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Finnegan campaigns at Faneuil Hall

Description: Boston mayoral candidate David Finnegan speaks outside Faneuil Hall in opposition to low property taxes paid by developer of Quincy Market pursuant to deal made with city. He compares the tax rates paid by Faneuil Hall and Milton Street in Dorchester.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1979

Flynn asks for local taxes

Description: City Council debates local option taxes at Parkman House meeting with Mayor Flynn. James Kelly, Michael McCormack, Charles Yancey, David Scondras, Bruce Bolling, Dapper O'Neil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/27/1989

G. William Miller

Description: G. William Miller, former chair of Federal Reserve Board and recently appointed Secretary of the Treasury, answers questions in Boston on interest rates, money policy, oil prices, recession.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/18/1979

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

High school students at State House

Description: High school students congregate at State House to express dissatisfaction with school program cuts and demand taxes to fund education. Nicholas Paleologos, Marjorie Clapprood, Sal Albano, Harold Raynolds.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1990

INCOME TAXES

Description: INCOME TAX FORMS IN IRS OFFICE IN BOSTON
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/18/1984

Junior reps call for new taxes

Description: Reps. Robert Havern, Daniel Bosley and John Flood hold PC to endorse levying new taxes. People walk and talk in State House hallways.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/16/1989

Linkage

Description: In this story on linkage, Christy George gives history of Boston development boom and affordable housing decline. She describes proposed linkage between the two in the form of taxes on new development, the proceeds of which would go toward affordable housing. Kevin White press conference. Interview with Bruce Bolling on his proposed linkage law. Interview with housing advocate Robert McKay, who is also on the committee reviewing the linkage law. There is a discussion of how exactly linkage will work. Kevin White, Ray Flynn, Larry DiCara, and Dave Finnegan all weigh in on linkage as a mayoral campaign issue.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/16/1983

Meals tax

Description: POS on the possibility of increasing meals tax to raise revenue. Cash register LED display. Inside greasy spoon restaurant. 29 Newbury Street sidewalk cafe and indoors. People eating.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/20/1989

Mulling over new taxes

Description: Legislators ponder new taxes to reduce the budget deficit. Some say spending cuts must occur first. Door to Speaker's office. Reps. Cerasoli, Flaherty, Havern, Mara, Businger, Woodward.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/30/1989