Today's Globe: the Governor, children's mental health, tax credits and tomatoes.

Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to ask businesses, insurers, and hospitals to kick in about $100 million to close a gap in funding for the state's landmark health insurance law is threatening to fracture the fragile coalition whose support was instrumental in passing the measure.

Mexico's health secretary says a team of health and agriculture officials has traveled to the United States to demand that Mexican tomatoes be cleared of any suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak.

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama unveiled a proposal on Sunday to give $6 billion a year in tax credits to small businesses that provide health insurance plans.

Responding to complaints about gaps in the care of the estimated 100,000 children in Massachusetts who need mental health services, top lawmakers on Beacon Hill yesterday vowed to pass a bill that would increase screenings and give schools and other organizations better tools to help.