"Bloated state government" - that standard line some people always fall back on. The truth is all agencies have been cutting drastically for several years now, and the number of state employees has dropped significantly in the past 2 years. Most agencies are struggling to do their jobs, and some are not able to do important work.  And yet people like you are the first to scream when your roads are falling apart, or State Park sites are closed, or you call 911 and there's no Trooper available.