The state government has had to drastically reduce its budget, and has brought its budget shortfall from over $2 billion in 2016 to under $500 million by 2018.
ðə stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hɐz hædtə dɹˈæstɪkli ɹᵻdˈuːs ɪts bˈʌdʒɪt, ænd hɐz bɹˈɔːt ɪts bˈʌdʒɪt ʃˈɔːɹtfɔːl fɹʌm ˌoʊvɚ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː bˈɪliən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn tʊ ˌʌndɚ dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɪliən baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn.