There is also a vote coming in Mashpee as to a Wampanoag desire to create a Wampanoag reservation by putting land in trust, but with a restriction against a casino being put up on it: MASHPEE - Voters will have their say on an agreement … [Read more...]
Bailey “gets it”
Cross-posted from Bellicose Bumpkin MTA needs some edumacation Having been doomed to read more about casinos than anyone should ever have to, I see the gamut of information from studies, to blogs, and probably most of all news articles that … [Read more...]
Massachusetts needs private-sector JOBS!
Please tell the Democratic House that it is time to approve the governor's casino proposal so that we can get the vital tax revenues and job creation that his legislation will create. The House needs to be known for more than just saying … [Read more...]
Does this Governor make my butt look big?
In the summer of 2004, just as pundits were pronouncing that political conventions had become irrelevant, a young senator from Illinois was making his national debut on center stage. As he spoke, he held the nation in his hand. His words … [Read more...]
Mashpee ices casino fever
In a nice touch, the Mashpee selectmen append a letter from the Mashpee Wampanoags promising not to build a casino in their town — signed by Glenn Marshall, who stepped down as tribal chairman last summer after it was revealed … [Read more...]
Patrick plays the Indian card
Cross posted from Bellicose Bumpkin Pass my legislation .. or else I've been waiting for this. Last spring and summer when the casino investors were trying to "convince" Middleboro to sign an agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoag, there … [Read more...]
Slots for Tots – Part 1
Cross Posted from the Gladys Kravitz blog … [Read more...]
Casino, smeno!
300million/year projected tax revenue (MTF projection) - 125million lottery shortfall (plus additional drop at time of casino opening and inflation) - … [Read more...]
More bad news for casino proponents
2. House Speaker Sal DiMasi disses Patrick big-time in today's Globe, telling reporter Matt Viser that he's endorsing Hillary Clinton for president because Barack Obama is too inexperienced - just like Patrick. "I think Massachusetts will … [Read more...]
Time for DiMasi to just say no
If there's a budget gap, some combination of spending cuts and tax increases will take care of that. It is not up to those of us who oppose casino gambling and the crime, addiction, divorces and suicides they create to solve the … [Read more...]
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