Sweeping Oversight of Casinos given to New Commission
12/2/2011 When a new gambling bill was signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick, administrative supervision over the three planned casinos and one slots parlor will immediately shift from state lawmakers to the still unnamed five-member commission, whose members will make over $100,000 annually. Top legislators said that they intentionally set out to grant […]
Campaign Contributions to Obama Dominated by Law Firms
12/2/2011 President Barack Obama is being heavily favored by big law firms in campaign contribution. According to reports, twice as much financial contribution has poured into the re-election campaign of the president compared to the four leading Republican candidates combined. According to the Federal Election Commission filings that have been analyzed by government watchdog […]