I want you to please read this "Policy Highlighter" or more accurately expose by Amber Gunn of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation.  Here's a taste of what she had to say:

…A JLARC performance audit of the capital budget process revealed that OFM was failing to provide oversight of large capital projects in “the manner required by statute and [OFM’s] own process as outlined in the Capital Budget Instructions.” The JLARC audit noted that “rising capital investment in local government and community-based projects” resulted in “less time available to work on advancing state facility projects.” In other words, proper prioritization is not taking place at the state level because OFM is overburdened by local pet projects.

State funding priorities?
Here is a sampling of such projects in the 2007-09 Capital Budget:

Totem Lake Mall & Business Center	$3,000,000
Asian counseling/referral services	$2,000,000
Spokane County Minor League Baseball—Indians	$2,000,000
Maple Valley Lake Wilderness Lodge & Conference Center	$1,500,000
Nordic Heritage Museum	$1,500,000
Artspace Projects, Inc.	$1,000,000
Edmonds Center for the Arts	$1,000,000
Whatcom Museum Society	$1,000,000
Soap Lake Spa & Wellness Center	$1,000,000
El Centro de la Raza Center	$821,000
Tri-Cities minor league baseball	$666,000
Seattle Chinese Garden	$500,000

Is any of this necessary to fund with public dollars, much less state taxdollars from Sedro-Woolley and Seattle alike?  Read Amber Gunn's "Policy Highlighter" to find out the details.  If you live in Washington, you may want to e-mail your Washington State Representatives and e-mail your Washington State Senator a link…

Personally, I wish more people would pay attention when I spoke up about the capital budget last legislative session.  But by complaining now and in the future, you will help stop this crap.