It's an awesome responsibility, one that's older than our federal constitution. As we all learned in our social studies classes, the states were here first, before there was even a Federal government.
States have the power to make, collect, and spend their own taxes.
Each state is unique, with its laws made by the legislatures and governors. Don't cover your eyes with a hat. Don't wear the shirt with the spaghetti stain. Be sure you have nothing green stuck in your front teeth. Hold a laughing baby.