Eliminating the need of medical re-authorization for those with life-long metabolic disorders – Current laws require that those with lifelong metabolic disorders – like Representative Canavan’s grands...
Over the past three years, Christine has partnered with state and local leaders, her constituents and residents from across the region to engage in a truly grassroots effort to continue fighting the proposed, fossil-fueled...
Establishing a Patient Care Commission – This newly-filed proposal of Representative Canavan would establish a special, temporary Patient Care Commission within the Commonwealth. The Commission would be tasked with conducting a ...
Increasing the personal needs allowance (PNA) – Currently, nursing home residents are allowed to keep $72.80 per month out of their income to pay for personal needs (i.e. telephone, cable, hairdresser, clothes, grandkids’ b...
Expanding the historic rehabilitation tax credit within Gateway Cities – At an October 2008 meeting of the legislature’s Gateway Cities Caucus held in Brockton and hosted by Representative Canavan and her colleagues in t...
I was very pleased to learn yesterday afternoon of the Energy Facilities Siting Board's (EFSB) decision to reject Advanced Power's revised plans to use city drinking water to operate the proposed power plant.
The Brockton Delegation, alon...
Inside this issue:
A special 'thank you'
West Bridgewater resident honored
Another year, another successful Spaghetti Supper
FY12 House Budget Update
Congratulations to the Men's Massasoit Basketba...
Today, I was very proud to announce that the Brockton, Easton and West Bridgewater Fire Departments have been awarded grant funding totaling $21,745 from the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E) Program through the Massachusetts Executive Office ...
BROCKTON — Fourteen area residents who are natives of five countries graduated Friday morning from the “English for Employment” program taught by the city’s Adult Learning Center and CareerWorks, the Massachusetts one-stop career center for gre...
BROCKTON — Democratic Rep. Christine Canavan defeated GOP challenger John Cruz to keep her seat as the state representative for the 10th Plymouth District in Brockton, Easton and West Bridgewater.
Canavan, 60, of Brockton, has held the seat for 18 ye...