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Medicaid is budget buster

Description: Weld is cool about budget negotiations. Medicaid is major contributor to deficit. Marc Roberts recommends overhauling health care system to contain costs. Rep. John McDonough. Press with Weld.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/29/1991

Weld appalled by debt

Description: Gov. Weld is appalled at how poorly the state debt was managed during the last five years. Evades question on general relief cuts. Richard Manley, Alan McDonald, Jim Stewart speak to House Ways & Means.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1991

Weld cuts safety net

Description: Gov. Weld proposes eliminating general relief benefits in order to help reduce state deficit by $800 million. Reiterates he will not raise taxes.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/02/1991

Missile base becomes shelter

Description: Former missile site in Topsfield becomes shelter as result of McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, enabling conversion of federal properties. Gov. Weld inaugurates shelter at ribbon cutting ceremony.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/14/1991

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'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

Stephen Coyle and Parcel 18

Description: William Weld, Ray Flynn, Stephen Coyle and others attend inaugural ceremony for Parcel 18 Ruggles Center development. Interview with Coyle on his approach and outlook for Boston Redevelopment Authority.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1991

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