She hath done what she could. Your taxes finance a very expensive state government. One of the least talked about subjects outside the General Assembly affects every aspect of our lives every day. You'll also be able to deduct which legislators voted for the budget and which didn't. Legislators who don't support the budget don't get projects funded back home.
Schools swim in money, but produce illiterate students.
Education gets almost half of the budget and public school children still can't do math without a calculator or read at grade level. Many public high school graduates still can't fill out a job application, use correct English or write a letter. Think about the implications of a very revealing comment made by a high school principal at a recent graduation who reassured the non-excelling graduates that they could be proud , not because they had achieved, but because they held up the high achievers . Promiscuity is funded in the budget. The morning-after process isn't instantaneous.