Casino opponent blasts `cozy relationship’ between state officials and gaming industry

Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger, president of Citizens for a Stronger Massachusetts , is doing great work that benefits all the people in MA, reminding us that we shouldn't just rubber stamp legislation proposed by elected and appointed officials.  We need to be confident that all elected and appointed officials are operating ethically and transparently.  It seems that Gregory Bialecki, secretary of housing and economic development, perhaps wasn't operating quite up to that standard...otherwise why would he feel the need to sell his casino stock after The Boston Globe questioned him - over one year after its purchase?  

Bialecki said the stocks were bought by a financial advisor in August 2010 without his knowledge. When he later learned of the purchases, Bialecki said, he did not think the holdings posed a problem because he didn’t pick the stocks ; they accounted for only a small percentage of his portfolio; and he doesn’t expect to award any of the casino licenses.  [Full Article: The Boston Globe]