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Senator
Richard T. Moore
State House, Room 111
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
617.722.1420
Fax: 617.722.1944
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Sen. Moore welcomes the Tsetsos Family of Oxford to the State House
 July
31, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently welcomed the Tsetsos Family of Oxford to the State House. Zachary Tsetsos, a senior at Oxford High School, is doing and internship in Sen. Moore’s office this summer. Zachary is learning about the day to day operations of the state legislature, participating in legislative intern seminars, and working on an intense public health project for the senator.
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Moore
sends
letter
to
Senate
President,
House
Speaker
seeking
reimbursement
to
Town
of
Uxbridge
for
property
taxes
lost
due
to
the
Bernat
Mill
fire
on
July
21st
July
30,
2007...Today,
Sen.
Richard
T.
Moore
sent
a
letter
to
Senate
President
Therese
Murray
and
House
Speaker
Salvatore
F.
DiMasi
seeking
$35,000
in
funding
to
offset
the
loss
property
taxes
generated
by
the
Bernat
Mill
complex.
The
mill
was
destroyed
by
fire
on
July
21st,
displacing
more
the
60
business
and
their
employees.
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Local business participates in “Made in Massachusetts Day” at the State House
 July
27,
2007... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Reps. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster, and Jennifer M. Callahan, D-Sutton, welcomed Gary and Judi Vaillancourt to the State House for the 3rd Annual Made in Massachusetts Day.
The Vaillancourts are the owners of Vaillancourt Folk Art (VFA) in Sutton. It is one of the last remaining Christmas ornament and collectibles makers in the country. Unlike most Christmas collectibles, which are manufactured overseas, Vaillancourt chalkware figures are still made by hand at the VFA studio at Manchaug Mills in Sutton. Visitors can tour behind-the-scenes as artists hand-paint more than 300 different versions of Santa Claus and Father Christmas figures.
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Statement
from
Department
of
Revenue
on
taxpayers
affected
by
Bernat
Mill
Complex
Fire
July
27,
2007...In
response
to
Sen.
Richard
T.
Moore's,
D-Uxbridge,
request
for
a
resolve
for
the
taxpayers
affected
by
the
Bernat
Mill
Complex
Fire
on
July
21,
2007,
Henry
Dormitzer,
Commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Revenue
issued
a
statement
today.
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Op-Ed:
Special Development Districts – A
sound
tool to
address Massachusetts’s
infrastructure
needs
by Sen. Richard T. Moore
July 26, 2007...Our State and municipal budgets are under tremendous financial strain. As the recently released Transportation Finance Commission report demonstrates, Massachusetts has a back log of between $15 billion and $20 billion in transportation infrastructure improvements. This is not to mention the needs of aging water and sewer systems across the state, and other crucial municipal expenses like schools and employee health care. With these financial realties and our anemic revenue picture, it is clear that Massachusetts needs to think creatively about funding options for infrastructure improvements, particularly when it is these improvements that are going to allow our cities and towns to grow their tax bases.
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Governor Patrick signs key parts of
Municipal
Partnership Act into law
Administration’s Plan to Relieve Property Tax Moves Forward
 July 25,
2007...Joined by legislative leaders and local officials, Governor Deval Patrick today signed into law two key pieces of his proposed Municipal Partnership Act that will provide communities with the tools to help relieve the pressure on property taxes by allowing them to join the state health insurance plan and by merging underperforming local pension funds with the state’s high-performing system.
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Governor Patrick files bill to help business owners affected by mill fire
Lt. Governor Tim Murray to lead coordinated state recovery effort
July 25, 2007 – Two days after visiting with victims of the Uxbridge Bernat Mill fire, Governor Deval Patrick today filed legislation to provide tax relief to the dozens of citizens and business owners impacted by last Saturday’s fire.
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Moore
thanks
responders,
community
in
letter
to
editor
on
the
Bernat
Mill
Fire
in
Uxbridge
July
24,
2007...Sen.
Richard
T.
Moore,
D-Uxbridge,
today
send
the
following
letter
to
the
editor.
To the Editor:
The disastrous Bernat Mill fire on July 21st has impacted not only those displaced by this tragic event, but the entire Uxbridge community. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who were harmed by this terrible conflagration, and we hope that they will summon the strength and energy to rebuild their lives and businesses.
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Senator
Moore
welcomes
Cole
Osburn
of
Mendon
to
the
State
House
 July
24,
2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore,
D-Uxbridge, recently welcomed Cole Osburn of Mendon to the State House. Cole, a senior at Clark University studying sociology, met with the senator to discuss internship opportunities in state government. Knowing his focus was law enforcement, Senator Moore introduced Cole to District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. who offered Cole an internship. Cole is now working as an intern in the District Attorney’s office in Worcester.
