Pam in the News:

Senate Passes Mercury Bill

[April 7, 2006 Harvard Post]

The Massachusetts Senate has voted unanimously to pass legislation to stop mercury pollution from products such as thermostats, automobiles, fluorescent lights, and electrical switches. S-2464, "An Act Relative to Mercury Management," will phase out the use of certain mercury-containing products that have safer alternatives and will require manufacturers to set up collection programs to keep discarded products out of the waste stream.

http://www2.townonline.com/harvard/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=467923

Parents Plead for School Aid

[April 6, 2006 Littleton Independent]

Sen. Pam Resor and Rep. Geoff Hall said there were at least four proposals on the table to change the formula for Chapter 70 state aid: the governor's proposal, which considers the proportion of school-age children in a community; the League of Women Voters' proposal, a simplified, straightforward formula, which Resor said would be a "great change" and provide more funding to communities around the Interstate-495 belt; the Mass. Teachers Association proposal that would significantly increase the foundation budget; and the Acton initiative, that sets a minimum floor of $1,500 state aid per pupil.

http://www2.townonline.com/littleton/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=464978

Doctors, Politicians Partner for Skin Screening

[March 30, 2006 Concord Journal]

Dermatologists conducted free skin cancer screenings recently at the State House in Boston. One hundred legislators and staff, many of whom had never been examined before by a dermatologist or used a face screening machine, attended the screening. The free event was hosted by state Sen. Pam Resor, D-Acton, and Sen. James E. Timility, D-Walpole, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation and Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology.

http://www2.townonline.com/concord/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=461000

Women’s Bar Association Honors Resor

[March 24, 2006 Westborough News]

Senator Pamela Resor, who represents the Middlesex & Worcester District, was awarded the Women's Bar Association's "Legislator of the Year Award" for her consistent service on behalf of women and women's issues.

http://www2.townonline.com/westborough/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=457225

Northeast US Clean Air Pact gets Renewed Push

[March 22, 2006 Reuters.co.uk]

A pact signed by seven Northeastern U.S. states to regionally control greenhouse gases is getting a renewed push in Massachusetts by Pamela Resor, a Democratic state Senator and chair of a Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. Resor has filed legislation that would include Massachusetts in the pact regardless of Governor Romney’s refusal. 

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx