Call it death by a thousand cuts. The Maryland Stadium Authority wants $150,000 to study ways to put the state?s sports stadiums to better use. In the scheme of a $31.5 billion state budget, it is a small sum. But it is yet another example of how taxpayers end up footing the bill for a $1.4 billion deficit.

We?ve outlined millions the state has lost to waste and fraud at multiple agencies as identified by Department of Legislative Services audits.