Kay Khan Biography

Boston, MA - Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) and Representative Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) welcomed the news that their successful legislative funding proposals were included in the Capital Bond Bill, and are pleased to hear it was signed by Governor Patrick in August 2008. more ...

An Act Relative to Nursing Home Transfers and Discharges (H. 4721) sponsored by Representative Kay Khan was signed into law by the Governor on August 6, 2008. more ...

BOSTON - Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser, Peter Koutoujian and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem announce that their priorities in the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget successfully included $155,000 for the Parentâ€™s Program and Teen Center at the Newton Community Services Center, $75,000 for The Second Step, a womenâ€™s shelter for victims of domestic violence, and $50,000 for the West Suburban YMCA. more ...

Boston, MA â€“ Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) is pleased to report that the 2009 Fiscal Year Budget has included $500,000 for her international education funding amendment, which has been approved by the Governor. more ...

BOSTON - Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) are pleased to report that $50,000 has been appropriated in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Budget for the removal of the invasive aquatic plants along the Charles River. more ...

Newton, MA - Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) are pleased to report that funding for construction of the Waban Noise Barrier has been approved by the state legislature. The barrier will be installed on the east side of I-95 in Newton between Washington Street (Route 16) and the Charles River, and in Wellesley between the Charles River and Rosemary Brook. more ...

Representative Kay Khan recently participated in a grassroots effort in support of her legislation that would guarantee a minimum of 7 paid sick days for all Massachusetts workers to take care of their own health needs and those of immediate family members. more ...

BOSTONâ€”Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser, Peter Koutoujian and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem announce that the House and Senate passed a resolution which will increase state aid to cities and towns in the FY09 budget by $223 million, a 4.43 percent hike over last year, in the three major categories of local aid â€“ Chapter 70 funding for public schools, lottery aid and additional assistance. more ...

Representative Kay Khan was recently honored by Span Inc. for her work advocating for prison reform on Beacon Hill. more ...

Representative Kay Khan is pleased to announce that the Auburndale Commuter Rail Station handicapped accessibility project will receive $400,000 in federal aid. more ...

A report to be released by the Massachusetts Commission to End Homelessness on January 28, 2008, will include one of Representative Kay Khanâ€™s recommendations. Khan is a member of the Commission established through legislation passed in 2006 whose mission is to end homelessness in Massachusetts in the next five years. more ...

The Massachusetts legislative Mental Health Caucus, founded in 1999 by Representative Kay Khan was recognized with a Legislative Leadership Award for its continued support for the needs of the mentally ill community in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its valiant efforts to educate the Legislature about the needs of people with serious mental illness. more ...

Representative Kay Khan and Governor Deval Patrick recently welcomed exchange students from the Jingshan School in Beijing, China, to the State House as part of International Education Week. The students and their teachers along with Donna Fong, Chair of the Newton Beijing Jingshan exchange program, Newton Aldermen Ted Hess-Mahan and Amy Mah Sangiolo also met with other Newton officials including Auditor Joseph A. DeNucci, Senator Cynthia Stone Creem, Rep. Ruth Balser and Board of Aldermen President Lisle Baker. more ...

On Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, Representative Kay Khan, residents of West Newton whose homes abut the turnpike, Alderman Susan Albright and staff from Senator Creemâ€™s office urged the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board to reconsider constructing a noise barrier on the southern section of the Massachusetts Turnpike in West Newton. A petition with 109 signatures from residents of the area in favor of the project was presented to Bernard Cohen, Secretary of Transportation and Chair of the board of the MTA who recommended to the board that the project be re-evaluated. more ...

Representative Kay Khanâ€™s bill, â€œAn Act Relative to Juvenile Mental Health,â€ H.3881, has received a favorable report from the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse more ...

Representative Kay Khanâ€™s bill, An Act Requiring Equitable Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorders, H989, will be heard before the Joint Committee on Financial Services today, Wednesday, October 31. This legislation, a re-file from the 2005-2006 legislative session, would require insurance companies to include full coverage of treatment for eating disorders. more ...

Representative Kay Khan was recently presented with an award for her active role as a supporter of quality health care to women in Massachusetts during the Massachusetts Chapters of the American College of Nurse-Midwives 30-year celebration of the legalization of Nurse Midwifery in Massachusetts. more ...

Representative Kay Khan was presented with an award at the 2007 Women Legislatorsâ€™ Lobby/Womenâ€™s Action for New Directions (WiLL/WAND) National Conference held in Washington, D.C. from September 30th to October 2nd. more ...

