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Commentary from
Senator Moore
 Let's focus on jobs and economic growth
By Senator Richard T. Moore
Small businesses have long been regarded as the job engine of the U.S. economy. In fact, according to the Department of Commerce, small businesses have an outsized impact on the job market relative to their size in the overall economy: small businesses account for about 40% of gross national product, but have created more than 60% of total net new jobs in the past decade. Results of a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business are, therefore, discouraging since the survey indicates that small businesses continue to be very cautious about expanding payrolls.
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February 8, 2010
Senate passes Optometric Care legislation, increases access and reduces costs
Sen. Moore’s bill heads to the House of Representatives
Boston, MA
... The Senate recently passed legislation that brings Massachusetts one step further in joining the other 49 states in increasing access and reducing costs for eye care and glaucoma treatment. Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, who is Senate Chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, has offered the legislation that allows optometrists to prescribe medications and treat glaucoma. Currently, optometrists are only allowed to co-manage treatment, and patients must visit an ophthalmologist to actually receive prescriptions and direct treatment.
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February 8, 2010
Sen. Moore listens to constituents
Hears from Webster voters
Webster, MA ... Kicking off his annual “District Days” in Webster on February 5, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, learned about a wide variety of concerns from Webster residents. The Senator, accompanied by his Constituent Services Director Timothy Greene, made a number of stops during the day – the first of several “listening” events in the towns that he represents on Beacon Hill.
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February 4, 2010
Sen. Moore announces $177, 793 in funding for local
Councils on Aging
Boston, MA
... Councils on Aging (COA) throughout the Worcester & Norfolk District will soon be receiving significant state funds from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge.
The district will be receiving $177,793 in total funding, as part of the
Department's Councils on Aging Formula Grants program.
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February 2, 2010
Local communities receive $67,440 in funding from Massachusetts Cultural Council
Boston, MA ... Local cultural councils have been awarded a total of $67,440 in funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently announced. The funding will be used to support cultural programs within communities in the Worcester & Norfolk district that Sen. Moore represents. Each council receives an appropriation from MCC, based on the state of local aid formula, and uses it to award grants based on individual community needs.
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