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Deval Patrick helps to continue the legacy of corruption in Massachusetts
Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ll-governor/9wCWYyF1YvluKQbgpM4fMI/story.html
I think this also includes subsidises for race horse farms
Hey DeLeo, as the ad says, "what's in your pocket'?
Deval Patrick helps to continue the legacy of corruption in Massachusetts
The two Democratic leaders, along with Senate President Therese Murray, also a Democrat, spent the summer negotiating behind closed doors, hoping to shield the sometimes-ugly process from public view.
Late Monday night, House and Senate negotiators unveiled a final version of the bill, hatched in secret, that surprised nearly everyone who was paying attention. It proposed taking an additional $15 million in gambling profits once designated for cities and towns, and diverting the money to the state’s horse racing industry.
One casino proponent said that when he learned of the provision he thought it must have been a poison pill, added by a gambling opponent to force Patrick to veto it. Casino critics immediately pointed to the measure as proof that special interests were cutting inside deals and that gambling would not benefit the general public.
Patrick said he was surprised by the additional horse subsidy, which he called worrisome, but said it would not prevent him from signing the bill.
The measure actually appears to have been the result of a patient lobbying campaign by the horse-racing industry and receptive House members who knew that saving jobs in the industry was a top priority for DeLeo. The son of a track worker, DeLeo, whose district includes Suffolk Downs, has often spoken passionately about the blue-collar people who depend on the dying industry for their livelihood.
Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ll-governor/9wCWYyF1YvluKQbgpM4fMI/story.html
I think this also includes subsidises for race horse farms
Hey DeLeo, as the ad says, "what's in your pocket'?
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