DiMasi says House unlikely to OK track (Boston house) slot machines this year

DiMasi says House unlikely to OK track slot machines this year
BOSTON -- House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said Wednesday a bill to install slot machines at the state's four racetracks likely won't pass the House this year.
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Top lawmaker: Slot machines face long odds
By DAVID KIBBE TIMES BOSTON BUREAU BOSTON - House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi yesterday said he opposes allowing slot machines at the state's racetracks, and he predicted the proposal would be defeated in the House next week.
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House lawmakers release spending plan
BOSTON -- House Democratic lawmakers unveiled a $25.27 billion budget proposal Monday that represents a 5.7 percent increase over current spending and sets aside $200 million for a new health care plan.
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Lawmakers send anti-gang bill to Romney's desk
BOSTON -- House and Senate lawmakers approved new anti-gang legislation Thursday designed to crack down on guns, the distribution of grand jury testimony and witness intimidation.
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Travaglini: Final deal near on health care
BOSTON -- House and Senate negotiators are nearing a final deal on a health care reform package, Senate President Robert Travaglini said Tuesday.
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Click Five taps into success
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- When percussionist Joey Zehr was in college he lived in a house on Imrie Street in Boston where the second-floor bathroom was crumbling into the first floor, and he and his roommates beat rats with shovels.
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Massachusetts House Rejects Slot Machines Bill
House lawmakers aren't ready to take a chance on expanding gambling in Massachusetts. They soundly rejected a bill that would have allowed for 2,000 slot machines at the state's four racetracks. More Local News
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Author tells gangsters tale
By Matthew K. Roy THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.) MARBLEHEAD, Mass. Phyllis Karas spent nearly every night last year chatting on the phone with a thug.
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