$12.5 million + a $2 million annual operating budget works out to approximately $20 for each resident, adult and child, in the state just for this year. 

This legislature has not demonstrated in any recent year that it is worth anyone's $20. 

Not one member of the Legislative C0uncil has deigned to explain to their loyal subjects why, exactly, the legislature can't fit into space already owned by the state, or why Wielechowski's plan wouldn't be a more cost effective way to deal with this space issue under the current budgetary conditions.  

This is especially true since the Legislative Council's previous mendacity in signing an illegal sweetheart lease with Pfeffer is going to add litigation costs to this budget.  So the actual numbers are much higher.