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After consulting with key Democratic lawmakers, House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett) yesterday said he would modify a controversial new state tax package before sending it to the floor for debate...
Before recessing the House, Keverian spent most of the session hunting for Democratic support for the $1.2 billion deficit-reduction proposal. He said the House would take up a slightly altered version of the legislation today...
...effort to make the bill more acceptable to legislators, the Democratic leadership will now propose an increase in the state sales tax from 5 to 6 percent, Keverian said. The initial legislation called for a tax increase to 7 percent...
...bill's changes come in response to strong opposition from Massachusetts Democrats over the *** of the tax increases and Keverian's methods of gaining support for the bill...
...several House members said they do notthink Keverian has the 81 votes needed to win thebill House approval...