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Waking Up In Vegas: A True Story

November 15, 2014 By gladys-kravitz

Dear fellow BMG'ers, as someone who has been fighting the casino battle locally and statewide for seven and a half years, I'd like to thank so many of you for your support and activism on this issue. I had created a short (36 minutes total) … [Read more...]

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Together We Scam!

November 17, 2011 By gladys-kravitz

While experts from MIT and Harvard have testified repeatedly at legislative gambling hearings about the potential for addiction engineered into today's slot machines - touched on earlier this year in an episode of 60 Minutes - a colleague … [Read more...]

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My iRobot Vacuum Cleaner is More Sentient than Greg Bialecki

November 5, 2011 By gladys-kravitz

I think this editorial in the Globe by Citizens for a Stronger Massachusetts articulates one of the problems with Greg Bialecki, Deval Patrick's Secretary of Housing and Economic Development: Now, in seeking to minimize his role in the … [Read more...]

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Attack of the 50 foot Egos

November 2, 2011 By gladys-kravitz

This year's recipient of the Stan Rosenberg Award for Unwarrented Hubris in a Legislative Role is none other than Joseph Wagner (D-Chicopee)! Wagner, who sits on the six-member gambling bill conference committee believes that a one-year … [Read more...]

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Let them eat cake

October 13, 2011 By gladys-kravitz

Senate President Therese Murray dismissed opponents’ concerns about job creation as "elitist,"... … [Read more...]

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Ring of Fire

September 23, 2011 By gladys-kravitz

Somehow, or maybe not, we are related. Distantly, if so. I don't know her name. We just seem to show up at all the same wakes. This time she's got a baby with her. He's very well behaved, with a full head of hair and a sweet … [Read more...]

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Tomato, Tomaahto

October 22, 2010 By gladys-kravitz

TIM CAHILL At least he's honest. *Paid for by the Committee to Make Deval Patrick Look Conservative on Gambling … [Read more...]

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Lawmakers see eye to eye on gambling bill, fail to notice iceberg

July 31, 2010 By gladys-kravitz

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...]

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Legacy

July 30, 2010 By gladys-kravitz

A half a year back, I found myself standing, with a dozen or so of my colleagues in the portrait-flanked reception room leading to the Governor's office. As we awaited an audience with the man himself, our conversation turned to the … [Read more...]

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The Man Behind the Curtain

June 29, 2010 By gladys-kravitz

Three years ago last month (to be exact), I drove to an "informational meeting" at Middleboro Town Hall, not understanding much about casinos -  other than having been to them - and knowing absolutely zero about Indian gaming law. Once … [Read more...]

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masspolicy MassPolicyReport @masspolicy ·
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Lawmakers self congratulate that what happened in Nashville likely wouldn't happen in Massachusetts due to 'red flag' laws, ignore all facts of this case. https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/lawmakers-self-congratulate-that-what-happened-in-nashville-likely-wouldnt-happen-in-massachusetts-due-to-red-flag-laws-ignore-all-facts-of-this-case/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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Lawmakers self congratulate that what happened in Nashville likely wouldn’t happen in Massachusetts due to ‘red flag’ laws, ignore all facts of this case. https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/lawmakers-self-congratulate-that-what-happened-in-nashville-likely-wouldnt-happen-in-massachusetts-due-to-red-flag-laws-ignore-all-facts-of-this-case/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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“Overall, nearly 57,000 more people moved out of Massachusetts between July 2021 through July 2022, according to previously released census data, one of the highest rates of domestic migration in the nation.” #mapoli

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jonathancohn Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn @jonathancohn ·
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"Of those, 94% have no expiration dates, the panel noted in it's latest report. At least 80% of the tax expenditures were approved prior to the 1990s, they said." #mapoli https://www.eagletribune.com/news/few-state-tax-breaks-have-sunset-dates/article_fe344606-cf21-11ed-97a8-5f9daacb2b50.html

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Travel nurses fill a gap but also create problems - CommonWealth Magazine https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/travel-nurses-fill-a-gap-but-also-create-problems-commonwealth-magazine/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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lisakashinsky Lisa Kashinsky @lisakashinsky ·
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Morning, Mass. ☀️ Trump’s indictment is uncharted territory. But it’s fueling familiar divides among Republicans here. Who's reacting/what they're saying. Plus:
— Mariano previews House tax-relief package
— SJC backs Boston on vax mandate #mapoli #bospoli https://politi.co/3ZuiJW3

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