January 28, 2010 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, was joined recently by Rep. Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton, Rep. Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn, Rep. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster, and Rep. Jennifer Callahan, D-Sutton, in announcing that the Oxford Housing Authority will be receiving $32,667.92 for the procurement of 90 toilets and showerheads, and the Sutton Housing Authority $3,541.74 for 11 toilets and showerheads, as part of the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Water Conservation/Low Flow Toilet Procurement project.  Additionally, the town of Dudley will now be receiving $31,213 for the procurement of 60 toilet and shower heads. The program’s goal is to enhance local drinking water and conservation efforts in communities across the Commonwealth.

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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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Sen. Moore speaks to providers of disability services

January 26, 2010 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently spoke to members of the Association of Developmental Disabilities Programs (ADDP) at a State House luncheon held on Tuesday, January 26. The Senator welcomed providers from his district, including the Seven Hills Foundation, Riverside Community Care, the Center of Hope, and Rehabilitative Resources, Inc.  ADDP is an organization of more than 120 community providers who support hundreds of thousands of people living with developmental and intellectual disabilities throughout the Commonwealth. 

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Area wind grants OK’d

Bay Path gets money for study

By Brian Lee TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Thanks to a grant, an engineering study is about to be started for a long-talked-about wind turbine project for Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School.

Meanwhile, another Charlton wind energy site will get money for engineering costs, and several other wind energy proposals in the region will be studied.

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Sen. Moore launches 2010 "District Days"

January 25, 2010 ... Keeping with the long-standing practice of "spotlighting" communities in his senatorial district, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, will begin a series of local meetings to help set his 2010 priorities, addressing the needs of the residents of the fourteen towns he serves. The first such series of local meetings is set for the Webster area, on Friday, February 5. Sen. Moore has sponsored these sessions, aptly titled "Community Spotlight" or "District Days," since his election to the Massachusetts Senate in 1996.

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Special announcement from Sen. Moore's office on Citizens' Legislative Seminar 

January 25, 2010 ... Sen. Moore wants all those who visit senatormoore.com be the first to be notified of a unique opportunity to learn more about the Massachusetts Legislature and the legislative process.

Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, has invited Sen. Moore and his colleagues to each nominate a constituent to participate in 64th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar to be held on Monday, March 22, 2010 and Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

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Sen. Moore informs constituents of state and federal employment opportunities 

January 25, 2010 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is informing his constituents that the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has recently announced job opportunities based in the Massachusetts Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative Eradication Program. Asian Longhorned Beetles, an invasive species that have infested Massachusetts, are currently being researched and eradicated in the Commonwealth under the Department of Conservation and Recreation. DCR recently received $41.5 million from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to combat the beetle, which was supplied through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Go Red for Women event to be held at State House on February 2

Sen. Moore encourages local participation in important awareness day

January 25, 2010 ... Each year, heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than half a million women—equaling about a death a minute. This alarming statistic also means that more lives are lost from the next 5 causes of death after heart disease, combined. To raise awareness of this problem, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is announcing that the American Heart Association has turned a special spotlight on women and heart disease with its Go Red for Women campaign event at the State House, to be held on February 2.

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Letter from the Governor to Sen. Moore: local aid funding to be set at more than $5.2 billion for FY 2011

January 22, 2010 ... In a letter sent today from Governor Deval Patrick to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, the Governor announces that his proposal for local aid funding in Fiscal Year 2011 will be set at $5.2 billion.  As detailed in the letter, the Governor is proposing that Chapter 70 funding—responsible for public education in the Commonwealth—will be fully funded by state money for FY 2011, and no district shall see anything below their required “foundation levels,” or anything less than what they received for FY 2010.

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January 22, 2010 ... After the conclusion of a rigorously campaigned election to replace the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, communities across Massachusetts now have to realize the economic impact that the race had in their respective town. In an effort to mitigate the financial impact on municipalities, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, has signed onto a letter being circulated by Sen. Susan C. Fargo, D-Lincoln, and Rep. Thomas Stanley, D-Waltham, that calls on the Governor, Senate President and Speaker of the House to work proactively in reimbursing communities for their expenditures on the election.

