They should be fined if they don't pass the budget on time.
I want to see a one-house legislature with a two-year budget cycle. The legislature should meet every other year for four months. Stop a lot of the nonsense. 1 six year term.
But therein lies the problem. They AREN'T cutting state employees. They are giving them raises.
Why be a legislator if you can be an environmental analyst and make 30% more?
I want to be represented in the legislature by someone competent, not the bottom of the barrel ego-monger. Drop the salaries below competitive wages and you'll get the latter, while leaving legislators more susceptible to corruption and ceding their responsibilities to an overbearing executive branch and lobbyists.