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State Rep.
Thomas M. Stanley
State House, Room 167
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 722-2230
Thomas.Stanley@mahouse.gov
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Rep. Stanley at the 5th meeting of a 23 member commission charged with examining differences in prices charged by health care providers. The Commission is discussing market forces and plan design at this meeting.
Rep. Stanley visited AstraZeneca's Waltham campus with Speaker DeLeo and Rep. Lawn to see the ground-breaking cancer research being done at their Gatehouse Park BioHub.
Rep. Stanley attended a
Green Economy Caucus Meeting focused on the Commonwealth's renewable portfolio standard.
Rep. Stanley attended the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Public Oversight Hearing on the Commonwealth's capital needs and overall level of capital investment.
Rep. Stanley filed legislation and spoke at the renaming of the Winter Street Bridge in Waltham. The bridge is now called the Arthur H. Nelson Memorial Bridge.
Rep. Stanley attended the City Council meeting on the new high school site selection.
John Gardiner receives
a Life Time Achievement Award from MADCA
Rep. Stanley with Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Lincoln officials at the
signing of the town's Community Compact.
Rep. Stanley, Rep. Kaufman and
NCSL staff Dick Cauchi
with
US Rep. Bill Keating
at the US Capitol.
Rep. Stanley with
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Mass. Rep. Alice Peisch, Rep. Jay Kaufman, Rep. Angelo Puppolo, NCSL staff Dick Cauchi and Margaret Wile in Washington, DC.
Rep. Stanley at the
opioids discussion with Surgeon General in Washington, DC.
Rep. Stanley attended the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Capitol Forum in Washington, DC. The Forum brings state legislators from around the country together to discuss critical state-federal policy issues, lobby Capitol Hill, and provide the opportunity to network and share ideas.
Rep. Stanley at the NCSL Forum.
Washington, DC
White House
US Capitol
US Capitol
Ford Theatre in DC
Holiday Tree
Washington, DC
US Capitol Christmas Tree
America
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New Waltham High School could cost $283.5 million
Rep. Stanley attended the Waltham City Council meeting on December 12th on the new high school site selection. The cost to build a new high school at the existing site could total $283.5 million. Waltham is eligible for a $112 million Mass School Building Authority (MSBA) grant; the rest would be financed by taxpayers through a bond issue. Members of the Waltham School Building Committee recently voted in favor of constructing a new high school at the current high school site. The current high school was built in 1968 and is outdated.
Longtime Stanley Staffer receives a Life Time Achievement Award from MADCA
John Gardiner, a longtime staffer in Rep. Stanley's State House office, received a Life Time Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care (MADCA) at their 2016 Annual Conference. MADCA is the trade association for private community-based early education programs and before/after school providers in Massachusetts. Founded in 1972, MADCA represents the public policy and advocacy interests of over 600 early education centers, school age providers and 43 Family Child Care Systems. MADCA has been a leading voice for quality early education and care, promoting program stability, a livable wage for early educators, NAEYC accreditation and hosting conferences throughout the state geared towards professional development of early educators. MADCA is a leading group of a collaborative effort seeking a state investment of $100 Million to address the need to invest in the early education workforce, quality and access to care.
Rep. Stanley Attends NCSL 2016 Capitol Forum in DC
Rep. Stanley attended the national Conference of State Legislatures' (NCSL) Capitol Forum in early December. The Capitol Forum brings state legislators from around the country together to discuss critical state-federal policy issues, lobby Capitol Hill, and provides the opportunity to network and share ideas. Since 1975, NCSL has been the champion of state legislatures, helping states remain strong and independent by giving them the tools, information and resources to craft the best solutions to difficult problems. NCSL fights against unwarranted actions in Congress and conducts workshops to sharpen the skills of lawmakers and legislative staff in every state.
Governor Baker Unveils Workers' Compensation Pilot for Opioid-Related Cases
Governor Baker joined Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Ronald L. Walker, II and Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders to announce a new voluntary program to assist injured workers who have settled workers' compensation claims get treatment for pain management, aimed at limiting the use of opioids or other narcotics. The program seeks to resolve court cases more swiftly by assigning a care coordinator to mediate treatment options between an injured worker and the insurance company paying for medical care.
Workers compensation cases are handled by judges in the Department of Industrial Accidents, an agency within the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Massachusetts is one of the first states to implement this type of program for workers' compensation cases involving long-term opioid use. Ohio launched a similar program in October, and in January, 2017, New York will begin allowing parties to request an expedited hearing before a judge for cases involving over-use of medication.
The pilot program is designed for individuals with settled workers' compensation cases, who are still being treated with opioids, but the insurance company seeks to stop payment for continued-use of opioids. These types of cases can take up to a year to settle while an individual is continually prescribed opioids. The program will be voluntary for both the injured worker and the insurance company. There will be no additional costs to the state to implement the new process, which fast-tracks court proceedings to mediation and assigns a care coordinator. In developing the program, the Department of Industrial Accidents sought input from insurers, injured workers, physicians, and substance-use specialists.
