State Legislature Considers New Taxes and Fees

State legislators are thinking about a variety of new or increased taxes or fees to deal with the state's budget issues:

Lawmakers have filed a dozen tax bills so far targeting gasoline, tobacco, bottles, beer, income and even fireworks. One would resurrect the so-called death tax that produced $25 million a year before it was repealed in 2002.

Safety officials want to bump up several fees, including boat registration fees that pay for enforcement of boating speed limits and the fee companies and lawyers pay to access motor vehicle records.