At least here in NJ Christie is adamantly opposed to that; he is fighting a losing battle trying to stop the bleeding, but our downward spiral has slowed a bit.
These areas are screwed because so much of the current revenues are paying government employees who retired decades ago, and little is left for current services or maintenance. While NJ has among the highest property taxes in the nation (75% of which goes to public schools), our infrastructure is falling apart - and there is no money to fix it. Even the school funds primarily go to teachers’ salaries and benefits; the kids use old, beat-up books in old beat-up buildings.
...while the money goes to old beat-up retirees, eh? /sarc>