EAST BOSTON—Yes, of course. Hizzoner has announced a new committee of non-pols to advise his administration on how fast it should put a casino at Suffolk Downs: "Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is forming a special commission to help oversee the casino debate in the state's largest city. ... Menino said the board will help guarantee what Menino called 'transparency' for Boston residents during the casino review process." [Boston.com]
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MASS.-WIDE—Attorney General Martha Coakley talked foreclosures at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast: "Over the last two years, the number of mortgage-related complaints recorded by the state have more than quadrupled, and now exceed complaints related to automobile sales and leasing, which have historically been the biggest source of consumer concerns, Coakley said." [Boston.com]