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...proposal was initiated by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis in his capital budget proposal last year, and revised and expanded by State Rep. Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea) and other members of the House this year...
...There is a complete need to revamp the whole [mental health] system in the state," said Voke's Press Secretary Norman R. Lombardi...
...Boston Phoenix claimed that Frank Keefe, the Secretary of Administration and Finance, leaked the figure to the news against the will of Chief of Staff John Sasso. Sasso reportedly planned to let the new estimate be announced by Chairman of the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Commitee Richard Voke...
...Dukakis-endorsed Voke budget would spend the surplus in large part on a tax cap, a 10 percent increase in Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and General Relief accounts, and a refunding of the $11 billion pension program...
...time is one of governmental austerity in Massachusetts, where a tax-capping measure is forcing draconian cut backs. Yet Governor Ed King has asked for a 29% increase in funding for the doorkeepers. Jokes Voke of the crowded doorsills: "If they keep putting more people on, they won't have any place to stand...