Robert DeLeo blames casino woes on Deval Patrick By Hillary Chabot | Wednesday, August 4, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics Photo by Nancy Lane Gov. Deval Patrick is jeopardizing his re-election and “underestimating” voters if he kowtows to liberals and kills slots, Speaker Robert A. DeLeo told the Herald yesterday, as he blamed the “rigid” governor for the [...]
“In light of the recent developments, we believe it is critical that we stand united in our shared commitment to restoring the public trust,” the statement read. “Therefore, we have agreed that ethics reform legislation will be passed and signed into law swiftly that includes the best provisions from all three of our proposals. We owe the people of Massachusetts nothing less.”
Rather than confront the correlation between lower income taxes and higher property taxes and fees, as he did in his campaign, Patrick first cast his lot with the casino industry in a scheme ostensibly intended to increase state revenue. Now he finds himself pushing another unpopular plan to raise revenue through a proposed 19-cent per gallon gas tax hike.
Massachusetts will be well represented at next week’s Democratic National Convention in Denver as Gov. Deval Patrick and Sen. John F. Kerry will give key speeches on consecutive nights, officials announced yesterday.
Patrick, a longtime pal and political ally of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, will speak Tuesday night before Sen. Hillary Clinton’s prime-time talk. The night’s theme is “Renewing America’s Promise” and Virginia Gov. Mark Warner is the keynote speaker.
Making Massachusetts a national leader on clean energy
* Joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
* Worked with Legislature to develop comprehensive energy and advanced biofuels legislation to help consumers deal with the rising cost of fossil fuels.
* Passed a first-in-the-nation comprehensive oceans bill for our state waters.
* Approved the final state environmental review for Cape Wind.
* Launched Commonwealth Solar rebate program to spur installation of solar electric power.