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Affordable day care

Description: Rep. David Cohen files bill to create cabinet-level agency, Office for Children, to make day care available and affordable. Toddlers around table with cups and cookies. Mother holding baby.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/11/1988

Allstate leaves Bay State

Description: Allstate insurance announces it will stop writing auto policies in Mass. because it anticipates multimillion dollar losses. Peter Rice, deputy insurance commissioner.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/14/1988

Analysis of state budget crisis

Description: Dukakis anticipated need for caution in developing budget because of slowed growth of state economy. Hale Champion, Frank Keefe, Stephen Kidder.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/05/1988

Anniversary of Dukakis announcement

Description: While Dukakis has spent a year on campaign trail & become part-time governor, havoc has occurred in his absence: special interests protest his policies at home. Hale Champion, Brett, Buell, Flood, Schur.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/29/1988

Auto insurance compromise

Description: Dukakis offers 'rolling reconciliation' compromise enabling auto insurance companies to recover portion of previous year's losses, as enticement to keep business in state. Paula Gold.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/10/1988

Auto insurance rate proposal

Description: Sen. John Houston proposes measures to hold back auto insurance rates. Industry lobbyists predict disaster.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1988

Ballot question 1

Description: Ballot question 1 asks if legislative pay raise should be repealed. P.O.S. on the referendum. Reps. Kevin Blanchette, Frank Hynes, Robert Marsh.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/02/1988

Bay State legislators at convention

Description: Bay State legislators at Democratic convention on precarious state budget balancing act + its effect on Dukakis. DC Rep Walter Fauntroy, Denver Mayor Federico Peña. Schur, Flaherty,Kollios, Gibson, Olver.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/19/1988

Blanchette's bright idea

Description: Rep. Kevin Blanchette suggests "escheatage" as source of state revenue; for example, capturing returnable bottle deposits held by store owners when consumers do not collect. Laundromat.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/29/1988

Borrowing to cover state debt

Description: Frank Keefe announces low July revenues, causing state to borrow $200 million to pay bills and FY89 estimates to be revised. At separate PC, Dukakis presents more optimistic budget outlook.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/02/1988