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BPL funding

Description: Mayor Ray Flynn proposes million-dollar cut in Boston Public Library funds. Flynn cites funding used for new positions, fringe benefits, and unnecessary accouterments instead of library services. Library representative speaks in BPL courtyard about the effect of cutbacks. Footage of employees working at circulation and card catalog. Brief clip of Congressman William Bulger in court. Various Library representatives explain job functions and loss at BPL. Flynn explains that library fund must be focused on branch services instead of fringe benefits.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/27/1989

Barbara Anderson vérité

Description: Barbara Anderson vérité: she works the State House hallways lobbying for no tax increase in budget. Pay telephone. Door to House chamber.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/14/1989

Budget debate opens

Description: As budget debate opens, Richard Voke appeals to House members to approve spending cuts proposed by Ways & Means. Steven Pierce. Door to House chamber. Keverian bangs gavel, calls House to order.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/06/1989

Diagnosis for mentally ill homeless

Description: Diagnostic program for mentally ill homeless people is endangered by cut in state funding. Pine Street Inn sign and interior. Zoom in to State House up Park Street hill.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1989

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

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

Home care workers

Description: Home care workers assemble in State House to protest funding cuts and lobby for inclusion in next year's budget. Paul Lanzikos, Elder Affairs Secretary. Sen. John Houston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1989

Homeless encamp at State House

Description: With cold weather imminent, homeless people rally at State House to protest cut in funding for emergency shelters. Capitol police usher demonstrators away.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/15/1989

House debates budget

Description: Reps. Richard Voke, Steven Pierce, Marjorie Clapprood, Robert Jakubowicz take turns in podium debate before House votes on FY90 budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/29/1989

Human services budget

Description: Human services workers and children march to State House with placards to demand more money for day care, foster care, homeless and social welfare agencies. Rep. Barbara Hildt, Judy Meredith.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/04/1989