Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bill, which passed the state senate and the house by margins slightly below the two-thirds necessary to override the veto, would promote conservation and recycling by placing refund values on all soda and beer containers and prohibiting non-biodegradable packaging materials...
State Rep. Lawrence R. Alexander, who sponsored the bill in the house, said yesterday the veto indicated a "flagrant disregard for public sentiments," adding that the governor is favoring business over the public interest. Alexander said the bill would create jobs in the recycling industries and added that it would save money to the consumer in the long...
State Rep. Sandra Graham, who is also a Cambridge city councilor, said yesterday the veto was "one more of the governor's Big Business tricks." Graham said she felt disappointed but not beaten...
State senator George A. Bachrach said yesterday he was cautiously optimistic about a legislative override. "Clearly the public wants it. The governor's veto flies in the face of public interest, public opinion and common sense," Bachrach added...
Some committee chairmen also raised questions about the funding provision, which allows a majority of the undergraduate council to veto the budget proposed by the grants committee, but requires three-quarters of the council to ratify a change in the budget...