Will Brownsberger — State Senator, Democrat, 2d Suffolk and Middlesex District

While I voted against the gambling bill, I think that we got a number of other good things done in this session. The biggest may be the redistricting plan which has been widely praised for the increase it creates in the number of districts from which minority candidates may potentially be elected.

The day before the final day of the 2011 session the House completed work on a number of good bills:

Last week, I again voted against bringing casinos to Massachusetts. In 2008, when I first voted against gambling, I was voting in the majority.

Will, The news started picking up before the holidays and hasn’t slowed down now with the new year.  Why does DeLeo continue to push for casinos?  Why can’t this topic go away so that our legislature can work on more productive topics? I hope your stance has not changed (I doubt it has).  Is there [...]

I encourage you to continue to oppose casinos here. It’s fun when you win, but usually you lose which is why casinos can spend so much money on advertising and inexpensive drinks. It can be tragic for those who cannot control their gambling and the unfortunate consequences usually effect family members. There has to be [...]