Any two million she can save is a good idea to me.
When was the last time you decided to visit someplace because of the state tourism office?
I agree with you. My sentiment is that if budget was getting cut the stuff that needed cutting should have been addressed. Like the hundred of millions they pump into the dept. of ecology.
When traveling we do just fine on our own as most people do, but it begins with the publicity given to an area like the Grand Canyon or Rocky Mountains. That advertising doesn't come from private individual merchants. So, a little investment in business generation is necessary. Indeed, most of that does come from local chambers.