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Moore requests Department of Revenue clarify
tax filing procedures for businesses affected by the Bernat Mill Fire on
July 21st
July 24, 2007...Today, Senator Moore sent
a letter to Department of Revenue Commissioner Henry Dormitzer to seek
clarification regarding the continued filing of tax receipts by for
businesses affected by the Bernat Mill Fire on July 21stas they normally would and reflect the appropriate amount, even if there have been no collections or withholdings.
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Senator Moore’s website provides assistance to victims of Uxbridge mill fire
July
23,
2007...
In keeping residents, business owners, and employees who were affected by the Bernat Mill fire updated with disaster assistance and current information,
Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, has created a special section on his website at
www.senatormoore.com/uxbridge
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Editorial
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Shine a light on medical mistakes
by MetroWest Daily News Editorial Staff
July 22, 2007..."First, do no harm," often attributed to Hippocrates, is a goal modern medical professionals surely embrace. But harm comes to patients in hospitals every day, and often it is avoidable harm. Infections are spread from patient to patient. Poor communication of patient needs between medical staff can result in bad drug interactions - or much worse.
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MEMA:
State
agencies
offer
disaster
assistance
to
mill
fire
victims
Patrick/Murray
Administration
to
also
seek
Federal
aid
July
22,
2007...Members
of
the
Massachusetts
Emergency
Management
Agency
(MEMA)
Disaster
Recovery
Staff
and
representatives
of
various
other
state
agencies
including
the
Executive
Office
of
Labor
Workforce
Development,
Executive
Office
of
Health
&
Human
Services,
Department
of
Transitional
Assistance,
Department
of
Mental
Health,
Division
of
Career
Services,
Division
of
Unemployment
Assistance,
Division
of
Insurance,
and
Office
of
Small
Business
&
Entrepreneurship
will
be
offering
disaster
assistance
and
information
for
the
more
than
300
employees
of
the
65
businesses
severely
impacted
by
the
July
21st
General
Alarm
Fire
at
Bernat
Mill
complex
on
Depot
Road
in
Uxbridge.
The
Disaster
Assistance
Center
will
be
available
at
the
Uxbridge
Town
Hall,
21
South
Main
Street,
Uxbridge,
MA
beginning
Monday,
July
23rd
from
9:00AM
until
6:00PM
for
an
undetermined
period.
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Special
Section:
Bernat
Mill
Complex
Fire
Recovery
Center
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Changes seen to state health insurance
law
By Alice
Dembner
Boston Globe
July 19, 2007...The state Legislature will probably make a round of changes in the one-year-old law mandating near universal health insurance, but not before late fall, according to Senator Richard T. Moore, co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
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Business
responsibility
under
health
law
debated
during
hearing
By Priscilla Yeon
State
House
News
Service
July 18,
2007...Several consumer advocates today spoke in favor of legislation that would increase the financial responsibility of employers under the health care reform law.
Activists want to raise the minimum employer contribution from 33 percent to 50 percent of premium costs and employee-participation from 25 percent to at least 50 percent in employer-sponsored insurance. Businesses face financial penalties for not meeting those thresholds.
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FY
2008
Budget
available
online
The
FY
2008 Budget is now available and includes all veto action taken by the Governor.
Chapter
61
of
the
Acts
of
2007
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Senate passes bill to increase consumer protection against identity theft
July
17, 12007...Today, the Senate passed legislation that provides Massachusetts consumers with greater protections from identity theft. The bill increases requirements on companies and agencies to report security breaches and protect personal information. It also puts tools at consumers’ disposal to protect their credit information.
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Health
Care Financing
Committee public
hearing on July 18th
July
17, 2007...The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will meet for a public hearing on Wednesday, July 18th, at
1 pm in Hearing Room
B-1 at the State
House.
View
the hearing notice
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Bike trail meeting produces progress
By Danielle Ameden
Milford Daily News
July 16, 2007...Crucial land rights needed for Milford to push forward with its Upper Charles Trail Phase II plans are close to being obtained, officials said, following a meeting yesterday at the State House.
Facilitated by state Executive Office of Transportation's Thomas Cahir, the session addressed the tug-of-war over National Grid land rights for Bay State trail projects. The meeting, with "lot of legal talk," left attendee and Milford trail committee Chairman Reno DeLuzio feeling confident.
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Students
from Bellingham
start internship
with Sen. Moore
 July
16, 2007...Chris Wilcox and Alicia Bissonnette of Bellingham have started a summer internship at the State House with Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge.
Wilcox, a senior at Bellingham High School, and Bissonnette, a senior at Mount Saint Charles Academy, are working for the senator and his staff on a variety of legislative and local issue projects and learning about the day to day operations of the state legislature.
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A
shoulder to rely
upon hope with hospice
By Jack Dew
Berkshire Eagle
July 15, 2007...At 1 year old, Nicholas Adams can't quite keep up with his two older sisters, Felicity, 4, and Chloe, 2, but he finds ways to borrow some of their energy. While they jump on a small, triangular trampoline in their Pittsfield backyard, he leans on the edge, almost cackling with joy as their bounces carry him up and down.
