Senate takes up state budget

The staet Senate will be debating the state budget this week. The porposal before the Senate has deeper cuts and fewer tax increases than either the Governor's budget or the House budget.
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center has published guides to each budget, Governor, House and Senate. You can find them at this link
I think that some sort of tax ...

... increase will be approved but I don't know whether it will be a gas tax as the Governor has proposed or a sales tax hike which the House proposed. My bet would be with the House.
The Commonwealth needs to grab this opportunity and make some reforms in many areas. Let's hope that the legislature and Governor can get some things done. The Commission on Municipal Relief report would be a good starting point for some reforms.