We're not playing hardball here, ... We've got to make sure that we're spending our dollars wisely. If we come in with too little, too late, and they look at the agreement that we're drafting and that's unacceptable to them, then we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it.

Katrina has sharpened everyone's focus on spending the taxpayers' dollars wisely.

As the state's chief fiscal officer, I am committed to making sure tax dollars are spent wisely and in absolute accordance with the law. If during my audit I find that Cassidy & Associates inappropriately used tax dollars, I will immediately suspend all future payments and take the necessary steps to make sure these dollars are returned to the state.

I'm not sure about that. I think we're doing it to ourselves.

Simple die-hards like myself, we're playing a numbers game.

I've got two young boys that love playing and I wanted to get a program going. I don't even have any kids at Midland Classical right now.