Word: aid
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Despite the Legislature's override of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis cuts in state aid to Massachusetts cities and towns, city officials said yesterday they are planning for next year on the assumption that they will not receive the slashed funds...
Dukakis cut a total of $210 million in local aid from the state budget, $110 million by a conditional veto. These funds could be restored if the money become available. On Wednesday, the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to restore the remaining $100 million, which Dukakis vetoed directly...
...time to face up to reality," Dukakis said. "Without new revenues, there will be a drastic cut in both local aid and state services...
...Separation of Church and State, "we would be litigating hundreds of cases we thought we had settled." One more vote -- perhaps a Bush appointment to the court -- would give these Justices the clout to undo 40 years of church-state law on everything from school prayer to public aid for church agencies. For now, the swing vote belongs to Sandra Day O'Connor, who voted for the menorah and against the creche last week...
Consequently, many students have turned their attention to the federal government. Many of them criticize the Bush Administration for failing to respond adequately to the crackdown. Although President Bush suspended military aid to China a few days after the massacre, several students feel the U.S. could be doing more to bring pressure to bear on the Chinese government...