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WA: State asks for and gets lots of budget-cutting ideas
The Seattle Times: TACOMA Stop feeding state workers during meetings. Let cars have just one license plate. Cut off drug users from public aid, or legalize marijuana and tax it.
If Monday's outpouring of opinions is any guide, there's an untapped resource for ideas to fix next year's expected $3 billion hole in the state budget: the public.
Gov. Chris Gregoire's website on transforming the budget lit up with more than 80 comments in the first hours of its existence, including the ones on license plates and refreshments at meetings.