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19th Annual Better Government Competition Rewards Taxpayers for Saving Tax Dollars

January 21, 2010 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is encouraging constituents to take charge of government in Massachusetts. The Better Government Competition (BGC), sponsored by the Pioneer Institute, offers cash rewards of up to $10,000 for ideas that improve the quality of government services, while reducing their cost.

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Sen. Moore speaks to St. Camillus Family Council

January 21, 2010 ... Fighting for programs to help senior citizens age with dignity has long been a priority for Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. Recently, the Senator was invited to address the St. Camillus Family Council on some of the programs available in Massachusetts that help to achieve this goal. Richard Sawyer, who invited the Senator to speak, is chairman of the Family Council.

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Lifts cap on charter schools; provides innovative tools for in-district schools; aims to narrow achievement gap

January 19, 2010 ... Last week, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in passing an innovative education reform bill that establishes a new category of public schools, provides options to improve existing school districts that are underperforming, and puts the Commonwealth in better position to secure federal grant money to help all public schools in Massachusetts. The bill was signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick on Monday, January 19.

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January 14, 2010 ... Recently, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, Senate Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, welcomed students to the Massachusetts State House who are members of the Schneider Institute for Health Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Joining Sen. Moore was Rep. Harriett Stanley, D-Merrimac, who is House Chairwoman of the Health Care Finance Committee.

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January 14, 2010 ... Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, was joined recently by Rep. Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton, Rep. Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn, Rep. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster, and Rep. Jennifer Callahan, D-Sutton, in announcing that the Oxford Housing Authority will be receiving $32,667.92 for the procurement of 90 toilets and showerheads, and the Sutton Housing Authority $3,541.74 for 11 toilets and showerheads, as part of the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Water Conservation/Low Flow Toilet Procurement project. The program’s goal is to enhance local drinking water and conservation efforts in communities across the Commonwealth.

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January 13, 2010 ... With widespread reports of hefty increases in the cost of health insurance, a key State Senator is demanding accountability from health care providers and insurers. In letters sent this week to the leaders of the state's major insurance plans and the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, called on hospitals and insurance companies to come clean about what's driving up the cost of health insurance as much as forty percent.

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By Senator Richard T. Moore

With the New Year upon us, there is widespread concern about recently announced dramatic increases in health insurance premiums by most carriers. Despite near universal interest in health care cost containment, health insurance costs continue to spiral upward. Small businesses, in particular, are reporting that their premiums are increasing as much as thirty and forty percent over the previous year. Increases of this magnitude appear to be out of line with national trends in health care spending. Clearly, an explanation from providers and insurers of the factors causing dramatic increases in premiums is required! 

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January 8, 2010 ... Citing the possibility of a "third wave" of the H1N1 virus manifesting itself in the Commonwealth, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, is promoting awareness of "National Influenza Awareness Week," which will be from January 10 - 16.  Sen. Moore recently circulated the following letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, to his legislative colleagues, as well as information on how the awareness week can be promoted:

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Sen. Moore successful in pushing for restoration of regional school transportation funds

Governor reinstates transportation aid 

January 7, 2010 ... After strong efforts by Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, to reinstate vital services for local students, Governor Deval Patrick recently announced that he would restore cuts he made three months ago to regional school transportation across the Commonwealth. The Governor had announced his intention to come up with a plan to restore the funds last week, and his most recent announcement confirmed that he will follow through on restoring the full $18 million initially cut.

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January 7, 2010 ... Following up on a call by the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Executive Committee to extend federal Medicaid funding for states, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently joined Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, D-Winthrop, in urging the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to continue to support measures that will protect the Commonwealth’s landmark health reform legislation of 2006. Sen. Moore is President-Elect of NCSL and Chairman of the Special Senate Committee on National Health Reform.

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By Danielle Ameden/Daily News staff
Milford Daily News

January 6, 2009 ... With one local lawmaker advocating for the Rte. 16 traffic light improvement project, officials are hoping the plans get put back on the fast track.

Sen. Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge, has sent a letter to the head of the state Department of Transportation's Highway Division, calling an anticipated delay for construction "simply unacceptable."

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By Senator Richard T. Moore

A New Year has arrived, and while there is growing optimism that the long, deep recession is slowly abating, we still have serious state and local budget problems and unfinished business from 2009 that must be addressed. Of course, it's difficult to predict everything that may happen in the next twelve months, but some are more likely than others.

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