BOSTON (AP) -The governor of Massachusetts says there is no connection between big donations to him and the Democratic Party from the family that owns the New England Patriots and the state’s support for development across the road from Gillette Stadium.
Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday that Patriots owner Robert Kraft had asked him about using $9 million in federal stimulus money on a footbridge to an industrial site he owns. Patrick says the state supports it because it will leverage job creation.
The Democratic governor says he has not requested a donation in return because Kraft has been “very supportive.”
Kraft and his wife, Myra, each gave the maximum $500 campaign contribution to Patrick and Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray last month. The Krafts each also gave the state Democratic Party the maximum $5,000 donation.
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