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Mass. legislative leaders OK deal on casino bill; Patrick vows veto
July 31, 2010BOSTON — Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agreed Friday to the state’s most sweeping expansion of gambling in four decades — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick, who said he can’t sign the bill.
Massachusetts governor opposes gambling bill
July 31, 2010BOSTON (AP) -- House and Senate leaders have agreed on a bill to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts -- drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick, who said he can't sign the legislation.
Mass. AG reaches deal with Cape Wind to cut costs
July 31, 2010(AP:BOSTON) Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached a deal with the Cape Wind offshore wind energy project that she says will save consumers up to $465 million during the first 15 years of operation.
Mass. legislative leaders OK deal on casino bill
July 31, 2010(AP:BOSTON) Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agreed Friday on a bill to legalize the most sweeping expansion of gambling in the state in four decades _ drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick who threatened to veto the measure.
Mass. lawmakers agree on wind energy permits bill
July 31, 2010(AP:BOSTON) Massachusetts lawmakers have reached a compromise on a bill designed to streamline the permitting process for new wind energy facilities.
Tax holiday could return to Massachusetts
July 31, 2010BOSTON (AP) -- Consumers are one step closer to getting a tax-free August weekend of spending in Massachusetts.
ACG Boston Announces New Chapter President, Elects Six Others to Board of Directors
July 31, 2010Boston - ACG Boston, the Boston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), announced its new chapter president, Ben Procter, a partner at the Watermill Group, and elected six other members to its board of directors.
House, Senate leaders agree to compromise language on bill legalizing casinos in Massachusetts
July 31, 2010BOSTON (AP) — House, Senate leaders agree to compromise language on bill legalizing casinos in Massachusetts. Slideshow: The 2010 X Games from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Woman, 81, left in chair a month
July 31, 2010Associated Press BOSTON — An elderly Massachusetts woman has died on her 81st birthday after being found with deep bedsores from sitting for a month in a recliner soaked in her own waste.
John Kerry adds wind to story's sails - Boston Herald
July 31, 2010 Kansas City Star | John Kerry adds wind to story's sails Boston Herald Robert Bliss, spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, told the Herald yesterday that “a tax return has been filed” for Kerry's yacht. ... Cap'n Crunch (D-MA) Kerry: Benedict Arnold's yacht? Kerry says he mishandled furor over yacht taxes |
