States Raise Fees, Fines To Salvage Budgets And Avoid Tax Increases

States Raise Fees, Fines To Salvage Budgets And Avoid Tax Increases

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) -- Twenty dollars for a parking place wasn't going to ruin Ellen Majka's day at the beach. But she was still taken aback when she arrived at Rhode Island's popular Scarborough state beach and learned that parking fees had nearly doubled.