Spring 2014

Spring 2014

We’re a better player

Rolling the Dice/ Environment

We’re a better player

CEO Mitchell Etess says Mohegan Sun is better than the Las Vegas legend

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commonwealth: Steve Wynn says you have an inherent conflict of interest owning a casino in Massachusetts that would be 111 miles away from your casino in Connecticut, in part because the tax rate on table games in Massachusetts is 25 percent and zero in Connecticut. mitchell etess: He thinks if he keeps saying things they(...)

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Don’t bet against me (Full Transcript)

Rolling the Dice/ Gambling

Don’t bet against me (Full Transcript)

Steve Wynn puts his cards on the table

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What follows is a transcript of an unedited interview with Steve Wynn of Wynn Enterprises on March 5 at his villa in Las Vegas. For the edited version, click here. WYNN: What’s on your mind? What’s of interest to the magazine about this show they’re running in Massachusetts about having a casino in Boston? Do(...)

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Don’t bet against me

Rolling the Dice/ Gambling

Don’t bet against me

Steve Wynn puts his cards on the table

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Steve Wynn, in his Las Vegas villa, in front of Picasso’s The Sailor and a Giacometti sculpture. steve wynn is giving an art tour inside his villa, which is located inside his Las Vegas hotel and offers a panoramic view of the 18th hole of his lush golf course, complete with a waterfall. His two(...)

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Doctors bone up on medical marijuana

Health Care

Doctors bone up on medical marijuana

Doctors seek answers

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for doctors, accustomed to prescribing drugs only after they have been thoroughly researched and run through clinical trials, marijuana is a problem. The drug has been illegal in the United States for so long that tracking down top-notch medical research is a challenge. Medical marijuana sales may be coming to Massachusetts, but the federal Drug(...)

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Heaviest lobbying by health care firms

Education/ Health Care

Heaviest lobbying by health care firms

Partners HealthCare led the way, spending $683,520 on lobbying

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health care firms, led by hospital systems and insurance companies, spent the most money on Beacon Hill lobbying activities in 2013. Partners HealthCare, which owns Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is in the midst of a battle with state regulators over its expansion plans, was the top dog, spending $683,520 on(...)

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Can Bay State schools afford online standardized testing?

Education

Can Bay State schools afford online standardized testing?

Tech deficit is $75M

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this spring, there’s a twist to the annual ritual of standardized testing. Many students will trade in pencil and paper and move into the 21st century, taking the state’s new standardized test on computers. But there are plenty of school district officials who know they are not as ready for the digital world of the(...)

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Paving the way for votes

Politics

Paving the way for votes

Former Lawrence mayor William Lantigua made street repaving a centerpiece of his reelection campaign last year

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CORRECTION: The original map that accompanied this story was based on a 2010 draft redistricting plan provided by the Lawrence city clerk’s office in error. The map and legend have been revised to reflect the final redistricting map approved in 2011. former lawrence mayor William Lantigua made street repaving a centerpiece of his reelection campaign(...)

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Cashing in

Politics

Cashing in

The state paid more than $100 million in settlements and judgments since 2005, but officials are tight-lipped about why.

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CommonWealth has obtained all settlement and judgment payouts by the State Comptroller from Fiscal Year 2005 though the second quarter of Fiscal 2014. Click here for the data, which includes the name of the agency against which the claim was made, the amount paid, and the recipient. Every year, the Massachusetts Legislature sets aside about(...)

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Free agency

Health Care

Free agency

As the industry consolidates, health care networks scramble for control of primary care doctors and their patients

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Dr. Richard Dupee chats with a patient after an examination. Dr. Richard Dupee is old school. Instead of rushing from one examining room to the next as fast as he can, the 68-year-old Dupee is the type of primary care doctor who does a checkup and then lets the patient get dressed and come into(...)

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