The House/Senate Conference Committee hammering out differences in the flawed Casino Legislation has shut out the public and the media and continues to negotiate in secrecy, behind closed doors -- with input from LOBBYISTS?
Reported by SHNS --
A lobbyist working on the bill, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "The fierce rhetoric over the last week has been about the perceived no-bid contract of the House bill, and that has been cured by this alleged compromise. So the governor should be happy with this. You're not going to come out with one bill that is going to make him perfectly content with the slots issue, but if there's going to be a bona fide compromise here, those two slot licenses to public bid have got to stay."
"If he's turned up the heat on the no-bid stuff and that's where he's been stuck … then he should be saying, 'All right, you did the right thing'," said the lobbyist.
Reported by SHNS --
A lobbyist working on the bill, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "The fierce rhetoric over the last week has been about the perceived no-bid contract of the House bill, and that has been cured by this alleged compromise. So the governor should be happy with this. You're not going to come out with one bill that is going to make him perfectly content with the slots issue, but if there's going to be a bona fide compromise here, those two slot licenses to public bid have got to stay."
"If he's turned up the heat on the no-bid stuff and that's where he's been stuck … then he should be saying, 'All right, you did the right thing'," said the lobbyist.
Any pretense of credibility or transparency was destroyed by that comment.
Note to Beacon Hill: If you want voters to believe you are acting with integrity in a responsible fashion, you need to behave like it.
Legislation was crafted behind closed doors with Gambling Industry input.
If this isn't a corrupt process, actions prove otherwise!
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