away. the impact knocked the wind out of state government. revenue fell is staggering $778 million short of projections. the biggest one-year drop in missouri history. the state government did what every family had to do. we tighten our belts, which stretched every dollar, and we reined in spending. we did not bellyache about it. we just did it. [applause] . we reduced our utility bill by 6%. i had to kutch $600 million at of the state budget, but i did so. i had to cut $600 million out of the state budget, but i did so. in terms of efficiency, we re not done yet. state government has been creating boards and commissions for this centennial or that special interest. some do good work, while others do not do much of anything. they just kept growing and growing, until they turned into bureaucratic subsidies. in an effort to root out waste and inefficiency, i have already eliminated 13 of these boards and 2700 positions and i call on the legislature to get rid of and to orde