BOSTON — Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court might rule next year that states can legalize sports wagering, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday resolved to prepare research on the topic for lawmakers who may have to decide whether sports betting fits into the gaming environment in Massachusetts.
Hampshire College, the ultra-progressive institution that has previously made headlines for flying the American flag at half-staff after the election of President Donald Trump, is now on the receiving end of a backlash over its decision to rescind its speaking invitation for Antonia Okafor, a pro-Second Amendment black woman.
Meanwhile, Okafor's speaking engagement at nearby Mount Holyoke College — titled "Female Empowerment and the Second Amendment" — is slated to go forward Thursday evening, although administrators have taken steps to provide "alternative spaces" for students intending to protest her talk.
