The Republican controlled BET has simply continued to deny funding. Do you know how much this delay is costing taxpayers? As a result of double-digit construction inflation, the additional cost is tens of millions of dollars in the case of CMS alone! About six months ago our opponents were unwilling to approve $70 million for the project. Yet the latest estimates are now over $112 million, and we are still a year away from producing construction documents and a firm bid.