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Moore wants $1 boost for minimum wage, free community college March 4, 2008 Raleigh – State Treasurer Richard Moore said today if elected governor he would offer a free community-college education to North Carolina's high school graduates. The Democrat also said he would bump the minimum wage up by $1 by the end of his first term, making it $8.25 by 2012. The state could pay for the two free years of education with interest on (more)

Welcome proposals to help the elderly March 2, 2008 Many homeowners over 65 would get property tax breaks under proposals made by a candidate for governor. Those homeowners need those breaks. Democrat Richard Moore says he'd ask lawmakers to freeze property tax valuations for people over 65 who've lived in their homes for at least 20 years. He also suggests that homeowners with incomes up to $50,000 a year should qualify for a (more)

Moore Vows to Reduce Government's Child Care Subsidy Waiting List February 27, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. — State Treasurer Richard Moore says he will eliminate a backlog of people waiting for government help with child care if he's elected governor. Moore unveiled another portion of an economic stimulus package Wednesday while speaking to a women's group in Granville County. The Democrat said he would eliminate the state's waiting list of up to 22,000 (more)

Family trying to save home from foreclosure February 27, 2008 As Patricia Walker stood in 45-degree weather watching her son and a friend wash a car Wednesday, her husband was napping on a couch at the Senior Center Adult Day Care, warm under a white cotton blanket, head tucked and blue eyes closed. Patricia organized a last-minute car wash benefit to try and stop a Friday foreclosure on their home in Louisburg off Noble Street. It is a (more)

More debates, please February 25, 2008 Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue has had a high-profile career as a state representative, a state senator and for the past eight years as the state's second-highest-ranking executive officer. She's running for the Democratic nomination for governor in the May 6 primary. But she hasn't embraced the prospect of active debates with her chief opponent in the primary election, State Treasurer (more)

Taking sides vs. staying on sideline February 23, 2008 North Carolina's Democratic gubernatorial candidates have a big stake in their party's presidential nominee. After all, that person will headline their ticket.N.C. Treasurer Richard Moore has endorsed Barack Obama. In fact, his wife, Noel, gave the Illinois senator $2,300 this year. But Moore's rival, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, is staying neutral. "Like a lot of (more)

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Moore wants $1 boost for minimum wage, free community college

Welcome proposals to help the elderly

Moore Vows to Reduce Government's Child Care Subsidy Waiting List

Family trying to save home from foreclosure

More debates, please

Taking sides vs. staying on sideline