Editorial: New York governor hides deal for off-reservation casino

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

"Gov. Paterson refuses to make public the legal compact he signed with a Wisconsin-based Indian tribe to open a new full-scale Catskills casino.

Why?

Paterson counsel Peter Kiernan claims the compact is a work in progress. Baloney, says the rival Oneida tribe, which operates an upstate casino.

"The governor signed the agreement and committed the state of New York to it," notes an Oneida spokesman. "The public has a right to see agreements that the governor signs."

Quite right."

Get the Story:
Editorial: So what did you sign, Dave? (The New York Post 12/1)

Also Today:
Schumer pushes casino, details land-swap deal (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 12/1)

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