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Politician learns how others see his kind

September 21, 2007

State Treasurer Richard Moore went to Cherry Hospital, a state psychiatric hospital, this week to educate himself about mental health reform.

He also got a lesson about how people feel about politicians.

As Moore and his party entered a psychiatric ward, a patient in hospital scrubs welcomed the visitors, admiring their fine clothes.

"Ohhhhhh. Y'all must be doctors!" she (more)

Moore lays out proposal to cover uninsured children

September 21, 2007

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore unveiled a $120 million plan Thursday to cover North Carolina's 250,000 uninsured children, seeking to take the lead on one of his expected primary opponent's strongest issues.

"Families in North Carolina ought to know that their children can go to the doctor when they need to," the state treasurer said in a news release (more)

Moore foresees health care overhaul for N.C.

September 14, 2007

Richard Moore has kicked off an Internet petition on health insurance for children.

The state treasurer, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, is running Internet ads linking to a site denouncing federal limits on expanding a state-run insurance program.

In August, congressional Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to expand the Children's (more)

Countrywide gets a dressing-down from North Carolina’s treasurer

September 14, 2007

Richard Moore, treasurer of the state of North Carolina and trustee of the $75 billion state pension fund, released a scathing letter today to executives and directors of mortgage giant Countrywide Financial, complaining about the company’s practices and what they’ve done to the stock price.

Countrywide has been widely criticized for aggressively marketing subprime mortgages (more)

Moore talks up NC school construction partnership

September 5, 2007

RALEIGH, N.C. - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore unveiled a plan Tuesday to assist local school districts with new methods to build schools, largely through creation of a nonprofit to streamline construction and spending.

Moore, the state treasurer since 2001, said the proposed North Carolina Future School Partnership would keep construction costs down by (more)

Candidates back Easley on Goodyear veto

September 5, 2007

Three candidates for governor said Tuesday that they agree with Gov. Mike Easley's decision to veto a $40 million package to keep Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Fayetteville.

Bill Graham, a Salisbury attorney who is running for the Republican nomination, said in a press release that the deal is not good for the state.

"Although I will rarely agree with Gov. (more)