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A Speck of Blue in a Brown Eye…

This week, Massachusetts Republican Senator, Scott Brown, announced that he would vote to end debate (filibuster) of the sweeping financial reform bill now awaiting Senate passage.  With the support of Maine’s Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, the Democratic Senate leadership has the votes

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The Die is Cast…

With the Massachusetts Senate passing its own casino gambling bill, the gaming industry’s march into Massachusetts is now all but complete.  Although sticking points remain, particularly Speaker DeLeo’s treasured slot parlors, it seems unlikely that some compromise cannot be hammered out.  Since no political downside