Funds will construct affordable housing units, community infrastructure improvements in Bellingham, Milford, Southbridge and Webster

July 8, 2010 ... Four towns in the Worcester & Norfolk District, represented by Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, have been awarded a total of $3,574,877 in Community Development Block Grants (CDGB) from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Block Grants, which are annually awarded by the Governor, fund infrastructure improvement projects, boost social services and increase housing and business development opportunities. The communities awarded in Sen. Moore’s district are Bellingham, Milford, Southbridge and Webster.

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Delahunt of Massachusetts is lead sponsor in U.S. House

July 7, 2010 ... Continuing his push for Congress to approve the “Main Street Fairness Act,” a bill that would generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the Commonwealth from revenues that escape existing loopholes, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently wrote to members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, urging for swift passage of the legislation.

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Veteran legislator cites cuts to measures that save money and lives

July 2, 2010 ... The state budget for the new fiscal year signed by Governor Deval Patrick on June 30 is a setback to the state’s ongoing efforts to contain rising health care costs, said the Senate’s top health policy legislator. Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, was critical of the Governor’s choice of budget reductions and vetoes, and equally critical of U.S. Senator Scott Brown, R-MA, for failing to support supplemental Medicaid funding that could have reduced the need for such drastic budget cuts.

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