Your Custom Text Here
Sen. Moore speaking with students and staff at Chelsea High School.
Senator Moore attended a roundtable discussion with Governor Charlie Baker, top state education officials, students and staff at Chelsea High School regarding early college programs. Senator Moore, who serves as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, has long advocated for expanded early college opportunities in the Commonwealth.
Read more
With dramatic changes taking place in the City of Worcester, Senator Moore offers his thoughts regarding the revival of the City of Worcester and its importance to the region.
Read moreSenator Moore recently sponsored a strawberry shortcake social for senior residents of Grafton. The event, which was free and open to senior citizens in the community, drew more than a dozen local residents to the Senior Center for a sweet treat and conversation.
Read more
Senator Moore announced the passage of comprehensive legislation to reduce youth access to tobacco and nicotine products. The legislation was signed into law by the Governor on August 27, 2018.
Read more
Senator Michael O. Moore (D-Millbury) and Representative David K. Muradian, Jr. (R-Grafton) announced that a bill authorizing the Commonwealth to convey certain parcels of state land to the Town of Grafton was signed into law. The bill, filed pursuant to a Grafton Semi Annual Town Meeting vote taken in October 2017, passed both Chambers unanimously and was approved by the Governor last week.
Read more
With the recent end to formal sessions in the Legislature, Senator Moore highlights several pieces of legislation that were recently signed into law by the Governor.
Read moreSenator Moore announced the passage of a sweeping $1 billion Economic Development Bill, calling for targeted investments in workforce training programs and job creation through ambitious public infrastructure projects.
Read more
Senator Moore announced the passage of legislation intended to enhance humane treatment of animals, and to punish those who engage in animal cruelty.
Read more
Senator Moore announced the passage of legislation to help the hundreds of thousands of individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their families in Massachusetts.
Read moreSenator Moore announced passage of legislation that will boost electricity from solar and wind, get a better handle on natural gas leaks, and create “clean peak” incentives for driving down energy use at the busiest times, when the costliest and dirtiest electric power turns on.
Read moreSenator Moore announced the passage of a $2.4 billion Environmental Bond Bill focused on improving climate change resiliency and adaptation; enhancing environmental and natural resource protection; and investing in parks and recreational assets.
Read moreSenator Moore announced the passage of legislation providing an additional set of tools to address the opioid crisis and establishing the Commonwealth as a national leader in the fight against this epidemic.
Read moreSenator Moore announced the passage of legislation designed to expand benefits and increase access to a range of services for veterans, active-duty military and their families, known as the “BRAVE Act.”
Read moreSenator Moore announced that the Senate passed legislation to create a dedicated revenue source for the Commonwealth’s municipal police training committee. The bill will fund critical needs for police training.
The Massachusetts State Senate took action to help colleges and universities better understand and prevent sexual violence on their campuses. The legislation creates a task force to develop a model sexual assault climate survey to be administered at all public and private institutions of higher education.
Read moreSenator Moore announced the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) state budget which provides targeted spending to address the needs of residents in the Commonwealth.
Read moreAs Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and as a former law enforcement officer, Senator More took the lead to advance several budget amendments during the Fiscal Year 2019 budget debate in the Senate.
Read moreAs the State Senate concluded its debate on the Fiscal Year 2019 state budget, Senator Moore announced that many of his amendments were adopted as part of the final $41B budget package. The amendments seek to bolster funding for programs and institutions that serve residents of the Second Worcester District and the Commonwealth at-large.
Read moreIn response to a recent report issued by the State Auditor, Senator Michael O. Moore (D-Millbury) offered an amendment to the state budget debate to reform certain policies and procedures utilized by the Sex Offender Registry Board.
Read moreSenator Moore announced that the Senate unanimously voted to pass a key education reform bill to update the state’s 25-year-old funding formula.
Read more