The legislature has formally committed to an independent cost-benefit analysis of the gambling proposals before moving forward. This outcome confirms that our insistence on public accountability was necessary and well placed. We will continue to track the findings of this report closely to ensure that the process remains transparent.
August 9, 2011
Final supporters
February 2010
To:
The Honorable Speaker Robert DeLeo
The Honorable Senate President Therese Murray
Members of the General Court
From:
Re:
WE, the undersigned citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , a state that has a long and proud history of advocating for social justice, working for policies that promote public health and consumer protection; do hereby request that the Governor and the Legislature execute proper due diligence by authorizing a comprehensive independent analysis of the costs and benefits of legalizing slots and casinos before any legislation is approved.
Updates
May 26, 2011
Reaching five hundred signatures marks a shift in how seriously this discussion is being taken by our representatives. I am grateful to everyone who has contributed to this investigation into the actual costs of expanded gambling.
Reached 500 supporters
May 25, 2011
February 17, 2010
Reaching one hundred signatures indicates that many people share a desire for greater transparency regarding these gambling proposals. This level of engagement confirms that our community values objective analysis before major fiscal decisions are made.
Reached 100 supporters
February 15, 2010
February 13, 2010
Reaching our first hundred signatures represents a significant step toward demanding the transparency our state deserves. I invite each of you to encourage a friend or colleague to review these arguments today so we can demonstrate the true breadth of this concern to our representatives.
6 Comments
We need to look at what this actually does to families before moving forward. Please slow down.
Seriously just look at the numbers before you start building things. Seems like common sense to me.
Keep them out of massachusetts. Dont let corporate interests ruin our neighborhoods.
Just show us the real math. Why are they hiding the cost-benefit data if it is so great for us?
Enough with the casinos. We dont need more people losing money they cant afford just to pad the states pockets.
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The legislature has formally committed to an independent cost-benefit analysis of the gambling proposals before moving forward. This outcome confirms that our insistence on public accountability was necessary and well placed. We will continue to track the findings of this report closely to ensure that the process remains transparent.
August 9, 2011
Final supporters
February 2010
To:
The Honorable Speaker Robert DeLeo
The Honorable Senate President Therese Murray
Members of the General Court
From:
Re:
WE, the undersigned citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , a state that has a long and proud history of advocating for social justice, working for policies that promote public health and consumer protection; do hereby request that the Governor and the Legislature execute proper due diligence by authorizing a comprehensive independent analysis of the costs and benefits of legalizing slots and casinos before any legislation is approved.
Updates
May 26, 2011
Reaching five hundred signatures marks a shift in how seriously this discussion is being taken by our representatives. I am grateful to everyone who has contributed to this investigation into the actual costs of expanded gambling.
Reached 500 supporters
May 25, 2011
February 17, 2010
Reaching one hundred signatures indicates that many people share a desire for greater transparency regarding these gambling proposals. This level of engagement confirms that our community values objective analysis before major fiscal decisions are made.
Reached 100 supporters
February 15, 2010
February 13, 2010
Reaching our first hundred signatures represents a significant step toward demanding the transparency our state deserves. I invite each of you to encourage a friend or colleague to review these arguments today so we can demonstrate the true breadth of this concern to our representatives.
6 Comments
TOTAL SCAM. Casinos are a plague on local communities and the state knows it.
We need to look at what this actually does to families before moving forward. Please slow down.
Seriously just look at the numbers before you start building things. Seems like common sense to me.
Keep them out of massachusetts. Dont let corporate interests ruin our neighborhoods.
Just show us the real math. Why are they hiding the cost-benefit data if it is so great for us?
Enough with the casinos. We dont need more people losing money they cant afford just to pad the states pockets.
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TOTAL SCAM. Casinos are a plague on local communities and the state knows it.