TIMES ARE BAD. State's are super broke and are trying to find ways to fix their budget gaps. Our state is trying to legalize reefer and Georgia is trying to instate a cover charge for strip clubs! Here are some other ways states are trying to make ends meet:
--In Wisconsin, Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's fiscal year 2010 budget triples the price of an elk hunting license, even though his state has no elk hunting season. Doyle also proposed a fee on for each animal slaughtered, ranging from a penny per chicken to 14 cents per pig, but that provision was shot down.
--In his 2009 budget, New York Gov. David Paterson proposed a "fat tax" that would have tacked an 18-percent tax on sugary beverages. That tax -- along with proposed taxes on manicures, health clubs and bowling -- was nixed. Next door in New Jersey, however, residents are subject to a sales tax on health club memberships.
--Some school districts in Utah have opted to shorten their school years by a few days or increase class sizes, with hopes of saving millions.
--In Virginia, the state House and Senate voted to increase inmates' daily rent by 500 percent, from $1 to $5. Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine vetoed the bill in May, requesting that the fee be capped at $3.
--In Kentucky, new legislation puts a tax on cell phone ring tones.
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