the juvenile justice system have helped troubled youths find “alternative ways to regulate their emotions and express their feelings,” according to a report issued Tuesday by the Hampshire Educational Collaborative.	Coverage
01.16.10	Rep. Khan Announces Bicyclist Safety Bill Signed by Governor Patrick Boston, MA - Governor Deval Patrick signed into law on January 15, 2009, An Act Relative to Bicyclist Safety (S.2573), recognizing the importance of bicycling to the people of Massachusetts.	Legislative News
01.12.10	Rep. Khan and Sen. Creem Announce $500,000 for Hamilton Community Center Capital Improvements Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) are pleased to report that their successful legislative funding proposals of $500,000 for the Hamilton Community Center in Newton Lower Falls, which was secured in the 2008 Capi	Legislative News
10.22.09	Guardians Could Force Medical Treatment Under Bill BOSTON - A bill presented to a legislative committee Wednesday would make it easier to force the mentally ill into outpatient treatment and would ensure that their guardians and loved ones can get them the care they need, said state Rep. Kay Khan...	Coverage
10.19.09	SINGLE PAYER BILL STARTS WITH 25 PERCENT BACKING IN HOUSE, SENATE The state's 2006 health care access law has been identified locally and nationally as a potential model for reform, but state lawmakers, and many of them, have signed onto a bill (H 2127) up for debate tomorrow that would significantly alter the 2006 law.	Legislative News
10.14.09	Bill Would Pay Some Spouses for Caregiving Husbands and wives could be hired as Medicaid-paid caregivers for their elderly spouses or spouses with disabilities under a proposal heard by lawmakers on Tuesday. Proponents of the bill (H 152) presented by Rep. Barbara L'Italien and 44 additional lawma	Coverage
10.09.09	Transportation Awareness Day Shows Road Resources for Billerica’s Seniors Billerica, Mass. - Dr. Elizabeth Dugan of UMass Boston wasn’t teaching the average group of driver’s education students when she came to the Billerica Senior Center.	Coverage
10.09.09	Bill Would Mandate 7 Days Paid Sick Leave Newton — The state Legislature is considering a bill that would mandate paid sick leave for Massachusetts workers – in part to slow the spread of the H1N1 flu. But industry groups say such a plan would hurt employers, especially small businesses...	Coverage
09.30.09	Committee Chair Backs New Day Care Regulations The House chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities says she's backing new state regulations that require day care center providers to write "periodic" progress reports and encourage oral health through having...	Coverage
09.22.09	This Flu Season, Businesses Fear 'Presenteeism' As Much As Absenteeism BOSTON — Melissa Hinckley cannot afford to get sick. The 28-year-old works part time as a nanny for $9.25 per hour. Two days a week she goes to college at UMass Darmouth. But when she’s But when she’s working the other weekdays as a nanny...	Coverage
06.21.09	Too Old to Drive? With recent accidents by elderly Bay State drivers a hot topic of conversation among her senior center clientele this week, Director Joanne Duffy sat in her Ashland office this week and contemplated new...	Coverage

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