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With the state fiscal crisis prompting Massachusetts officials to cut ever-farther back on local aid, the lack of tax revenue from University land is a particularly sore point for many city officials. The budget submitted by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis last month proposes a reduction of $86 million in local aid statewide...
...word one could find to describe a Democratic Party electoral strategy in which Jackson and his program figured prominently would be: suicidal. Erroneously, Kayyem remarks that the Democrats lost the 1988 election because they failed to differentiate themselves from the Republican Party by endorsing Jackson's agenda. In truth, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis was routed at the polls despite the daring of his "I am a liberal" acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Dukakis certainly tried to differentiate his party from the Republicans, but to much of the electorate the difference appeared to consist of the harmful permissiveness...
...Jackson problem" was the dilemma faced by Democrats in 1988 when Jackson's constant presence and unexpected electoral success threatened Gov. Michael S. Dukakis' claim to the leadership of the party. It was the fear that alienating Jackson would alienate Black voters, the most loyal voting bloc in the Democratic coalition...
Pierce said he favors a rollback of the temporary income tax increase approved by the Legislature in July, as well as fee and permit increases imposed by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis...
...some legislators, including Reps. Gregory Sullivan (D-Norwood) and Frank Hynes (D-Marshfield), called for another round of general spending cuts to bring the budget into balance. Last month, legislators approved a $351 million cuts and savings package that was reduced to $300 million after vetoes by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis...