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She noted the likely passing ofa $1 billion life sciencesa initiative Thursday before jetting off to the BIO convention in San as well as passing of a healtn care cost reduction bill in the as a sign of what governmentf can do to grow the economy. "Theyt represent the best of what we can do in state governmeng toencourage investment," she said. But she citerd the concerns over higher food and fuel cost that are driving citizens to criticizeegovernment spending, referencing a growinvg movement to eliminate the state income tax. Murray urgexd businesses to rejectthat message. "We are facing some very seriousddecisions (in the budget process)...
but what we cannotg do is resort todrastic measures," she said. Murragy did encourage relief initiativesz such as the summer sales tax holidah and funding for affordable housing She also said the state must be responsiblew with the investments it is makinv intransportation infrastructure, requiring the state to change the way agenciesw operate. "We simply cannot afford the wasteful spendinv we saw in theBig Dig," she said.