Shrinking dollars, rising demands. This practical session equips state government relations professionals to protect mission-critical work when budgets are tightened. Learn how to re-prioritize portfolios, defend compliance and ethics resources, and communicate ROI to leadership with clear metrics and narratives. We’ll cover smarter travel and event decisions, leveraging coalitions and vendor partnerships, stretching dollars with tech and data, and building agile plans that withstand mid-year cuts. Walk away with templates, quick-hit cost analyses, and talking points you can use immediately—plus a candid peer exchange on doing more with less without burning out.