State Legislators are considering changing the state bird to reflect how we govern here
My favorite old school liberal, Clark Butler wrote a great letter about using fiscal common sense. He provides a laundry list of great ideas, the following is something I have suggested for a long time;
Raise the tax on luxury and other items so everyone pays the same as those buying food and other necessities. Be careful when going the easy route by overtaxing gambling, tobacco, booze, gas, etc. This can backfire. You only can get so much juice from one lemon no matter how hard you squeeze it.