Description: In keeping with Rep. Chester Atkins' proposal, Dukakis concedes that state cannot afford to provide welfare benefits to illegal aliens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1989
Description: Nuns who ran Project Care & Concern ministry at Columbia Point to distribute food and clothing to low income residents will be replaced by a social service agency. Harbor Point buildings.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/20/1988
Description: Medicaid cutbacks will impair nursing homes. Patients, senior citizens, aging. Nurse administers eye drops to elderly woman. Charles Atkins, public welfare commissioner.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/14/1988
Description: Exteriors of pharmacy owned by Benjamin Schumann. Several takes of reporter standup on forms that might become required for pharmacists serving welfare recipients.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 09/17/1969
Description: Interview with a pharmacist on new forms that might be required for pharmacists serving customers on welfare. They discuss the possibility of the boycott. Reporter reasks questions and takes cutaways for editing purposes.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 09/17/1969
Description: Deborah Weinstein and AFDC recipients present "poor people's budget" to safeguard welfare benefits and human services in the state budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1989
Description: In corridors of State House, Rep. Byron Rushing addresses pro-tax rally organized by Tax Equity Alliance for Mass. They assemble to demand support for human services. James Braude, Barbara Anderson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1989
Description: Welfare mother tells why workfare is an incentive for her. Reps. Greg Sullivan and Nicholas Paleologos tell why they sponsor workfare bill. ET participants learn to type on word processors.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1990
Description: Mayor of Lawrence Kevin Sullivan explains making an example of drug criminals receiving welfare. Public defender says that only fraction of individuals arrested have been involved with drug trade. Police Lieutenant Baker in charge of mayor's war on drugs cites small portion of drug-related card seizures. Discussion of ethics on revoking cards after "serious felony" instead of drug activity. Public defender accuses Sullivan of taking advantage of vulnerable citizens. Baker and Kelly discuss typical arrest file with welfare card seizure.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/16/1989
Description: Explainer on where state funds go: human services, corrections, education, highway construction, job training, health care, etc. Per capita spending and increase therein rank above national average.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1989