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Pro-Casino Arguments Ain't Nothing but a Mathqueradenew

Outside of Dr. Clyde Barrow's papers and studies that casinos have funded, hard numbers for casinos' economic benefits, by and large, don't exist -- and if it's problematic that Gov. Deval Patrick built a major policy decision on one man's research, it's doubly so that that research comes with a warning from the governor's own staff.
Dig Boston  |  Julia Reischel and Paul McMorrow  |  09-27-2007  |  Policy Issues

Barbers Are Red Over Blue Lawsnew

A working stiff now has to endure his razor-stropping without State Street Barbers' complimentary bottle of beer, because the Commonwealth's Board of Registration of Barbers has just put the kibosh on barbershop alcohol.
Dig Boston  |  Julia Reischel  |  03-14-2007  |  Policy Issues

A Big, Fat Gamblenew

As Massachusetts considers allowing its citizens to become trembling slot zombies, we debunk casino gambling's big promises.
Dig Boston  |  Julia Reischel  |  02-22-2007  |  Policy Issues

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