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Ka-ching! DeLeo is in for resort casinos

September 18, 2009 By David

House Speaker Bob DeLeo has announced that, in addition to favoring slots at the racetracks, he now also favors resort casinos.  No details yet on where or how many, but it does appear likelier than ever that resort casinos are coming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casinos, deleo

Six Degrees of Suffolk Downs

July 17, 2009 By gladys-kravitz

At the Statehouse.   And way too early. Uncomfortable flashbacks to the Spring of 2008 and Gardner Auditorium, with it's tortuous tier of blue carpeted bleachers along the back wall, and where I (sort of) experienced democracy in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino, coakley, deleo, gambling, gaming, morrissey, racetrack, rosenberg, slots, spilka, suffolk-downs, tucker

Ethics reform is out of conference

June 24, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

CONFERENCE ETHICS REFORM SUMMARY Transparency and Responsibility The Legislature’s comprehensive legislation to reform and strengthen the Commonwealth’s ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws. Ethics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, ethics, massachusetts, patrick

Together we can?

June 3, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Ryan found it in his email box first. Here's a joint statement from the Gov, Sen. Prez Murray, and Speaker DeLeo: “The news of yesterday’s indictments and the nature of the charges are deeply disturbing.  All … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, dimasi, ethics, house-of-representatives, patrick, therese-murray

“Why raise any new taxes on the status quo?”

May 4, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Here's the second video message from the Governor on the sales tax, which came out on Friday. It's a call for action from us jes' folks, as well as a nudge to the legislature.I think it's good, solid, bold yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, patrick, taxes, therese-murray

Chickens on the Hill Clucking About Taxes

April 27, 2009 By massmarrier

Cross-post note: This appears at Marry in Massachusetts. For one example, look at our collapsing bridge and road infrastructure. Had the legislature raised the revenue decades ago and a decade ago to fix them, the solutions were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, deval-patrick, gas-tax, income-tax, massachusetts, sales-tax, taxes

No Ethics Without Electoral Reform

March 26, 2009 By Ryan

Lots of talk on the Speakah's reform proposals. Lots of people applauded the Governor's reform proposals. I wasn't one of them, because it was mostly making already-illegal things more illegal. None of those ideas are bad, but if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, deleo, elections, ethics, patrick, reform, state-house

Hack test #1: DeLeo FAIL

March 24, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Oy. DeLeo already wants to water down the gov's ethics bill: The proposal, DeLeo's first major initiative since taking office in late January, increases penalties for ethics violations but leaves in place what critics call a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, ethics, massachusetts, patrick

Playing Politics in the Transportation Bill

March 14, 2009 By jbowen

So we now have a proposed resident discount program that increases fares for the communities most impacted but now includes Winthrop, which had never received a reduced toll in the past.  This is troubling for three reasons.   (1) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, east-boston, fast-lane, lynn, resident-discount, revere, toll, tolls, winthrop

New Speaker shakes up the House; Bosley out as Economic Development chair

February 12, 2009 By David

Speaker Bob DeLeo has named his leadership team and committee chairs.  John Rogers and his supporters are notably absent (Rogers is out as Majority Leader and has no chairmanships).  Surprise! The full list is available here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, house

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