Cabinet members oversee more money than the Council of State.
A review of the 2007-08 budgets for the 10 appointed members of the governor's Cabinet show that they typically oversee larger budgets than the 10 statewide elected officials.
Only the departments of Public Instruction, Justice and Agriculture come close, and the superintendent of public instruction does not have similar authority over that department as a Cabinet official.
The smallest Cabinet budget was larger than all but three of the Council of State budgets.
Public Instruction: $9.5 billion
Justice: $121.7 million
Agriculture: $98.4 million
Treasurer: $38.5 million
Insurance: $36.2 million
Labor: $25.3 million
Auditor: $15.9 million
Secretary of State: $11.9 million
Governor: $6.7 million
Lieutenant Governor: $914,122
As before, the figures include money received from both state and federal sources. As a major player in the state budget, it goes without saying that the governor has more authority over state spending than these numbers indicate.
The revised numbers for 2008-09 are not yet available.
