Description: Bellotti and Silber ridicule and chastise the House for inability to solve the budget problem. Silber suggests power alliance with Charles Flaherty and says he wants to serve only one term as governor.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/26/1990
Description: Speaking at Biogen, John Silber says service cuts not the solution to state budget; wants to streamline workforce instead, and change corporate and capital gains taxes to encourage business.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/05/1990
Description: State college students march to State House to protest decreased education funding. James Braude, Barry Crimmins.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/12/1990
Description: Comparison of Michael Dukakis making budget cuts (because he could not get taxes passed), with Bush breaking promise of "no new taxes."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1990
Description: John DeVillars and wildlife commissioner Walter Bickford track bear by radio signal finding only her cubs. Budget cuts eliminated some game wardens, making it harder to police open space. Snowmobile.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/23/1990
Description: Ways & Means Committee hears testimony on Medicaid budget. Rep. Richard Voke has terse exchange with Philip Johnston. Quadriplegic man explains why he needs Medicaid assistance.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/22/1990
Description: Richard Voke lists many items cut from state spending and chastises press for relying on 15 second bites. Steven Pierce pledges to veto future tax increase. Barbara Anderson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/07/1990
Description: Worcester contingent visits State House to support taxes to fund education. Voke and Pierce at podium make their respective appeals. Lucile Hicks, George Keverian.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/09/1990
Description: Legislators try to wrap up the budget process with late night debate and advocacy of pet projects. Reps. Tucker, Havern, Galvin, Cerasoli, Poirier, Shannon O'Brien.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/29/1990
Description: Dr. Mark Goldstein explains the educational and recreational benefits of zoos in face of funding cut. People strolling at Franklin Park Zoo. Chameleon, gorilla, exotic birds, long-horned striped antelope.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/01/1990