Governor Baker Nominates Two to Massachusetts Superior Court
Governor Baker nominated Bill Barrett, an attorney from Concord and Andover attorney Salim Tabit to serve as Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. The Superior Court is comprised of 82 justices in 20 courthouses across all 14 counties and is a statewide court of general jurisdictions that handles a broad variety of civil litigation in matters of contract, injury, civil rights, and others with amounts in controversy exceeding $25,000. In addition, the Court oversees criminal matters including homicide, sex offenses, robbery, and financial fraud. Approximately 65% of the cases are civil lawsuits and the remaining 35% are criminal proceedings.
C. William Barrett is a partner at Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone law firm where he is a trial attorney with a focus on complex civil litigation in the areas of tort law and contract disputes as well as criminal defense. He became an Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office in 1988 where he prosecuted criminal cases in the District Court. He graduated from Brown University in 1983 with a B.A. and from Boston University Law School in 1988. Attorney Barrett has important public service experience, having served on various town committees, including Chairman of the Concord Zoning Board of Appeals. He is a recent past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Board of Trial Attorneys, where he helped organize educational programs, as well as award ceremonies highlighting the contributions of the Commonwealth's judges and attorneys.
Salim R. Tabit is a Founding Partner at Broadhurst Tabit LLP, a general practice law firm specializing in civil litigation, real estate conveyance work, small business representation, immigration and criminal defense work. Tabit began his legal career in 1995 as an Assistant District Attorney in Essex County and was later assigned to the Lawrence District Court where he would serve as Head of the Juvenile Justice Unit. In 1998, he opened his own firm, handling criminal and civil litigations focusing primarily on matters of immigration and family reunification. In 1999, he became an associate at Broadhurst, Lakin & Lakin, where he handled a wide variety of legal matters and often provides pro bono work in poor and underrepresented communities. He graduated from Carleton College with a B.A. in Political Science in 1991 and from Boston College Law School in 1994.
Baker Administration Announces New UMass Trustees and UMBA Appointments
Governor Baker named Mary L. Burns, Imari K. Paris Jeffries, Michael O'Brien, Elizabeth D. Scheibel, and Charles F. Wu to the Board of Trustees for the University of Massachusetts (UMass), and reappointed Robert J. Manning to the Board. Manning, who previously chaired the Board from 2008-2010, will also assume the chairmanship of the board that oversees the UMass system effective Monday, December 12, 2016.
Governor Baker also announced several other appointments, including longtime UMass Trustee Victor Woolridge as well as new Board member Michael O'Brien to seats on the UMass Building Authority (UMBA), serving as representatives of the UMass Board. Governor Baker supports Woolridge, a commercial real estate professional, for chairman of the Building Authority, which oversees the planning, financing and construction of university facilities. The Governor also supports Philip Johnston for vice chair. In a separate announcement, the UMass Foundation announced that Johnston will join its Board of Directors at the end of the year, where he is also expected to be named vice chair.
Governor Baker Establishes Massachusetts Digital Healthcare Council
The Baker Administration announced the creation of a Digital Healthcare Council, a comprehensive public-private partnership that will advise the administration on the future of the Commonwealth's digital healthcare industry. The council stems from the momentum of the Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative, launched in January 2016. The council convenes leaders across the digital healthcare industry, including technology, healthcare delivery, insurance, medical devices, the life sciences, academia, and government, to advise on ways new digital technologies can improve healthcare in the Commonwealth, grow jobs, and reduce healthcare costs. The Council will be co-chaired by Katie Stebbins, Assistant Secretary of Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, and Dr. Jeffrey Leiden, Chairman, President and CEO of Boston-based Vertex.
Administration Launches Expanded STEM Internship Program for High School Students at Companies around the State
The Baker Administration launched an expanded initiative to connect high school students to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) internships across the Commonwealth. The announcement came during a MA STEM@Work event at Vertex headquarters in Boston, a company that's developed a model high school internship program. One of the greatest challenges facing Massachusetts' rapidly growing innovation economy is the gap between available jobs in STEM fields and qualified workers to perform them.
The Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council, which is co-chaired by U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D. Chairman, President and CEO of Vertex, recently identified four priority areas to advance STEM education in the Commonwealth. They include developing more early college career pathways, broadening access to high quality computer science and engineering education, strengthening regional STEM networks and expanding work-based learning opportunities in STEM fields. This can be achieved by building a stronger network of employers offering career exploration and career immersion experiences to high school students, including job shadowing and paid internships.
The Council is working with Massachusetts' School to Career Connecting Activities system to identify and develop STEM internship opportunities. The goal is to place more high school students in STEM internships by Spring and Summer 2017. More than 10,000 students worked with Commonwealth businesses last year, learning new skills and achieving greater career awareness and preparation. Several hundred of these placements were STEM-related, and the Council is looking to increase internship opportunities in these fields.
