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Flynn decries budget cuts

Description: Ray Flynn leads rally in front of State House to protest local aid cuts from FY90 budget. Flynn cuts ribbon at affordable housing in Charlestown.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/14/1989

Flynn frets over cuts

Description: Ray Flynn is unhappy about cuts in FY91 state budget which will threaten needs of vulnerable people. Dukakis says "We will probably lose some citizens of the Commonwealth."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/23/1990

Flynn's concerns for Boston

Description: Interview with Mayor Flynn about his concerns for Boston: primarily, local aid cuts and schools crisis. Says "I'm not running for governor," but probably will seek reelection.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1991

Forsberg on cutting services

Description: Human services secretary David Forsberg plans to optimize reduced funds through good management. Charles Mahoney says state carries excess overhead, is bad provider for children. Welfare office workers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/11/1991

Fuel assistance shortage

Description: Fuel assistance applicant worried about affording heat. ABCD official says Persian Gulf crisis & state funds reduction worsen situation.Machine processing letters.Beautiful Boston skyline at sunset & at night. Blinking light atop old John Hancock building.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/10/1990

Funding group homes for retarded

Description: State funding for community residences for mentally retarded persons is jeopardized by budget cuts. Interior and exterior of group home. Ray Flynn, Philip Johnston, William Bulger.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/03/1989

Funding police training

Description: Police officers attend Ways & Means hearing on funds for regional police training academies.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/08/1990

Furor over local aid cutbacks

Description: Municipal officials from across Mass. gather at State House to beg legislature to resist Dukakis' FY90 local aid cut. Mayors Ted Mann of Newton, John Bullard of New Bedford.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/17/1989

General relief cut proposed

Description: Man with AIDS relies on scant general relief benefits for the disabled for his rent, food, clothing. He is on waiting list for SSI. Cuts are proposed for general relief fund. welfare.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/11/1991

Gov. King's budget address

Description: Gov. Edward King's first budget address for FY80 before joint legislative session in House chamber (Constitutional Convention). Speaker Tom McGee forcefully bangs gavel. Senate President William Bulger announces entrance of the governor and Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill. Rep. Robert Larkin, James Collins, Chester Atkins. Increase in local aid. “The people of Massachusetts do not want and do not deserve an ever expanding, ever more expensive state government. They do deserve and obviously want a government that provides the essential services they need at a price they can afford.” Goals: 1) reduce property taxes and stimulate economic development; 2) provide essential services to those most in need of care; 3) initiate improved management techniques in daily government operations. Man smoking pipe. King refers to high technology social contract (reducing individual taxes to level found in competing industrial states in exchange for job creation).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/01/1979