Category: News

Rep. Stanley cosponsored H.1948/S.1332, legislation relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety. He joined Rep. Kahn and Sen. Rausch to testify in support of the bill at the Joint Committee on Public Health hearing on 5/28. The bill would require all midwives practicing in out-of-hospital settings to be licensed and carry the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential, which is earned […]

In a letter to the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Rep. Stanley urged favorable action on H.771/S.462, legislation reducing plastic bag pollution. Rep. Stanley is a co-sponsor of this legislation and fully endorses all the environmental benefits a ban on plastic bags would bring to MA. Currently, the U.S. uses 100 billion plastic shopping bags a year […]

Rep. Stanley voted to protect Waltham’s farmland and support the Waltham Fields Community Farm and the Waltham Field Station Community by voting to authorize Mayor McCarthy to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with UMass and advance current negotiations. At the April 8th City Council meeting, Rep. Stanley spoke in favor of his intentions to protect Waltham’s farmland and voted […]

The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and its members will recognize Rep. Stanley with the Community Health Center Leader Award during its annual State House Day, scheduled for May 2, 2019. The Leader Award is given to members of the Massachusetts General Court who have advocated on behalf of community health center funding and services, and/or provided support for […]

Rep. Stanley and Meg Ramsey, chair of the Lincoln Cultural Council (LCC), announced the award of 10 grants totaling $4,700, for cultural programs in Lincoln, Acton, Concord, and Sudbury. Recipients include Gregory Maichack (Sail Away on the Craft of Pastel Painting); naturalist John Root (Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Beneficials); Concord Women’s Chorus (Searching Love concert); Lincoln Council on Aging […]

The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and Rep. Stanley, Rep. Kevin Honan and Senator Julian Cyr sponsored a Community Health Center (CHC) briefing for new members at the State House. Rep. Stanley and Rep. Honan are chief sponsors of a bill to establish a community health center transformation fund. As the legislature considers health reform this session, supporting CHCs must […]

Click here to read the March 2019 issue of The Stanley Report.

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