October 24, 2007...Today, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, delivered testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Health in support of legislation he filed that would provide a process to bolster the supply of nurses and nurse faculty through incentives for students and matching grants for hospitals. It also creates a public accountability process for developing staffing patterns for patient care. The bill further provides a process to evaluate and report on measures to improve the quality of patient care and ensure transparency in hospital nurse staffing.

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October 24, 2007... Yesterday, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, delivered testimony before the Joint Committee on Housing in support of legislation he filed that would, among other things, increase the required amount of affordable unites in a 40B development from 25 to 33 percent. 

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Report finds Commonwealth is falling behind other states in various economic sectors

October 24, 2007... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and members of the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight released a report that finds Massachusetts is losing ground in the race to be competitive in the global economy. 

As a key leader on the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Sen. Moore expressed the importance for the Commonwealth to adapt to the changing global economy. “In order for Massachusetts to compete in the international market, we must support a well-defined strategic plan to make Massachusetts businesses and universities attractive to investors and students around the world,” said Moore.

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Southbridge High School students visit the State House

October 18, 2007... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently welcomed Southbridge High School History Teacher Spiro Thomo and his students to the State House. Thomo brought his students in for an architectural and historical tour of the State House, which is considered to be outstanding museum reflecting the history of Massachusetts since colonial times. 

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Moore welcomes GOAL/NRA for Gun Safety Day at the State House

October 17 2007... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, welcomed Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL) Executive Director Jim Wallace, Chief of Staff Nancy Snow, and John Hohenwarter of the National Rifle Association to the State House for GOAL's Firearm Safety and Education Day.

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October 17, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) will deliver greetings and serve as a panelist at the 2007 Connected Health Symposium sponsored by Partners Health Care, being held October 22-23 at Harvard Medical School’s Conference Center in Boston.

Sen. Moore is a nationally recognized leader in public policy regarding health information technology. In addition to being co-chair of the Health Information Technology Champions (HITCh) Project of the National Conference of State Legislatures, he is a member of the National Governor’s Association’s State e-Health Alliance. Both projects aim to expand health information technology solutions to improving the quality and containing the cost of health care.

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October 16, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge and Rep. Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton, will be teaming up with the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority to hold a “Connect to Health” enrollment event on Monday, October 22, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. at the Southbridge Armory,153 Chestnut Street, Southbridge. The informational session will provide important facts about the state’s new health care reform law and give area residents a chance to enroll in a qualified plan.

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October 16, 2007... Through the efforts of Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge and Sen. Edward M. Augustus, Jr., D-Worcester, local area hospitals and health centers will receive $1.3 million in funding through the Essential Community Provider Trust Fund in Fiscal Year 2008.

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The Bellingham Housing Authority has been awarded $85,000 in technical assistance and emergency capital improvement bond funding from Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan, D-Sutton. 

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By Ira Kantor
Milford Daily News

October 14, 2007...Should a person who falls asleep behind the wheel be as liable for his hazardous driving as a drunken driver?

That's the contention of state Sen. Richard Moore, who recently re-filed legislation to make sleeping behind the wheel a more serious crime in Massachusetts.

"If you fall asleep at the wheel and create an accident where someone dies it needs to be considered at the level of a homicide and a felony if not," said Moore, D-Uxbridge.

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October 12, 2007...Yesterday, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, Rep. Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton and their legislative colleagues passed a supplemental budget that included $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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Sen. Moore and Rep. Fernandes announce grant award for Hopedale police department

$16,950 in State Funding Provides Needed Repairs at Police Station

October 12, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. John V. Fernandes, D-Milford, were pleased to announce that the Hopedale Police Department was successful in receiving $16,950 in grant funding to help repair a number of structural deficiencies at the station. The goals of the grant include improving building security and public safety, increasing energy efficiency, and facilitating access by disabled persons.

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Douglas Historical Society awarded Preservation Project Fund grant

October 12, 2007.... Sen. Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) welcomed members of the Douglas Historical Society to the State House for the presentation of a $31,000 Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund (MPPF) grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Secretary of State William Galvin, chair of the Commission, joined Sen. Moore for the presentation. 

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October 12, 2007...The Legislature today passed a supplemental budget that includes $577,000 to cover costs associated with the Bernat Mill Complex Fire this past July in Uxbridge. This eight-alarm fire destroyed more than 60 businesses and also required the resources of 66 area fire departments. 

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October 11, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, will hold office hours on Thursday, October 18, 2007 from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Webster Town Hall, 350 Main Street.

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October 11, 2007...In a time when the United States is calling on our closest partners for steadfast support on global issues, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is asking President George W. Bush and Congress to consider modifying the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to the citizens of the Republic of Poland. 

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October 10, 2007...Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is urging employers with more than 11 full-time employees to file their “Fair Share Contribution” paperwork with the state’s Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA). As part of the state’s landmark health care reform initiative enacted last year, these employers are required to file a “Fair Share Contribution” if health insurance is not offered to employees at levels specified by regulation.

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By Senator Richard T. Moore

October 10, 2007...It is a fundamental principle for health care providers: primum non nocere — first, do no harm. It is our duty, our responsibility. Patients ask and assume that the health care that intends to help them should, at the very least, not injure them.

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October 5, 2007...The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a $25,000 Technical Assistance grant under the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development’s (EOHED) Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s FY 2008 grant program, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. 

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October 2, 2007...The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 4th, at 1pm in Hearing Room B-1 at the State House.

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By Senator Richard T. Moore

Recently, Joanne and I were honored to be invited by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to participate in the organization’s annual officers’ bi-partisan study tour. During the past year, I served as Chairman of the NCSL Steering Committee, and the study tour for the year was Argentina to work with our legislative counterparts to help them strengthen representative democracy. Although our days usually began before 6AM and never ended before 11:30PM, the study tour allowed us to meet people devoted to democracy who represented vibrant economic communities in regions of spectacular natural beauty.

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