Title: More Budget Cuts in Store for Massachusetts?

" Nation's financial crisis hitting home the basic -- coping with cutting about a thousand state jobs reducing services. And now top lawmakers are saying even bigger cuts could be coming our political editor Joe Battenfeld live at our Beacon Hill studio and you're crunching the numbers and you did F financial stuff gel."

" I am very good numbers Maria you know map that my best -- but that its fiscal situation as the worst. I've ever seen a worse many veteran lawmakers -- money going to cities and towns which are now at the state budget act is about to get chopped and everyone who lives and works here is going a mile and we have -- appearance worse. Everything's on the table things that stern warnings from the State's top political leaders expect lasts no. Less police protection less who'll help or your kids because unprecedented. Budget cuts are coming."

" Stuff like this is a pretty dire situation -- this it is it's not very much not a rosy picture financially. These are very difficult times when have to make tough decisions."

" The house speaker giving their grim news telling cities and towns to prepare for up to 10%. In cuts of local late next year more than act. Half billion dollars triggering likely layoffs of police forces. Fire departments even schools as the nation's financial crisis rock state and local government. The Boston mayor telling business leaders his city could see just sixty million dollar hit. That means it could be a very long winter for everyone in Massachusetts. Crisis also providing political fodder state Republicans posting a YouTube ad reminding voters about the governor's promises. And pass spending. This is a very tough time it -- knows. State leaders still aren't ruling out -- cuts and possible hikes and meals taxes to help deal of the recession that's prompting some rare honesty to break out on Beacon Hill. "

" These are very dire. Financial Times this is unprecedented. In these scary time everybody. Now debasing is proposing one solution to avoid bigger cuts by getting communities that join -- State's health care plan. That alone could save. Millions but because of opposition from unions only 27 -- in the whole state. Are doing that right now but if ever there was a time to end business as usual on Beacon Hill it's right now. Live from our Beacon Hill studio Joe Battenfeld Fox25."