southeastern Mass.

State Rep. Chris Markey of Dartmouth wants the state to expand services at Taunton State Hospital.  Right now,  there are a small number of beds there to serve the mentally ill.  Rep. Markey thinks Taunton State would also be a great place to offer serves for women with addiction issues...

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will meet in Fall River later this month, to discuss the possibility of accepting applications from commercial developers to build a casino in Southeastern Mass.  The state's casino law allowed for a tribal casino in Region C, the Southeastern part of the state, but some fear the federal process to take land into trust could delay the tribal casino for years...

The state panel overseeing casino gambling in has agreed to accept preliminary applications from commercial casino developers in southeastern Massachusetts. The state's year-old casino law gives preference in that region to a federally-recognized Indian tribe...