Description: George Keverian and William Bulger decline to explain the mechanics of balancing the state budget. Reps. Richard Voke, Steven Pierce, Kenneth Lemanski speak inscrutably on the subject.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/06/1988
Description: Frank Keefe & Rep. Steven Pierce explain problem of balancing budget in terms of revenue stream vs. spending programs. Illustrated symbolically by water filling & draining from cooler,dripping f/ hose.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/08/1988
Description: Republican Party and Mayor Flynn are concerned that William Bulger wields too much power in conflict between transportation bond issue and development of new arena. Clip of Bruins game.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/01/1988
Description: Stride Rite day care center. Rep. Saundra Graham wants developers to provide child care space in new construction and renovated buildings or contribute to state fund. Young children drawing, painting, gluing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/21/1988
Description: Massachusetts Clean Indoor Air Act bans smoking from many public places such as elevators, courtrooms, food stores.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/12/1988
Description: Newly elected Congressional representatives attend orientation at Kennedy School, concentrating on solving the federal deficit problem.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/09/1988
Description: Not all legislators are fully familiar with contents of health care bill (lack of time to digest voluminous details) although they have strong enough opinions to vote on it. Reps. Tucker, Galvin, MacGovern, Connolly.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/01/1988
Description: Universal health care bill is uncertain because of paradox of increasing access while containing costs. Philip Johnston says Mass. will be a laboratory state. Many generic hospital scenes.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/21/1988
Description: Courthouse improvement bill will enable state to take over judicial facilities, such as crumbling Dorchester District Court, for renovation. Richard Voke, Patricia McGovern, Edward Hennessey.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/18/1988
Description: Legislature gets courthouse improvement bill to correct extreme disrepair of judicial buildings in Massachusetts.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/03/1988