Description: Gov. Dukakis regretfully signs bill postponing effective date of service tax, and says burden is on next administration. Paul Cellucci accepts that responsibility.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/30/1990
Description: Dukakis has dilemma in submitting FY91 budget with foreshortened human services instead of new taxes. Barbara Anderson & Reps. Richard Moore, Steven Pierce, John Flood criticize his priorities.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/24/1990
Description: Data Resources economic research firm concludes CLT tax rollback proposal would be disastrous for state economy. Barbara Anderson refutes the finding.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/29/1990
Description: Comparison of federal deficit, budget cuts, tax package with those in state. Michael Dukakis says Bush's popularity will drop drastically.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/05/1990
Description: High school students congregate at State House to express dissatisfaction with school program cuts and demand taxes to fund education. Nicholas Paleologos, Marjorie Clapprood, Sal Albano, Harold Raynolds.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1990
Description: Retrospective of decline of the state budget and resulting genesis of the CLT tax rollback petition.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1990
Description: Speaker Keverian's leadership of the House is questioned because of his inability to unite the members on a tax package. Rep. Richard Moore.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/16/1990
Description: Two fledgling state legislature candidates are defined by their position on taxes: Jim Marzilli (pro), Democrat for representative; Charlie Shannon (anti), Republican for senate.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1990
Description: John Silber proposes limiting legislative session to six months and legislators' terms to three. Weld agrees. Weld says he might delay tax rollback if poor revenue forecasts go on. Nurses group endorses Weld.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1990
Description: Public policy analyst Joe Slavet says state budget will be in trouble for a long time with or without tax rollback. Students rally against Question 3. CLT ad. Very elderly people in wheelchairs in nursing home.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/24/1990