State Representative Christine Canavan
State Representative Christine Canavan
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Issues

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Ensuring equitable access to health-care and rehabilitation coverage
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...
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Fighting the Power Plant
    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...
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Improving patient safety and working conditions for health-care providers
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 ...

Keeping our streets safe from illegal firearms
Strengthening penalties for stealing from firearms shops – Recently within the 10th...
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Standing up for seniors
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...
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Working to revitalize the ‘City of Champions’ and partnering with local communities
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...
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