April 30, 2008 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently presented a Resolution commemorating the month of March as Women’s History Month in the Commonwealth to Lorraine Gorham, President of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Massachusetts. Sen. Moore was the lead sponsor of the Resolution in the Senate, and made the presentation to Ms. Gorham along with Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth. 

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April 30, 2008 ... During a recent visit to the State House, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster, presented representatives of the Polish American Congress with a resolution commemorating the efforts of Polish Americans throughout the United States and especially in the Commonwealth.

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April 30, 2008 ... During their recent State House visit with the Massachusetts Credit Union League, Thomas Smalarz and Terry Lisle of the Southbridge Credit Union met with Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, to discuss their legislative interests. 

The Massachusetts Credit Union League, Inc. represents state and federally-chartered credit unions operating within the Commonwealth. Formed as the first credit union trade association in the nation, the League serves as the only state trade association, serving 206 credit unions that are cooperatively owned by 2.4 million consumers as members, and operates as part of the Credit Union National Association.

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April 29, 2008 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, urges constituents to participate in the 12th Annual Senior Citizens Artistic Interpretation of the State House Holiday Card Contest, which is sponsored by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin. 

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April 24, 2008 ... Massachusetts has been selected to participate in the State Quality Improvement Institute, a highly competitive and intensive program to help states plan and implement efforts to improve health care quality, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. The Institute is a collaboration of AcademyHealth and The Commonwealth Fund. 

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April 22, 2008 ... On Tuesday, April 29th, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, will be in Mendon to host “Coffee with Constituents.” Constituents are welcome to visit with the Senator, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee and take the opportunity to discuss current issues and concerns.

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April 18, 2008 ... During Thursday’s formal session, the Senate passed the next phase of the Commonwealth’s two-year-old landmark health care reform with a package of new initiatives aimed at bringing down escalating health care costs and creating greater access to primary care, according to the bill’s key architect, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. 

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April 16, 2008 ... During a recent formal session, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and his colleagues in the Senate passed legislation prohibiting school buses, commercial and personal vehicles from idling on school property.

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April 15, 2008 ... Each community in the Worcester & Norfolk District has been awarded funding to educate students about the fire and health hazards of smoking-related materials, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. 

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April 14, 2008 ... The Town of Webster has been awarded $586,200 from the FY08 Housing Development Support Program from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. 

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April 11, 2008 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, will hold office hours on Tuesday April 15, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Uxbridge Town Hall, 21 South Main Street.

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April 11, 2008 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, delivered remarks today at Becker College's Annual Nursing Symposium regarding the current state of health care in the Commonwealth.

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By Matt Kakley
Milford Daily News 

April 11, 2008 ... On a day when politicians and health care advocates met at the State House to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the state's universal health care law, a local legislator who helped craft the law cautioned that the work is only beginning.

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By Kyle Cheney
State House News Service

April 10, 2008 ... Two years after passage of a landmark state law, universal health care remains an elusive dream for Massachusetts policymakers, with those at the top now wondering whether skyrocketing costs – the bane of state budget writers and consumers alike – will spell the difference between resounding success and frustrating failure.

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Leaders applaud progress, look forward to cost containment

April 10, 2008 ... Health care leaders from across the Commonwealth joined at the State House Thursday to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of health care reform in Massachusetts. 

Sen. Moore united with Senate President Therese Murray, Governor Deval Patrick, and Speaker Salvatore DiMasi not only to praise the reform’s progress, but to remind stakeholders and colleagues that plenty of work remains to be done. 

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April 10, 2008 ... During a recent awards ceremony in the State House, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, presented Senate Citations to Evan and Elaina Cosentino of Oxford, who were honored as part of the Massachusetts Letters About Literature Program. 

Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, sponsored in partnership with Target Stores. 

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April 10, 2008 ... During a recent awards ceremony in the State House, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, presented a Senate Citation to Stephanie Nelson of Oxford, who was honored as part of the Massachusetts Letters About Literature Program. 

Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, sponsored in partnership with Target Stores. 

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April 10, 2008 ... During a recent awards ceremony in the State House, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, presented a Senate Citation to Daniel Cloutier of Southbridge, who was honored as part of the Massachusetts Letters About Literature Program. 

Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, sponsored in partnership with Target Stores.

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April 9, 2008 ... During their annual public policy conference, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, addressed the New England Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)  regarding his efforts to employ eHealth technology in Massachusetts.

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By Matt Kakley
Milford Daily News

April 5, 2008 ... Bills related to high school dropouts and teen drivers' use of cell phones were on the agenda as local students played the role of legislators yesterday at the State House.

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April 9, 2008 ... Two Sutton High School freshmen, Adam Creamer and Frank Brogie, have been selected to participate in the 2008 Emerald Isles Tour of the New England Colonials International Basketball Club during the April school vacation week. The two Sutton “Sammies” will compete with Irish basketball teams in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Later this year, Irish student athletes will visit New England, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge.

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April 4, 2008 ... During Thursday’s formal session, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and his colleagues in the Senate approved legislation authorizing $150 million in local transportation aid and $2.4 billion in federal funds for road-and-bridge projects while also installing unprecedented cost-containment reforms to help close the $15 billion to $19 billion transportation funding gap.

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April 4, 2008 ... On April 12th, Massachusetts Health Reform, also known as Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, reaches its second anniversary. Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, who was one of the primary authors of the landmark legislation, notes that the program has dramatically exceeded expectations in enrollment of previously uninsured residents. 

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April 3, 2008 ... Legislators, staff, and visitors to the State House recently had the privilege to listen to the Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School Chorus during their visit to the state capitol, which was hosted by Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Jennifer Callahan, D-Sutton. 

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April 3, 2008 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently announced news from the Patrick Administration that local transportation aid funding will total $150 million in FY09. Communities throughout Sen. Moore’s district will receive a combined total of approximately $4.3 million in Chapter 90 funds.

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