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BOSTON--Former U.S. Sen. Paul E. Tsongas formally reminded the state yesterday that he is not a candidate for governor and said he could foresee no circumstances that would cause him to change his mind...
Both Bulger and House majority leader Charles F. Flaherty (D-Cambridge) have called some form of new taxes inevitable if lawmakers want to solve the state's deficit problem, and Flaherty said an increase in at least one "broad-based" tax would be part of any package considered by the House...
Some of these broad-based taxes include the state sales tax, the capital gains tax, "sin" taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and taxes on gasoline, according to lawmakers and legislative aides...
...news conference announcing his decision, Tsongas described the state as "in a free-fall" and said the cure to its problems depend on actions by political leaders, business leaders and the media...
Tsongas said the Legislature must have leadership "that declares an end to special interest, spoil-system government." He cited as an example the Legislature's vote last week against forcing the beer and soda pop bottling industry to turn over to the state $46 million in beverage container deposits that consumers did not redeem...