http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/03/20/roll_call_vote_on_gov_deval_patricks_casino_bill/
Casino Bill defeated 108-46
Special appreciation to my state representative Mary S. Rogeness (R-Longmeadow) who never wavered or pandered to the casino interests. Mary will be retiring this year and I am looking for a Democrat with moxie who will stand against the insipid influences of class III casinos.
Special appreciation to state representative Todd Smola (R-Palmer) who stood in the center of the pyre and despite enormous pressure from constituents in his home town of Palmer voted against a lousy bill and a nightmare for the community he cares so deeply about. The opportunities for economic development in Palmer are there for the making.
Special appreciation to the Speaker of the House...Salvatore DiMasi.
Chairman Dan Bosley, Rep. Scibak, Rep. Story, Rep. Kocot all of western MA and members of the Emerging Technologies Committee....you are intelligent and thoughtful people. Thank you.
Reps. Gobi, Alicea, Rivera, Wagner, Petrolati, and the close to one hundred other state reps. , thank you.
It is time for the Adminstration to refocus their considerable talent and energies toward the brillant plans and proposals they have for education, energy and greener manufacturing. I look forward to supporting the Administration in these endeavors.
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It's clear that NOW we have work to do that the casino issue has distracted us from.
Let's move on and address those important issues.
If we allow thr Mashpee to open a casino im Middleborough, it will open the door to more casinos. We have to stop the Middleborough casino. The state must not negotiate with the Mashpee. No slot machines = no casino.
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