Description: Rep. Richard Voke firmly revises budget with many cuts, and forbids new taxes. Barbara Anderson approves. Human services advocates are dismayed. Dukakis, Sen. Patricia McGovern, James Braude.
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.
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.
Description: FY90 budget emerges from conference committee. Richard Voke challenges Dukakis to exercise line item veto power to eliminate waste. Sen. Mary Padula criticizes Voke for creative bookkeeping.
Description: Richard Voke is honored for advocating Healthy Start program to safeguard infant care. As House Ways & Means chair, he fights for "pro-children's" budget.