Description: HOUSE CLERK'S OFFICE, STAMPING BILLS, RAY FLYNN PC ON TAX PACKAGE, FILING BILLS
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/05/1984
Description: Boston mayoral candidate David Finnegan speaks outside Faneuil Hall in opposition to low property taxes paid by developer of Quincy Market pursuant to deal made with city. He compares the tax rates paid by Faneuil Hall and Milton Street in Dorchester.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1979
Description: Thomas Finneran says communities must raise taxes through Prop 2 1/2 override to make up for local aid cuts. Weld is happy budget emphasis is on cuts, not taxes. Finneran forebodes state bankruptcy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/16/1991
Description: Speaker Charles Flaherty has not harnessed the House votes to oppose Weld's various proposals addressing the deficit. Believes taxes are necessary but is not explicit about it. Flaherty walking.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/19/1991
Description: Conversation with Charles Flaherty about his leadership of the House. Refuses to state that taxes are necessary. Blames Weld for not governing. Refers to self as visionary, optimistic.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/21/1991
Description: City Council debates local option taxes at Parkman House meeting with Mayor Flynn. James Kelly, Michael McCormack, Charles Yancey, David Scondras, Bruce Bolling, Dapper O'Neil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/27/1989
Description: Ray Flynn criticizes William Weld for cuts in local aid jeopardizing city services. Weld defends repeal of service tax as stimulus to economy. Weld stands with John Kerry and Edward Kennedy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/08/1991
Description: Mayor Ray Flynn makes radio ad in support of new state taxes. In interview he defends his stance in the name of compassion by ensuring services to needy people.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/29/1989
Description: G. William Miller, former chair of Federal Reserve Board and recently appointed Secretary of the Treasury, answers questions in Boston on interest rates, money policy, oil prices, recession.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/18/1979
Description: Gov. Edward King's first budget address for FY80 before joint legislative session in House chamber (Constitutional Convention). Speaker Tom McGee forcefully bangs gavel. Senate President William Bulger announces entrance of the governor and Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill. Rep. Robert Larkin, James Collins, Chester Atkins. Increase in local aid. “The people of Massachusetts do not want and do not deserve an ever expanding, ever more expensive state government. They do deserve and obviously want a government that provides the essential services they need at a price they can afford.” Goals: 1) reduce property taxes and stimulate economic development; 2) provide essential services to those most in need of care; 3) initiate improved management techniques in daily government operations. Man smoking pipe. King refers to high technology social contract (reducing individual taxes to level found in competing industrial states in exchange for job creation).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/01/1979