The governor's budget effectively sets the legislative agenda at the beginning of each session because

a. it frames the important policy issues and attaches price tags to them.
b. once a governor sets the budget, legislatures have no control in a majority of states.
c. this informal power is greater than the formal powers of the legislative veto.
d. in most states, if the legislature does not adopt the governor's budget, the governor can recess the legislativesession.


a

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