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Moore criticizes Perdue on her proposed gov't efficiency panel

November 30, 2007

RALEIGH, N.C. - State Treasurer Richard Moore called out Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue on Thursday on a reform plan for trimming the fat from state government that he says passes the buck.

Moore, who is competing with Perdue for the Democratic nomination for governor next May, argued that the committee, which would recommend ways to improve government efficiency, would (more)

Profile of Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Moore

November 27, 2007

State treasurer gets briefing on threats to the Neuse River

November 10, 2007

State Treasurer Richard Moore, a candidate for governor, came to New Bern on Friday to hear the worries of the Neuse River Foundation.

“I grew up on the Tar, the Neuse and the Roanoke, so I know these waters,” Moore said during an informal meeting at the foundation’s office downtown.

Moore is the first of the state’s gubernatorial candidates to accept the (more)

Education at forefront in N.C. debates

November 7, 2007

Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue, the two Democratic candidates for governor, faced off for the first time yesterday and traded barbs over how to pay for school construction and how to make college affordable.

Moore, the state treasurer, and Perdue, the lieutenant governor, agreed for the most part on other education issues, saying in a debate that far too many North Carolina (more)

Backing Moore

November 6, 2007

Like the kids choosing up sides for kickball, local pols are picking teams for the 2008 primaries. In the latest round, Greensboro Democratic Reps. Maggie Jeffus and Pricey Harrison signed onto a letter from "women legislators" backing State Treasurer Richard Moore in the governor's race.

Moore and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue are the two major Democratic candidates in the race. (more)

Moore goes old-school in key Democratic county

October 28, 2007

LUMBERTON, N.C. - In a county full of votes, short on jobs and unique in race relations, Richard Moore told blacks, whites and Lumbee Indians eating together that he was best qualified to prepare the state for dramatic changes ahead.

"We need less talk, and we need more action," Moore told nearly 300 people at a fundraising dinner in Robeson County for his campaign for (more)