Tweet In the event of a tie, Wynn Resorts would have to face off with competitor Mohegan Sun for a Greater Boston area casino license. This is the proposed Wynn site. (Image: DAVID L. RYAN/Boston Globe) When Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen P. Crosby recused himself from the Greater Boston casino vote, nobody had a problem with the decision itself. After all, even the appearance of impropriety could cause a huge scandal when awarding a license that could eventually be worth billions of dollars. But it left just four members on the panel to choose between proposals from Continue reading >>>

The short work week was long on news, from Whitey Bulger's former FBI handler John Connolly having his sentence overturned, to our own Emily Rooney announcing she would step down from hosting Greater Boston. Here's what it looked like from the WGBH Newsroom. • Famed writer/activist Maya Angelou passed away at the age of 86. Abbie Ruzicka rounded up some of her notable interviews and readings, Callie Crossley wrote a personal remembrance of her mother introducing her to Angelou's work, and Phillip Martin reconciled her legacy with her support of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Continue reading >>>

Yesterday, I participated in a great mini-conference held by Harvard's Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston on how technology innovation could help increase social mobility. (In full disclosure, I sit on the Institute's advisory board.) Throughout, we heard a range of ideas and examples about how technology can drive changes in civic engagement, government responsiveness and education. We also heard about tech and jobs.The most interesting content to me, though, came in what we heard on the margins. Technology innovation can help improve social mobility. Continue reading >>>

Contributed article from Mark Lorion, co-founder of Boston TechJam and chief marketing officer of Apperian, and Tom Hopcroft, president and chief executive at Mass Technology Leadership Council When it comes to tech hubs, the spotlight usually shines on Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley in New York City. Despite our own rich history in technology and innovation, Boston, to be quite blunt, has lost top billing. In the last few years, there’s been a perception, both internally and nationally, that the city had flat lined, or as PandoDaily put it, was “in a rut” and had “lost its mojo.” But Continue reading >>>

At the end of 2014, I will have hosted Greater Boston for 17 years. That’s roughly 4,400 episodes which include a minimum of three interview segments a show with between one and three guests per segment, and well, you see where I am going with this.  It’s been a long ride with a lot wonderful interaction with people from all walks of the greater Boston community, but it’s also been a daily grind. I’ve had the time of my life hosting Greater Boston but feel the time is right to step back a little, enjoy a few other things, and keep my foot in the door by continuing Continue reading >>>

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In the event of a 2-to-2 tie among the four gambling commissioners responsible for awarding the Greater Boston casino license, the commission will turn to the applicants, Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts, for help in breaking the deadlock. They may ask the applicants for more details on their proposals or for new presentations on their elaborate projects, with the hope of reaching a consensus, commissioners decided Thursday. Continue reading below As a final option, if new information fails to break the tie, the commission may ask the applicants to sweeten their proposals in a new round of head-to-head Continue reading >>>

Consensus called key to avoiding impasse Left with an even number of members for Greater Boston issues, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided on Thursday to pursue a multi-step, consensus-building plan to avoid a tie vote on the awarding of a casino license. The five-member commission is down its chairman, Stephen Crosby, after he recused himself from voting on Greater Boston matters. Crosby made the decision to recuse himself after attending the opening day of the racing season at Suffolk Downs, which is partnering with Mohegan Sun, one of the two applicants vying for a casino Continue reading >>>