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		<title>Senate President Appoints Senator Spilka to Leadership Position</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON – Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) today added a second woman to the Senate’s top posts after a full Democratic caucus approved a reconfigured Murray leadership team. Senator Jack Hart (D-Boston) moves up into the role of Assistant Majority Leader. Senator Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) also moves up, taking the position of Majority Whip. And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2579&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SENATOR SPILKA ANNOUNCES GREAT ADVANCES TO REDUCE COSTS, HELP RESIDENTS SAVE, AND PROPEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Boston) – Continuing a commitment to provide economic relief for businesses across the Commonwealth, Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced Senate passage of a bill that freezes the unemployment insurance premiums paid by businesses. Without the freeze, the rate would increase by approximately $220 per employee, with the average business seeing payments jump from $715 to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2577&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plymouth Daily News: Plymouth is the next stop for jobs commission tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plymouth Daily News Submitted by Matthew Nadler Thursday, January 12, 2012   The co-chairs of the legislature’s job creation commission are bringing their act to Plymouth next Wednesday. Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) and Representative Joseph Wagner (D-Chicopee) have previously held hearings in Holyoke, Worcester and Lynn. Now, they’ll be joined by Senate President Therese Murray [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2574&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka Supports Employment Rights Bill for Victims of Domestic Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON – The Senate on Thursday passed legislation establishing new employment rights for victims of domestic violence that will help victims keep their jobs and increase long-term economic productivity, Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced today. The vote was 34-0. The bill has wide support from advocacy organizations and the business community. “This important legislation is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2572&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka Takes Action Against Financial Abuses at State Education Collaboratives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senator Karen Spilka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON – The Senate on Tuesday took decisive action to end mismanagement and financial abuses at the Commonwealth’s education collaboratives, which help teach children with special needs, Senator Karen Spilka announced. With a unanimous vote, the Senate passed legislation that establishes strict oversight and accountability of the state’s 30 institutions. “This bill shows the Senate’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2567&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Patrick Visits Framingham&#8217;s Joseph P. Keefe Technical School to Highlight Importance of Career Readiness Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senator Karen Spilka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Karen Spilka and Governor Deval Patrick at today&#8217;s visit to the Joseph P. Keefe Technical School in Framingham FRAMINGHAM – Governor Deval Patrick today visited the Joseph P. Keefe Technical School in Framingham to outline the “Career Readiness” piece of the Administration’s Gateway Cities Education Agenda announced this past fall. During his visit, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2560&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Spilka and The College Board Hosting Information Session on College and Financial Aid Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Karen Spilka, Dee Dee Edmondson, and additional representatives from The College Board will host an information session on college and financial aid resources to students and their families on Monday, January 9, 2012 at Medway High School. This session will provide information and resources to help parents and students prepare for the college application [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2557&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Schedule for Jobs Creation Commission Regional Hearings Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Karen Spilka Representative Joseph Wagner, co-chairs of the Jobs Creation Commission, invite the public to attend upcoming hearings as part of the Commission&#8217;s Regional Hearings Tour: Jobs Creation Commission Regional Hearings Tour 2011-2012 Holyoke Hearing Thursday, October 13, 2011 Holyoke Transportation Center 206 Maple Street, Holyoke 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Worcester Hearing Friday, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2545&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Legislative Accomplishments</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senator Karen Spilka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleagues and I have accomplished a great deal during the first year of this two-year legislative session, including: Fiscally Responsible Budgeting Disciplined budgeting, improved tax collections, and statutory changes – all actions of the Legislature – allowed us to increase the Stabilization Fund to approximately $1.45 billion as of the end of October. These [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2538&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature Cracks Down on Human Trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the legislature approved a bill aimed at cracking down on human trafficking in Massachusetts with strong criminal penalties for forced labor and sexual servitude, Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced. The bill also establishes important protections for victims of human trafficking. “As one of the first and ardent supporters of this legislation, I am proud [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2531&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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