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Mashpee tribe hires Delahunt in push for casino

Former Massachusetts congressman William Delahunt has been hired by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe as they continue to push for the right to build a casino in Southeastern Massachusetts. As the Boston Globe pointed out, Delahunt will be putting nearly 40

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Mashpee tribe hires Delahunt as lobbyist

Boston Globe: Mashpee tribe hires Delahunt as lobbyist Former US representative William D. Delahunt, capitalizing on his nearly 40 years in Massachusetts politics, announced yesterday that he is taking a new job as a lobbyist for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe,

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Mayors urge Patrick, Legislature to act on casinos

Twelve mayors, including Boston Mayor Tom Menino, on Tuesday launched an effort to “jump-start” approval of casinos on Beacon Hill by penning a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Senate President Therese Murray, asking them to

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Casino plan filed on Beacon Hill

Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D-Leominster) has filed a three-casino proposal and is encouraging her colleagues to bring it up soon. “I don’t want to see a repeat of last year,” Flanagan told the State House News Service, referring to the expanded

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