AG Healey Announces New Hotline to Report Incidents of Bias-Motivated Threats, Harassment and Violence
Following reports of harassment and intimidation of racial, ethnic and religious minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals and immigrants since Election Day, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office has established a new hotline for Massachusetts residents to report such incidents.
The hotline will be managed by attorneys and staff in the AG's Office. While not every incident will be appropriate for legal action, the AG's Office will be tracking reports and appropriate matters may be referred to local law enforcement or the Attorney General's Criminal Bureau.
Any Massachusetts resident who has witnessed or experienced bias-motivated threats, harassment or violence may call the Attorney General's Hotline at 1-800-994-3228 or fill out a civil rights complaint form
here.
Potential hate crimes - including bias-motivated assault, battery, and property damage - should also be reported to the local police in the first instance. Residents who fear for their immediate safety should call 911.
For more information, visit the Attorney General's Office website.
AG Healey Announces Program to Provide Legal Assistance to Veterans
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a new grant program focused on providing legal assistance to veterans transitioning back into civilian life. The Legal Assistance for Our Veterans Grant program will provide assistance to veterans seeking health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, housing and education assistance, discharge status upgrades, general legal representation and veteran-specific employment.
The grant program will utilize $355,000 from a judgment the AG's Consumer Protection Division secured against Verizon and Sprint. The AG's Office will give special consideration to applicants who can demonstrate that the grant will be used to serve underrepresented veteran populations including women, minorities and LGBTQ veterans.
The Legal Assistance for Our Veterans Grant is open to existing legal aid groups or nonprofit organizations with experience working with veterans, and with a focus on increasing access to services for veterans. This is a two-year grant program that will start on Feb. 1, 2017 and will end on Jan. 21, 2019. Interested applicants can visit the AG's website, www.mass.gov/ago/grants for more information and for application instructions. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
Citizens Bank invites nonprofits to apply for financial literacy funding
As part of its ongoing commitment to give people the confidence and tools they need to budget, save, invest and be fiscally healthy, Citizens Bank is now accepting applications from nonprofits for crucial financial literacy services that help consumers manage their money better.
From Dec. 12, 2016 through Jan. 20, 2017, organizations throughout the bank's 11-state footprint - New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio and Michigan - are invited to submit an application for funding as part of the bank's Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money financial literacy initiative. Eligible financial literacy activities include: basics of banking and asset building budgeting, homeownership counseling, foreclosure prevention, credit management and repair programs and financial management for small businesses.
In 2016, Citizens awarded 77 nonprofit organizations more than $1.35 million in contributions through Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money. The program also leveraged the financial expertise of Citizens' bankers, included volunteer outreach by Citizens colleagues and a social media public service campaign that shared financial tips on Facebook and Twitter.
To be considered for funding, eligible nonprofits in the communities served by Citizens Bank should submit an online application by Jan. 20, 2017. Recipients will be announced in March 2017. For more information on nonprofit programs and services that may qualify for funding, or how to submit an application, please click here.
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Waltham Symphony Orchestra Concerts
For information on concerts and events at the WSO, click here.
Waltham Public Library Offers Events
The Waltham Public Library offers many events for residents of all ages. To view a calendar of events, click here.
Meals on Wheels program
Through Springwell, the Meals on Wheels (MOW) program delivers lunch to homebound seniors who are unable to provide their own meals, and who meet certain guidelines. Special dietary considerations are available for those with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. This daily check in by a volunteer driver may be the only social contact an elder has and helps reduce the isolation often experienced by disabled seniors. Drivers are trained to identify and report observations or emergencies that might indicate a medical problem or the need for more intervention. Learn more.
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State Representative: 2001 - Present
City Council: 1998 - 2004, 2006 - 2015
Council President: 2003
State Committees:
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Education: Suffolk University (MPA), Bentley University (BS - Management), Mass Bay Community College (AS - Business Administration)
Board Member: Waltham Drug Task Force, Waltham Partnership for Youth, Waltham Family School Advisory Board, Waltham Safe and Healthy Schools YRBS Steering Committee, Waltham Community Day Center (Honorary), Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Advisory Board, Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative, Waltham Community, Enough Abuse Campaign
Awards:
Work, Community, Independence - Human Service Advocate of the Year, 2008 COFAR - award recipient for support of people with mental disabilities, 2003 MassBay Community College Distinguished Alumni Award WATCH CDC - Housing Advocate Award, 2007 Minuteman Senior Services - Certificate of Appreciation, 2006 Boston Bar Assoc., Greater Boston Legal Services and MetroWest Legal Services - Pillar of Justice Award, 2003 Shining Star Award, Edinburg Center
Personal:
Married to the former Kimberly A. Bayliss
Children: Ryan, age 22, Parker, age 13
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