Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Massachusetts chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys honor state Sen. Harriette Chandler.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Submitted by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys At its annual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Massachusetts chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) honored several individuals for their advocacy of elder services and their commitment to raising awareness of legal issues affecting seniors. Massachusetts state Senator Harriette L. Chandler was presented with the Legislator of the Year award for her efforts driving passage of recent legislation strengthening protection for consumers of long-term care insurance and clarifying the exemption from MassHealth estate recovery claims available to purchasers of long-term care insurance. “The Long Term Care Insurance Bill has been a …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Sen. Harriette Chandler is "pleased to have been a part of such a dynamic legislative session in which a model piece of legislation was passed."
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Information submitted by the office of Sen. Harriette Chandler Sen. Harriette L. Chandler, D-Worcester, announced today that the Senate on Tuesday completed a framework of nation-leading health care reforms, sending to the governor a comprehensive, landmark cost-control bill estimated to save the Commonwealth $200 billion over the next 15 years while improving the quality of care, increasing patient access, and strengthening the transparency and accountability of the state’s entire health care system. The bill comes at a crucial time as health spending is projected to double from 2009 to 2020, outpacing both inflation and growth in the overall economy, while Massachusetts residents and businesses continue to struggle with increasing …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
State representatives visited the Board of Selectmen to discuss the town's annual priority list. Money for special education and roads tops this year's list.
To avoid having important issues get bogged down in a sea of requests, Northborough has taken to—for the past four years or so—creating a "legislative list of priorities." During the budgeting season each year, the Board of Selectmen and administration fine tunes a list of what they deem the most important for the town in order. They compile a detailed letter, mail it off to the town's representatives and senators, and organize a sit-down, which happened at the board meeting on Monday night. Sens. Jamie Eldridge and Harriette Chandler joined soon-to-be Northborough's state Rep. Steven Levy and Chief of Staff Susan Templeton, who sat in for Harold Naughton (presently serving in Afghanistan). This year, as with previous years, restoring the …
