Even before Gov. Jim Pillen took the mic delivering his second State of the State Address, several Democratic lawmakers took various swipes at the Republican Administration.

State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh: “What are we doing in this state. We can’t afford $300,000 to feed children this summer.”

State Sen. Terrell McKinney: “The ‘Department of Exclusion and Dropping the Ball’ is doing what they’ve always done, not carrying about my community.”

After his speech, Pillen brushed the criticism aside.

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