I characterize it as a continued weakening of the partnership between the federal government and the states and a continuation of a trend that's been going on for several years of cost shifting to the states.

I would be surprised if there weren't a lot of tax cuts this year.

There are other ways to influence representatives to cut taxes.

It's not a steep cut. But this budget continues the erosion that's been going on for six years.

We have forged a working partnership with the federal government in responding to floods, blizzards and wildfires, ... I believe that partnership should be extended to include the extraordinary circumstances of this catastrophe.

This is a great partnership between the state, local government and an outstanding corporate citizen. It says a lot about our workforce and business climate when companies already here choose to expand.