Cardinal O'Malley:The Church's stance on gambling is a nuanced one. We believe that gambling can be a legitimate form of recreation, like drinking alcohol. But, like alcohol, there are also dangers involved in gambling. Casino gambling, I … [Read more...]
Brattle Street thinktank brings us some dubious ideas on the property tax
As the Commonwealth plunges into debate over taxes, revenues, and local services, it should consider whether the property tax is as bad as it is often made out to be.... The property tax is basically sound. It works the way it was intended, … [Read more...]
Casino meetings
As I suspected, the list of meetings published in today's Herald was just to show the meetings with gambling interests. BMG has gotten its mitts on the complete list of meetings* held by the "Gambling/Gaming Internal Study Group Members." … [Read more...]
GamblePort, and other casino updates
Peter Porcupine, one of our resident curmudgeons, has coined an amusing moniker for the new "independent commission" that Governor Patrick has proposed to regulate the Massachusetts casino industry: GamblePort. Pretty good. Can … [Read more...]
Casinos: be sure the people want it
Here's a modest suggestion for Governor Patrick. If (and that's a big "if" -- Casey has Sal DiMasi's statement which features lines like "So far, our concerns for ushering in casino gambling have not been eased. We in the House remain … [Read more...]
Transportation Finance Commission recommendations
Thanks to Casey for gathering the highlights of the Transportation Finance Commission's recommendations, which must be adopted by the legislature and the Governor.Here's a breakdown of the recommended tax and toll hikes:- Hike the gas tax … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick unveils casino plan; half of new casino revenue to go to property tax relief
Governor Patrick Unveils Plan for Casino Gaming in MassachusettsThree destination resort casinos to spur economic development and create tens of thousands of new jobsBOSTON-Monday, September 17, 2007-Governor Deval Patrick today announced … [Read more...]
Casino roundup
Herewith a brief overview of today's talk on the casino issue. Governor Patrick will formally unveil his plan today at 1 pm at the State House.Matt Viser in the Globe gives a good big-picture overview of how things will shape up over … [Read more...]
“Our colored people Governor”
Offered without comment. This fellow holds elected office (North Adams city council), and is a history professor at the Mass. College of Liberal Arts, a public college in North Adams. … [Read more...]
Globe: Patrick to back casinos, while Transportation Finance Commission backs tax hikes
I'm not sure whether this qualifies as a surprise or not, but here it is.Governor Deval Patrick plans to propose as early as tomorrow that the state sell licenses for three full-scale resort casinos in Massachusetts, citing their potential … [Read more...]
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