Russia, which had been a wheat exporter, won't be this year. "Farmers interviewed are worried about their own livestock starving and thenThis article shows a peat fire on the outskirts of a Moscow suburb and comments indicating … [Read more...]
Archives for July 31, 2010
Looming Gambling Veto is Deval Patrick’s Moment of Truth as Governor
Let's run through them again. Three casinos at 3,000 to 5,000 slots each equals as many as 15,000 for the state. The compromise proposal seemed like it was cutting the numbers of slot barns from four to two, but it also … [Read more...]
Update on Expanding Gaming Legislation
The Patrick administration issued the following statement tonight in response to the passage by the House and Senate of a gaming bill that includes 3 destination resort casinos and 2 slot facilities for the tracks. The statement is … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick will not sign the conference committee’s casino/slots bill
STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK BOSTON - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - The following is a statement from Governor Deval Patrick. "The decision we make to expand gaming in Massachusetts will impact our state for decades. We have to get … [Read more...]
Legislative Errata
At 8:40pm State House News Service reported that the six conferees for the tainted special interest gambling bill filed legislative errata to correct several (8-9 pages) of the errors someone managed to catch. Does this remind you of … [Read more...]
Jeff Perry wants to repeal part of the 14th Amendment
The first section of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - one of the most important statements of equality and human rights ever enacted anywhere on this planet - reads as follows. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the … [Read more...]
Lawmakers see eye to eye on gambling bill, fail to notice iceberg
Yesterday, members of the House and Senate conference committee reached an agreement on a gambling bill for 3 casinos and slots at 2 of the State's race tracks. In other news, Wonderland and Suffolk Downs have decided to combine operations … [Read more...]