Description: To accommodate revenue shortfall and balance budget, Michael Dukakis must reduce proposed expansion of several state programs. House enacts tax coupling and levies cigarette tax. Frank Keefe.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/19/1988
Description: Lowell faces major budget deficit in trying to serve large population of Southeast Asian refugees; requests federal assistance. Cambodian immigrant workers in restaurant & grocery. Mayor Richard Howe
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/08/1988
Description: Dukakis is target of criticism in legislature because of unbalanced state budget. Keverian confident shortfall will be resolved. Steven Pierce, Robert Marsh, William Bulger.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1988
Description: State is overdrawn at Bank of Boston by $190 million because of slow revenues. Frank Keefe and deputy state treasurer Patrick Sullivan explain. Rep. Robert Howarth predicts financial disaster.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/01/1988
Description: Pat McGovern, Bulger, Keverian & Voke will give no specifics about budget balancing. Frank Keefe assures that deficit will be solved.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/11/1988