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Patrick vetoes mandated background checks on future gambling panel staff

Provisions added to $72m midyear spending plan

By Matt Murphy

 |  State House News Service  

  May 12, 2012

Governor Deval Patrick on Friday vetoed portions of a spending bill sent to him this week by the House and Senate requiring the Gaming Commission to conduct full criminal background checks and drug screenings on future employees. A day after it arrived on his desk, Patrick signed a $72 million mid-year spending bill that included additional funding for public assistance for low-income disabled residents and family shelters.

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