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Blue Cross to scrap policy with low employer contribution
Firm: Patrick feared harm to state's plan
By Jeffrey
Krasner
Boston Globe
July 13, 2007...In an about-face, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it is scrapping a new policy that would have allowed owners of small businesses to contribute just one-third of the cost of their employees' health plan premiums.
Blue Cross said it made the change at the request of Governor Deval L. Patrick , who told the firm that such low premium contributions would hurt efforts to extend health insurance to all residents under the state's healthcare revamp law. Prior to the new policy, which took effect July 1, the insurer required a minimum 50 percent contribution to premiums from employers with 50 or fewer workers.
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Milford
receives $949,713 Community Development Grant
July 10, 2007... Milford has been awarded a $949,713 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) from the Department of Housing and Community Development for a housing and a downtown infrastructure project according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. John V. Fernandes, D-Milford. The grant is part of $30.2 million in federal Community Development block grants awarded to 59 communities across the Commonwealth.
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Moore, Fernandes keep promises, deliver results
to Milford and Hopedale
July 10, 2007...The citizens of Hopedale and Milford will benefit greatly from legislative priorities filed by Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge and Rep. John V. Fernandes D-Milford that were included in the $26.8 billion Fiscal Year 2008 budget plan.
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Southbridge receives $800,000 Community Development Grant
July
10, 2007...Southbridge has been awarded a $800,000 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) from the Department of Housing and Community Development for housing rehabilitation and a downtown infrastructure project according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton. The grant is part of $30.2 million in federal Community Development block grants awarded to 59 communities across the Commonwealth.
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Webster receives $800,000 Community Development Grant
July
10, 2007...Webster has been awarded a $800,000 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) from the Department of Housing and Community Development for a housing and commercial rehabilitation Project and a downtown infrastructure project according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge and Rep. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster. The grant is part of $30.2 million in federal Community Development block grants awarded to 59 communities across the Commonwealth.
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Editorial -
Going national
Candidates may learn from Massachusetts’ experience
by Telegram & Gazette Editorial Staff July
9, 2007...With a year and a half remaining before Election Day, the presidential campaign has tended to meander into such trivialities as car-top dog carriers and $1,200 haircuts. However, 13 years after the Clinton administration health care initiative collapsed under its own weight, coverage for uninsured Americans appears to be moving up on the agenda.
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Moore votes to boost local revenue through
investment in state pension system
July
9, 2007... The Senate recently approved legislation that would put underperforming local pension systems into the state’s pension fund to produce a greater return on investments. The proposal would allow the state to review the investment performance of local pension funds. Those funds would be rolled into the state system if their assets are less than 65 percent of their liability payments to retirees and also have an average10-year rate of return at least two percent less than the state’s current rate of 10.51 percent.
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Is the “Fair Share Contribution”
fair enough for
workers?
By Senator Richard T. Moore
as part of WBUR's
"Commonhealth"
blog
July
2, 2007...Under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act, employers with 11 or more full-time equivalent employees in Massachusetts must make a "fair and reasonable" contribution toward the cost of their full-time employees' health insurance. Employers that fail to do so, or which do not offer any employer-sponsored health insurance, will be required to pay an annual fee of up to $295 per full-time employee. The fee, known as the “Fair Share Contribution,” will be pro-rated for part-time and seasonal employees.
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Representative Alicea and Senator Moore:
Gov’s Supp Budget includes funds for Southbridge Armory purchase
July 2, 2007...Representative Geraldo Alicea,
D-Charlton, and Senator Richard T. Moore,
D-Uxbridge, said today that a supplemental budget filed by Governor Patrick last week includes $737,000 to reimburse the Town of Southbridge for the purchase of the Southbridge Armory. The Armory, which the town purchased from the Commonwealth in 2004, has been renovated and reopened as the Southbridge Community Center.
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Moore’s funding priorities for district projects and programs included in Legislature’s spending plan
July 2, 2007...Today, as many residents kicked off their Independence Day festivities, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge and his Senate colleagues gave the residents of the Worcester and Norfolk district some more celebratory news. Senators filed into the chambers to adopt a $26.8 billion Fiscal Year 2008 budget plan that included many items that will directly benefit the people of the Worcester and Norfolk District.
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Milford
residents awarded
the Heritage Day of
Portugal Medallion
at the State House
 July
2, 2007... Sen.
Richard T. Moore,
D-Uxbridge and Rep.
John Fernandes,
D-Milford welcomed
Maria Valenca and
Domenic Afonso both
of Milford to the
State House for the
23rd Annual Heritage
Day of Portugal.
During the ceremony,
Valenca and Afonso
were presented the
Heritage Day of
Portugal Medallion.
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