The Newton Cultural Alliance (NCA), under the umbrella of Suzuki School of Newton, one of its member organizations, was the recent recipient of a matching grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Councilâ€™s Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF). This grant was given to support and test the long-term feasibility of developing a new regional cultural arts center for Newton Cultural Alliance organizations and general community use. more ...

Over the last few months there have been two changes in Representative Kay Khanâ€™s State House office. Representative Khan has moved to room #146 and her new office telephone number is (617)722-2011. more ...

Representative Kay Khan, Representative Thomas M. Stanley and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem are proud to announce that the legislature has included an appropriation of $50,000 in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget for non-native aquatic plant management in Auburndale in what is known as the lakes district of the Charles River. This money will allow the Department of Conservation and Recreation to fund the mechanical harvesting of water chestnuts, an invasive weed that has significantly impacted the ecological stability of the river since this vegetation was first discovered there in 1994. more ...

Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser, and Peter Koutoujian are proud to announce that the House Budget passed on Friday, April 27th once again includes tremendous support for the City of Newton. The legislators once again succeeded in securing $80,000 for the Young Parent Program at the Newton Community Services Center (NCSC), $75,000 for The Second Step and $50,000 for the West Suburban YMCA. more ...

Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser and Peter Koutoujian and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem are delighted to announce that on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 the House and Senate passed a resolution which will ensure $5 billion in local aid for Massachusetts communities in fiscal year 2008. more ...

BOSTON â€“Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) received a 100% rating from the Massachusetts Audubon Society in their 2006 Legislative Report Card. This report, a compilation of roll call votes on bills affecting the environment, has been published annually since 1985. more ...

BOSTON, MAâ€”Thursday, March 29, 2007 Representative Kay Khan voiced her strong support for legislation divesting Massachusetts pension funds from companies which do business directly with the Government of Sudan at Thursdayâ€™s hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Service. more ...

Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) is pleased to announce that House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi (D-Boston) has appointed her represent the House of Representatives by serving on the Commission on Ending Homelessness. more ...

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Representative Kay Khan announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2007 Amusement Safety Poster Contest, open to children in grades 1 through 6. more ...

Legislation filed by Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) facilitating the development of affordable, supportive, and community based housing for the mentally ill and cognitively and physically disabled received a public hearing before the legislative Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital, Expenditures and State Assets on Tuesday, March 20th. more ...

Following the Board of Aldermanâ€™s vote to allow non-citizen legal voters to participate in local elections, Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) filed the relevant state legislation to make that happen. more ...

Cambridge, MA-As part of International Education Week (Nov. 12-18, 2006), Rep. Kay Khan (D-Newton) spoke Wednesday, November 15 to an audience at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on her legislative initiative to add greater international content to Massachusetts public schoolsâ€™ curriculum. The panel was moderated by Fernando Reimers, who heads the international education program at Harvardâ€™s Graduate School of Education, also included MA Education Commissioner, David Driscoll. more ...

Boston, MA, November 9, 2006 â€“ In response to Newtonâ€™s overwhelming support for the ballot question advocating the removal of United States troops from Iraq, Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) issued the following statement: more ...

Representative Kay Khan welcomes fourth graders from the Angier School to the State House tomorrow, Wednesday, October 18, 2006. more ...

Representative Kay Khan, Representative Ruth Balser, Representative Peter Koutojian and Senator Cynthia Stone Creem announce that Massachusettsâ€™ prescription drug coverage program, Prescription Advantage, has begun an Open Enrollment period which will last through November 15. more ...

Representative Kay Khan has hired Newton native Melissa Turesky as her newest Legislative Aide. more ...

BOSTON-Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton)hosted a group of high ranking Chinese diplomats and government officials at the State House on Wednesday, September 6. more ...

The economic stimulus package passed by the Massachusetts General Court on June 15 includes the language from State Representative Kay Khanâ€™s bill promoting international education and foreign language study by creating educational incentives for schools, teachers, and students and establishing a fund to support these. more ...

Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Ruth Balser, Rep. Peter Koutoujian & Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem announce that the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is currently soliciting comment on the draft Historic Parkway Preservation Treatment Guidelines. more ...

Representatives Balser and Khan today received an award from MASSPIRG, the statewide environmental group, for their work to pass the Global Warming Bill this session. The bill, championed by Representatives Balser, Khan and other legislators, would cut global warming pollution from power plants in the state, and is under consideration by the Senate. more ...

