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		<title>SENATOR SPILKA VOTES FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSITIONAL PLANNING FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON – Massachusetts students with special needs will be better prepared to get a job, go to college and live on their own under legislation passed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday that aims to improve transition planning and services required by federal law, Senator Karen Spilka announced. “As one of the first and most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2595&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka Announces Natick and Ashland Evening Office Hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, February 13th, join Senator Karen Spilka and Puja Mehta, Senator Spilka&#8217;s District and Constituent Services Director, during the Senator&#8217;s evening office hours in Natick and Ashland. They will update constituents on the latest news and events and answer any questions you may have. Natick Office Hours Morse Institute Library 14 East Central Street, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2591&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka Takes Vote on Legislation to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[BOSTON] – With the abuse of prescription pain killers having reached epidemic levels in Massachusetts, the Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation for strict oversight of the drugs, Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced. The bill will reduce the excess supply of pills and require physician registration in the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program to prevent patients [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2588&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka Announces Holliston &amp; Franklin Office Hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, February 6th, join Senator Spilka and Puja Mehta, Senator Spilka’s District and Constituent Services Director, for coffee and conversation. They will update constituents on the latest news and events, and answer any questions you may have. Holliston Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Coffee Haven 76 Railroad Street #3 Holliston, MA 01746 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2584&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Spilka and Colleagues to Go Red for Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the sixth year, legislators will come together to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign on Wednesday, February 1st at the Massachusetts State House. Go Red For Women works to raise awareness among women about heart disease, which kills one woman a minute. More women die of heart disease than all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenspilka.com&amp;blog=1022509&amp;post=2582&amp;subd=karenspilka&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senate President Appoints Senator Spilka to Leadership Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
		<link>http://karenspilka.com/2012/01/19/senator-spilka-announces-great-advances-to-reduce-costs-help-residents-save-and-propel-economic-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senator Karen Spilka</dc:creator>
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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>
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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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