Description: Righteous outcry, by those who would be shortchanged, to protest announced FY90 budget cuts. Crowd waving placards in front of State House.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/14/1989
Description: In House, Democrats lean toward spending cuts to solve the budget deficit without new taxes. Republicans are willing to rearrange program cuts to spare most vulnerable. Keverian, Voke, Pierce, Locke.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/02/1989
Description: Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald remains firm in his belief that new taxes are necessary to provide services and balance the state budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/06/1991
Description: Republican senators discuss budget cutting proposal. Paul Cellucci, David Locke. People walk up State House steps in winter coats.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/11/1989
Description: Republican legislative leaders David Locke and Steven Pierce propose budget cuts in many areas to eliminate deficit. Keverian bangs gavel at speaker's rostrum.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/15/1989
Description: Retrospective of the developing budget crisis through clips of Dukakis in action over the last fiscal year. Keverian bangs gavel.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1989
Description: Frank Keefe announces revenue estimates look worse each month; state employee layoffs may be necessary. James Bailey, Rep. Richard Voke.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/02/1988
Description: To accommodate revenue shortfall and balance budget, Michael Dukakis must reduce proposed expansion of several state programs. House enacts tax coupling and levies cigarette tax. Frank Keefe.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/19/1988
Description: Explainer on where state funds go: human services, corrections, education, highway construction, job training, health care, etc. Per capita spending and increase therein rank above national average.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1989
Description: Bulger implies Senate will agree to tax package and budget plan to emerge from House. Reps. Frank Hynes, Robert Cerasoli.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/25/1990