Saturday, April 29, the Massachusetts Psychological Association presented Representative Kay Khan with their 2006 Legislator of the Year Award for her commitment to the mental health needs of all citizens throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. more ...

Representative Kay Khan (11th Middlesex District) succeeded in securing additional state support for public health, mental health and prison re-entry initiatives in the FY07 House budget. Through three amendments, Rep. Khan increased funding for the stateâ€™s universal immunization account, increased funding for services for mentally ill individuals who are chronically homeless, and secured funding for Span, Inc., a prison re-entry program operating in greater Boston. more ...

Newton Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser and Peter Koutoujian announce that the House of Representatives passed a $25.46 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006. Recognizing the difficult fiscal position most cities and towns are in, the house chose as its centerpiece for this budget a spending that plan directs record amounts of local aid and Chapter 70 education funding to the Commonwealthâ€™s 351 cities and towns. more ...

Representative Kay Khan (11th Middlesex District) is proud to announce that the House Budget passed on Friday, April 28th once again includes tremendous support for the City of Newton. She once again succeeded in securing $80,000 for the Young Parent Program at the Newton Community Services Center (NCSC) and this year she was also able to get $25,000 for the West Suburban YMCA. more ...

Newton Legislators, Auditor DeNucci and their staff met last week to discuss issues relevant to Newton, as well as to allow for those who work with the delgation to get to know one another. more ...

Monday, February 7, the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention presented Representative Kay Khan with their 2006 Leadership Award for her commitment to Massachusettsâ€™ suicide prevention programs. more ...

Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser and the Caucus of Women Legislators hosted a chat last week with Dr. Ruth Nemzoff, a resident of Newton... more ...

Legislation State Representative Kay Khan filed to encourage Massachusetts schools to develop curriculum initiatives which promote global perspectives in education was heard by the Joint Committee on Education on Tuesday, January 31. more ...

Representative Kay Khan joined colleagues last week at the inaugural meeting of the Massachusetts Legislatureâ€™s METCO Caucus in support of achieving equitable funding for this vibrant program. more ...

Representative Kay Khan of Newton has been appointed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Eugene Oâ€™Flaherty to serve on a special legislative commission to study legislation related to the issue of shared parenting. more ...

Representative Kay Khan received two awards this fall. The Newton Community Services Center honored her with the Star Award at their gala in October and in November, Rep. Khan was presented with the Legislative Leadership Award by The Friends Voices of Rehabilitation and Recovery. more ...

Representative Kay Khan moved a top legislative priority one step closer to passage. Rep. Khanâ€™s amendment to the House proposal which creates a process to dispose of surplus state land will require that supportive and affordable housing be constructed for clients and former clients of the departments of mental health and mental retardation... more ...

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Week at the State House, Representative Kay Khan in collaboration with the Caucus of Women Legislators sponsored a discussion of the legal rights of battered mothers. more ...

The economic stimulus package passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives includes language promoting international education and foreign language study, thanks to the work of State Representative Kay Khan. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan of Newton, a practicing clinical nurse specialist, has been appointed to serve on Massachusetts Legislatureâ€™s Patient Care and Nursing Staff subcommittee. more ...

A conference committee including three members of the Massachusetts State Senate and three members of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives spent the last few weeks ironing out differences between the House and Senate FY06 Budget recommendations and the Newton Legislative Delegation together successfully secured funding for programs in Newton in the FY06 Conference Committee Budget. more ...

Representative Kay Khan of Newton expressed excitement over her new committee assignments and staff for the 2005-2006 Legislative Session. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan of Newton, a practicing clinical nurse specialist, has been appointed to serve on the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts School Nurse Network (MASNRN). more ...

State Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) secured $100,000 for the University of Massachusetts Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy in the House Fiscal Year 2006 proposed Budget to continue their study concerning the needs of families where the mother is or has been incarcerated in Massachusetts. more ...

Friday, April 15th Representative Kay Khan (D-Newton) filed eleven amendments to the recently release House Ways and Means Budget for Massachusetts for fiscal year 2006. more ...

On Monday, April 11th at 11:30 AM, Representative Kay Khan welcomes Dr. Alfred DeMaria, MD, Assistant Commissioner and Director of Communicable Disease Control at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), to speak about the Commonwealth's preparedness for a pandemic influenza outbreak. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan has accepted the appointment by Massachusetts Department of Correction Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy to serve on Governor Romneyâ€™s Female Offender Review Panel. more ...

