The (Casino) Battle of Western Massachusetts

The (Casino) Battle of Western Massachusetts

The new gaming law passed by Massachusetts legislators last fall allows for the creation of three casinos – one each in specific geographic areas of the Commonwealth. One casino for the greater Boston area – which includes Worcester County. One casino for the...
The (Casino) Battle of Western Massachusetts

More Tough Times to Come…but Why?

We’re still a month away from the start of calendar year 2012 – but the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is close to putting out its financial plan for Fiscal Year 2013. Governor Patrick’s version of the 2013 state budget is scheduled for release in late January....
So what did we learn from the 2011 local elections?

So what did we learn from the 2011 local elections?

“All Politics is Local” We’ve all heard that old saying from “Tip” O’Neill about a million times – but that’s the best explanation I have for the way most of the races turned out here in western Massachusetts this week. This is a time of political uncertainty if not...