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Massachusetts spending $75 million a month on shelters, cash could run out in April without infusion

Boston Chamber CEO talks new ways to fund the MBTA, including taxes

Boston Chamber of Commerce President CEO Jim Rooney said he is not opposed to a new tax or fee to boost funding at the MBTA.

Healey feels the squeeze as state revenues fall and the economy cools

The state is curbing spending as it heads for a second straight decline in annual tax receipts.

Healey proposes new $58 billion budget: What you need to know

The proposal comes amid falling state tax collections, and projections of essentially flat revenue growth over the next fiscal year. "We are tightening our belts. I want to be clear about that," Healey said at a press conference Tuesday.

Healey's proposed tax boost can help Mass. cities and towns

But this is no time for Healey to go wobbly on liquor law reforms.