In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Legislators, Advocates and Doctors in Massachusetts will join together on Wednesday, March 9th to raise awareness as to the severity of eating disorders and advocate for their inclusion under the Mental Health Parity law, Massachusettsâ€™ guidelines for insurance coverage of mental illness. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan joins Lt. Governor Kerry Healy and Department of Corrections Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy, at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston on Wednesday March 2, 2005, for the release of new research into the effects on families of the incarceration of women in Massachusetts. more ...

Newton Rep. Files Legislation and Addresses Conference at JFK Library more ...

State Representative Kay Khan’s longstanding proposal to create an oversight board to monitor the state’s Department of Correction (DOC) will be implemented. The new corrections review board, as provided in Rep. Khan’s legislation, will be comprised of 17 members who will conduct an ongoing examination of the DOC and recommend improvements for the state’s prison system. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan gained attention in September as the Legislator of the Month in the Massachusetts Medical Society’s member publication, Vital Signs. The Massachusetts Medical Society is the professional association of physicians in the Commonwealth. Rep. Khan, a practicing psychiatric nurse clinical specialist, urged the Society in her printed remarks to prioritize mental health policy beginning in 2005. more ...

Mass. Public Health Association Honors Rep. Khan for Her Work more ...

Rep. Khan, as part of State House coalition, picks up legislative victory for cyclists, walkers more ...

State Representative Kay Khan will continue to help Newton residents reduce noise pollution from the Turnpike even though Governor Mitt Romney vetoed legislation to help in the effort. Rep. Khan has successfully worked with the Turnpike Authority to restart the sound barrier program and install several walls along the Pike to protect Newton homeowners. However, Rep. Khan believes that more work needs to be done to protect Newton residents from noise pollution from the Turnpike. more ...

Legislation authored by State Rep. Kay Khan to use money earned from selling outdated state hospitals to provide housing for people with disabilities has earned final approval by the House and Senate. The proposal seeks to help the State fulfill its promise to move clients of the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) from institutional settings to community-based housing. Rep. Khan’s proposal now goes to the Governor for consideration. more ...

"Thank you very much for coming today. The Department of Correction is an agency in need of real reform. Recent inmate deaths, an increasing DOC budget in times of cuts and a renewed appreciation for rehabilitation among the public and elected officials are clear signals of the need for reform in the DOC. more ...

Transportation bill now has items to help Newton residents. State Rep. Kay Khan won passage of three amendments to a transportation bill that benefit residents of Newton. Two of the amendments concern Rep. Khan’s longstanding efforts to minimize the impact of noise from the Mass Turnpike on Newton neighborhoods. The House also adopted Rep. Khan’s proposal to require a state study, with public input, on the impact of development at the Woodland and Riverside T stations on quality-of-life issues such as traffic on surrounding areas. A development plan for Woodland is advancing but no such plans for Riverside have emerged. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan engineered passage of legislation in the House of Representatives to address the issue of overweight among young people through the public schools. Rep. Khan’s proposal would generate policies on child nutrition and physical activity that school districts would be able to adopt. more ...

State Rep. Kay Khanï¿½s legislation to establish an independent citizen review board for the Department of Correction is advancing through the legislature as several legislative committees have endorsed the legislation. more ...

Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Ruth Balser and Rep. Peter Koutoujian (D – Newton) voted to halt efforts to expand the recovery of costs related to nursing home medical care from the estates of deceased Medicaid recipients that are held jointly with others. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan spoke with a group of approximately 40 attendees at the One Family Campaign to End Family Homelessness event at West Newton’s Temple Shalom on Sunday, March 28th. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan met with officials from the MBTA on March 22nd to plan for possible improvements to Newton’s commuter rail stations. Earlier this year, at the urging of Rep. Khan, Congressman Barney Frank secured $300,000 in federal funds for the design of accessibility improvements at the commuter rail stations. more ...

The MWRA Advisory Board commends Newton’s Representatives Kay Khan, Ruth Balser and Peter Koutoujian and Newton’s Senator Cynthia Creem for their role in securing over $4 million in Sewer Rate Relief Funds (debt service assistance) in the fiscal year 2004 budget, and for keeping pressure on the Department of Revenue to discharge the funds. more ...

State Representative Kay Khan was recently appointed as a member of a House of Representatives Task Force to examine the budget of the state’s correctional system. more ...