The latest state budget has overspent on ineffective boondoggles while neglecting smaller cost, but more important priorities like tracking warrants, children in need, and more.
00:00 – Agencies file $1.3B in new requests
00:33 – $22.5M for local climate planning
01:02 – Contrast with core needs begins
01:23 – DOC asks $6.5M to track high-risk warrants
01:50 – DCYF asks $1M for psychiatric/mental health care
02:35 – Priorities are badly misaligned
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