House Speaker Robert DeLeo said on Monday said he has received no formal indication that he will be called as a witness in the trial of former Probation commissioner John […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Posted inGambling
Host status hinged on lease provision
Mohegan Sun beat back a bid by Boston to win host community status for a Revere casino in part by removing a provision from the secret lease agreement between Mohegan […]
Posted inGambling
Crosby recuses himself from Boston actions
Citing questions raised about his behavior and judgment, Stephen Crosby, the chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, said on Thursday that he would no longer take part in the agency’s […]
Posted inGambling
Gaming panel denies Boston host status
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission adopted a narrow interpretation of state law on Thursday in voting 4-0 to deny Boston host community status for proposed casinos in Revere and Everett. The […]
Posted inBallot Questions, Politics, The Back Story
Wynn won’t fight casino ballot question
One big name – Wynn – is missing from the forces mobilizing to fight a ballot question that would outlaw casinos and a slots parlor in Massachusetts. Wynn Enterprises did […]
Posted inPolitics
Walsh-Wynn disconnect
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is trying to ramp up last-minute negotiations with the area’s casino developers, but so far he’s not having much luck with Wynn Enterprises. Walsh says Wynn, […]
Posted inPolitics
SJC judges testy on gaming petition
CORRECTION: The original story noted that the repeal would end simulcasting of horse racing. It would actually only end simulcasting of greyhound racing, and would leave all laws relating to […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Did Walsh mislead the governor?
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh won a seven-day reprieve from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on his host community casino quest, but he appears to have pulled it off by misleading the […]
Posted inPolitics
Probation hiring files of Murray disclosed
As part of its racketeering and bribery case against former Probation commissioner John O’Brien, the US Attorney’s office is seeking to enter into evidence files detailing how Senate President Therese […]
Posted inPolitics
Walsh wins delay
Massachusetts Gaming Commission members Stephen Crosby ( center), James McHugh (left) and Gayle Cameron (right) answer questions after hearing. CORRECTION: The original story indicated that Matt Cameron, a lawyer representing […]
Posted inPolitics, The Back Story
The legal fight
Links to all the briefs filed with the SJC can be found here. As the Supreme Judicial Court prepares to hear arguments on whether a question repealing the state’s casino […]
Posted inPolitics
Walsh: No regrets on pro-casino vote
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he doesn’t regret his votes as a state rep to open the state to casino gaming even as he presses the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for […]
Posted inPolitics
Henriquez stuck in jail as deadline comes
Former state rep Carlos Henriquez, who was expelled from the House in February after an assault and battery conviction, will not be out of jail in time to gather and […]
Posted inPolitics, The Back Story
The payoff from patronage
Both sides in the upcoming racketeering trial of top former Probation Department officials generally agree that agency jobs were steered to those with political connections on Beacon Hill. One side […]
Posted inPolitics
Mohegan Sun rebuts Boston host status
Mohegan Sun executives say they are eager to work cooperatively with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, but insist his efforts to win host community status for their proposed casino are off […]
Posted inPolitics
Walsh asserts casino double standard
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and a group opposed to casinos suggested on Friday that the proposed Mohegan Sun gambling facility is so intertwined with the Suffolk Downs race track straddling […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
The Fresolo soap opera ends
The on-again, off-again run by John Fresolo to recapture his old state rep seat in Worcester ended on Wednesday when he sent a letter to state officials asking them to […]
Posted inEducation, The Back Story
BPS forecasting 200 teacher leftovers
John McDonough, the interim Boston Public Schools superintendent, and Richard Stutman, president of the Boston Teachers Union, respond to this article here. The Boston Public Schools system is now forecasting […]
Posted inGambling, Opinion
Spring 2014 Editor’s note
the massachusetts gaming Commission has a tough choice to make in awarding the Greater Boston casino license. The two finalists, Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts, are both strong companies, pledging […]
Posted inEducation, Health Care
Heaviest lobbying by health care firms
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 […]
Posted inEnvironment
We’re a better player (Full Transcript)
What follows is the complete transcript of a discussion with Mitchell Etess, the chief executive officer of Mohegan Sun, on March 11, 2014. CommonWealth: Steve Wynn says you have a […]
Posted inEnvironment
We’re a better player
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 […]
Posted inHealth Care
Free agency
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 […]
Posted inGambling
Don’t bet against me (Full Transcript)
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. […]