Description: Gov. Dukakis signs bill causing judges to account publicly for sentencing decisions, i.e. why a violent criminal might not be sent to jail.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1989
Description: Barbara Anderson wants a tax rollback to rescind surcharge. Dukakis rebuts. Rustic sign for "Citizens for Limited Taxation."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/26/1989
Description: Instead of attending presidential inauguration, Gov. Dukakis stays home and stomps for a huge budget increase. John DeVillars.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/20/1989
Description: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy presents Blueprint 2000, economic projections and goals for the next decade. It echoes Dukakis' social and employment policies.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1989
Description: Dukakis announces sale of bonds to pay FY89 Medicaid bills and proposes temporary taxes to retire the debt. Richard Voke, Patricia McGovern.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/27/1989
Description: Dukakis announces proposal for use of breathalyzer in determination of drunk driving, and penalties for failure to take or pass test. Charles Barry, secretary of public safety.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/30/1989
Description: Keverian and Bulger face the press after meeting with Dukakis and resolving nothing about the budget. They make the usual evasive, cryptic comments.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/20/1989
Description: Gov. Dukakis presents his budget to harsh criticism from Voke, McGovern and Pierce, who call it infeasible and want it rewritten.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/25/1989
Description: Gov. Dukakis would raise capital gains tax. James Braude agrees it would be progressive, equitable. Howard Foley says it will cause loss of business from state.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/09/1989
Description: Liberal reps want cigarette tax hike to save social services. John McDonough, Patricia Fiero, Sherwood Guernsey, Barbara Hildt, Gloria Fox, Patrick Landers, Byron Rushing. George Keverian and Michael Dukakis sit side by side.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/10/1989