— What will Gov. Deval Patrick say about casino gambling? We're still waiting. Kenney himself writes that a source tells him Patrick has decided to punt and let the Legislature handle it. That would be good news, as House Speaker … [Read more...]

To which I would add this: The "subtle threat" was not so much that the Indians would take their slot machines elsewhere, but that they would build them in Middleborough whether residents liked it or not. That's why people were told to … [Read more...]

As David Bernstein recently observed in the Phoenix, Morris, Patrick's director of governmental affairs, previously worked for State Treasurer Tim Cahill, a supporter of casino gambling. For that matter, Patrick's chief of staff, … [Read more...]

Jacobs writes: Marshall also angrily fended off questions about his job history, telling a reporter to "back off." He was, at that point, still offering up a false account of his employment history including his claim to have … [Read more...]

Among those promises:Marshall promised local business leaders that he would "help" if the casino harmed restaurants in town. Selectman Wayne Perkins says this would have taken the form of "comp points" -- scrip given to casino visitors that … [Read more...]

Meanwhile, Peter Kenney keeps beavering away on Cape Cod Today as he attempts to track $675,000 in Wampanoag money used by disgraced former tribe leader Glenn Marshall to buy a horse stable in Mashpee.Finally, I've got a commentary on all … [Read more...]

Kyle Alspach writes in The Enterprise:Clyde Barrow of UMass-Dartmouth said the Bureau of Indian Affairs will definitely take the claims into consideration.At the very least, this will add extra time to the approval process, he said."The BIA … [Read more...]

Here is part of an account by Alice Elwell in The Enterprise of Brockton:He [Bingham] said the federal land trust for a reservation could be in jeopardy if any illegal acts are uncovered."Everything has to be questioned at this point," … [Read more...]

Gagnon continues:Never major political donors before then, the Mashpee and their lobbyists started giving generously to select congressmen. Following Abramoff's lead, they donated at least $20,000 to California Congressman Richard Pombo, … [Read more...]

In the Boston Globe, Christine Wallgren reports that officials from 17 surrounding communities and two regional planning agencies will meet tomorrow with Gov. Deval Patrick's economic-development czar, Dan O'Connell, to ask that Patrick … [Read more...]