Continues Efforts to Provide Relief to Small Business and Encourage Job Creation… [more]
(BOSTON) – Continuing a commitment to provide economic relief for small businesses and grow and create jobs, Senator Clark announced Senate passage of legislation today that will freeze the Unemployment Insurance rate. Without the freeze, the rate would increase by over $228 per employee, with the average employer seeing a per-employee payment jump from $644 to $872.
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Senator Katherine Clark Votes to Freeze Unemployment Insurance Rate
Katherine Clark Attends Senior Center Events in Stoneham and Lynnfield
(Stoneham and Lynnfield, MA) State Representative Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) recently attended senior events at the Stoneham Council on Aging and Lynnfield Council on Aging. While at these events, Representative Clark met with many senior residents to discuss the issues that are important to them.… [more]
“As an advocate for senior issues in the legislature, my visits to the Councils on Aging have helped me better understand the issues that are important to the senior community and become a stronger voice for them on Beacon Hill,” said Representative Clark.
Autism Insurance Coverage
Editorial by Katherine Clark. … [more]
Autism affects 1 in 110 children or 1.5 million Americans nationwide. As of 2008, there were 8,700 children aged 3 to 21 affected by autism in Massachusetts. Those numbers are on the rise, and it is estimated that by 2011 nearly 700 more children in Massachusetts will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Governor Signs Clark-Sponsored Organ Donation Bill into Law
On July 29th, Governor Deval Patrick signed An Act Establishing an Organ and Tissue Donor Registration Fund into law. Laura’s Law honors the life of Laura Linehan, a Melrose resident who lost her lifelong battle with liver disease after waiting for a lifesaving liver transplant. Katherine was the lead sponsor of this bill in the House of Representatives and is pleased to see it signed into law:
“The creation of an organ donor registration fund will literally be life-saving for people on the organ transplant wait list,” said Rep.… [more]
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