Hustle up Gaming Commission

By CommonWealth Staff Casinos, Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts 0 Comments Apr 26, 2018

It may be time for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to make up its mind about the suitability of Wynn Resorts to open a casino in Everett because the uncertainty is starting to take a toll. Wynn CEO Matt Maddox hosted a conference call with financial analysts on Tuesday after the release of the company’s first(...)

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Sinning in the workplace

By CommonWealth Staff Judge Thomas Estes, Judicial Conduct Commission, Supreme Judicial Court 0 Comments Apr 25, 2018

Judge Thomas Estes asked the Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday to penalize him for having extramarital sex with a court employee but not to take his job away permanently. David Hoose, who represented Estes before the SJC, said his client is not the first person — even the first judge, male or female — to(...)

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Political baby talk

By CommonWealth Staff Michelle Wu, Tammy Duckworth, US Senate 0 Comments Apr 24, 2018

It became a high-profile debate over open carry. But unlike the matter of openly flashing lethal weaponry while strolling through town, which people in some states regard as much ado about not much at all, this open carry debate got played out at a high level. The controversial subject of this carry kerfuffle: newborn babies.(...)

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The Codcast: Warren, Brownsberger go at it on criminal justice bill

By CommonWealth Staff Charlie Baker, Criminal justice reform, Jay Gonzalez, Setti Warren, Will Brownsberger 0 Comments Apr 23, 2018

The sweeping criminal justice bill that Gov. Charlie Baker signed earlier this month received widespread, but not universal, praise as a welcome turn away from the tough-on-crime policies of the 1980s and ‘90s. One notable dissenting voice was that of Setti Warren, the former Newton mayor who is now one of three Democrats vying to(...)

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Middle class ‘slowly clawing its way back’

By CommonWealth Staff American Dream, Economy, Income inequality, Mayor Marty Walsh 0 Comments Apr 20, 2018

The American Dream has long been predicated on a strong and growing middle class. That’s why there has been so much talk in recent years about the withering of that dream. Growing income inequality and stagnant wages among all but those at the top have made the goal of a stable middle-class life an elusive(...)

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Troubling poll in Third Congressional District

By CommonWealth Staff Democratic party, Niki Tsongas, Third Congressional District 0 Comments Apr 19, 2018

A new poll of likely voters in the Third Congressional District suggests the Democratic primary winner in the race to succeed US Rep. Niki Tsongas will be elected without a clear mandate from voters. It’s become a familiar story in Massachusetts, where incumbents dominate and the rare open seat attracts so many candidates that the(...)

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Airbnb goes inhospitable

By CommonWealth Staff airbnb, Boston Politics, Michelle Wu 0 Comments Apr 18, 2018

Go on the Airbnb website and you feel like you’ve landed in a cool world with interesting people who could become your friends. “Book unique homes and experiences all over the world,” is the message greeting visitors to the company’s homepage. The message to those who would stand in the path of the multibillion-dollar home-sharing(...)

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The Codcast: A devilish health care merger

By CommonWealth Staff Health Care, Health Policy Commission, Partners HealthCare 0 Comments Apr 17, 2018

Two of the state’s leading health care analysts say they aren’t sure whether creating a powerful alternative to Partners HealthCare will reduce health care costs in Massachusetts or increase them. “It’s the devil you know versus the devil you don’t know,” said John E. McDonough, a professor of public health practice at the TH Chan(...)

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Is Baker an honorary Democrat?

By CommonWealth Staff Beacon Hill, Boston Politics, Charlie Baker 0 Comments Apr 13, 2018

Democrats nationally may be united against the Republican in the White House, but here in Massachusetts the donkeys seem to think our Republican governor is one of their own. Members of the all-Democrat Massachusetts congressional delegation rarely have a negative word for Gov. Charlie Baker and the same holds true for the Democrats up on(...)

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The Ryan reverberations

By CommonWealth Staff Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Washington D.C. 0 Comments Apr 12, 2018

Wednesday was just another day in the nation’s capital. Which is to say that the president seemed increasingly unhinged and the chaos and fear that he has unleashed within his own party prompted the most powerful member of the House to announce he’s throwing in the towel and going home. Paul Ryan says his decision(...)


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