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A day in the budget debate

Description: Housing activists go to Massachusetts House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas Finneran's office to 'evict' him because of his budget proposal. The protesters are arrested. Human service advocates and religious leaders also hold separate protests. The house is debating local aid and tax increases. Rep. Thomas Finneran talks about his budget in the House Chambers. Interviews with Reps. John McDonough and Stanley Rosenberg suggesting new taxes are needed to support services.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1991

Democrats on local aid cut

Description: House Democrats recommend even more drastic cut in local aid than Weld's proposal. Sheila Cheimets of Mass. Municipal Assn. Carmen Buell, John McDonough, Frank Hynes, Charles Flaherty, Thomas Finneran.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/15/1991

Finneran on budget catastrophe

Description: House Ways and Means chair Thomas Finneran says drastic cuts in state spending are inevitable. He will present very lean budget. Even once untouchable programs such as Medicaid will be vulnerable.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/16/1991

Finneran's warning

Description: Thomas Finneran says communities must raise taxes through Prop 2 1/2 override to make up for local aid cuts. Weld is happy budget emphasis is on cuts, not taxes. Finneran forebodes state bankruptcy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/16/1991

Interstate banking

Description: Rep. Tom Finneran proposes bill to permit interstate banking. Bank of Boston is worried. Exteriors of many banks. Ira Jackson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/15/1990

TOCN show tape

Description: Advocates for poor protest outside House Ways and Means chair Rep. Thomas Finneran's office against budget cuts; Reps. John McDonough, Stanley Rosenberg. Parcel 18 Ruggles Center in Roxbury to be occupied by Registry of Motor Vehicles; Mayor Raymond Flynn, Gov. William Weld, BRA executive director Stephen Coyle, Rev. Tony Bethel. Architect's scale model of City of Boston development in Coyle's office. Studio interview with Myron Weiner (MIT) and Kishore Mandhyan (BC) on assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and election violence in India. Young Boston children make fanciful, recycled art of objects from industrial surplus bins. Dr. Walter Drew of Institute for Self Active Education encourages this for its free-spirited creativity and joyous expression.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1991

Weld receives deficit package

Description: Thomas Finneran says Weld has all the power needed to fix the state budget. Peter Forman says some tools are still missing from deficit reduction package. Weld at St. Patrick's breakfast with Bulger. ,McKenna
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/19/1991