AS IT BEGINS DELIBERATIONS on what to do with Wynn Resorts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission can do pretty much whatever it wants. It can declare the company unsuitable and revoke […]
High stakes as Gaming Commission begins deliberations
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Wynn security chief spied on boss’s ex-wife
ONLY A SELECT group associated with Wynn Resorts knew the company’s security chief had put the founder’s ex-wife and his former business partner under surveillance, James Stern told gambling regulators. […]
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Maddox’s explanations doubted by some commissioners
WYNN RESORTS CEO Matt Maddox said on Thursday that he wasn’t aware of the way Steve Wynn and some of the company’s employees had bought the silence of women who alleged […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack hedging on next commuter rail contract
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack appears to be hedging a bit on whether the MBTA will have a new commuter rail contract in place by her self-imposed deadline of July 2022. […]
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Can private sector save the Mohawk?
Like North Adams, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as […]
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Can private sector save the Mohawk?
LIKE NORTH ADAMS, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as […]
Posted inPolitics
Buttigieg brings buzz to Boston
PETE BUTTIGIEG brought his wonky, faith-flavored brand of Midwestern progressive politics to Boston on Wednesday afternoon, and was met with an enthusiastic reception. More than 1,000 people packed a Northeastern […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn CEO faces skeptical commissioners
DURING A BRUISING cross-examination with his company’s Boston area casino license hanging in the balance, Matt Maddox, the new CEO of Wynn Resorts, acknowledged “how ridiculous” it looks now that […]
Posted inOpinion
Private sector needs to honor King’s memory
THE EVENTS of April 4, 1968, in Memphis are seared into America’s collective memory. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is clearly acknowledged as a national tragedy. Even […]
Posted inOpinion
Conversion therapy bill very narrowly drawn
THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE of Representatives and the Senate recently gave overwhelming approval to a bipartisan bill banning the practice of so-called gay “conversion therapy” for minors. Conversion therapy, a practice […]
Posted inEconomy
Gambling dollars can boost small biz
WITH THE ENCORE BOSTON casino scheduled to open in June, fiscal year 2020 will be the first year that the Commonwealth will receive significant taxes on gross gaming revenue, creating a […]
Posted inOpinion
How to fix the mistakes of welfare reform
ON A COLD FEBRUARY DAY in 1995, former governor Bill Weld signed his much-anticipated welfare reform into law. The new law included additional work requirements, time limits, benefit reductions, and […]
Posted inEducation
Hampshire College bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
FINANCIALLY INSECURE HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and […]
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Hampshire college bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
Financially insecure Hampshire College is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and […]
Posted inGambling
How Steve Wynn covered his tracks
“THAT’S THE QUESTION, isn’t it?” asked Steve Wynn in an October 2017 deposition. That was Wynn’s response when he was asked why he paid a manicurist and her husband $7.5 […]
Posted inGambling
Report cites ‘significant, repetitive’ failures at Wynn Resorts
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION on Tuesday began a sprawling review of Wynn Resorts, delving into the alleged sex crimes of the company’s founder, the way it jettisoned an executive working […]
Posted inEconomy
Gender pay gap hits Latina women hard
Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what white men earned in the previous year. Today’s marking of that ignoble milestone means women must work an extra […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 145: Immigrant voices on immigration reform
Everyone has an opinion on the polarizing topic of immigration reform, but rarely do immigrants get to be in the presence of key decision makers who determine their fates. Student […]
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Report cites significant, repetitive ‘failures’ at Wynn Resorts
WYNN RESORTS maintained a culture of cover-up when it came to allegations of sexual misconduct against the company’s founder, according to an extensive report compiled by Massachusetts gambling regulators. The […]
Posted inTransportation
Is New York showing up ‘progressive’ Mass.?
START SPREADING THE NEWS: Not only are the Yankees a game and a half in front of the faltering Red Sox, New York has taken a big lead over Boston […]
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Is New York showing up ‘progressive’ Mass.?
Start spreading the news: Not only are the Yankees a game and a half in front of the faltering Red Sox, New York has taken a big lead over Boston […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: The great employee exodus
THE MBTA has a hiring problem. Since fiscal 2015, the transit authority hasn’t been able to hire enough employees to offset the number of workers leaving the agency each year. […]
Posted inTransportation
Red Line meltdown juxtaposed with on-time discussion
ON A DAY when the Red Line experienced a meltdown, the MBTA’s oversight board had a lengthy discussion about on-time performance, including the development of a new way of measuring […]
Posted inPolitics
It turns out House progressive caucus isn’t growing
THERE MIGHT NOT BE as much of a stampede toward the House Progressive Caucus as its leaders suggested earlier this year. In a March 20 press release, Rep. Tricia Farley […]