I’d have to look at the budget, I don’t know everything we spend on. Any money spent on beautifying or creating new parks I’d push off the beautification. I’m not talking about making places safe, safety should still happen.
I’d do a tax with a sunset clause after one year or end of 2020. My state doesn’t have income tax, so either we would have a one year state Income tax, or raise sales tax 1% or 2% all over the state for a year. my state doesn’t have tax on groceries and that should stay that way. Any state that has a tax on groceries shouldn’t raise that tax if they raise sales tax in general. NY And NJ have no tax on clothing, they could add a tax. I’d also do a big tax on fuel! Gas is very low right now. Again, with a sunset clause of end of 2020 or a year. I’d tax businesses making big profits.
I’d consider cutting education if a lot of people plan to continue to have their children do homeschooling, but teachers out of work collect unemployment, which costs the state too, so I’d really have to weigh that.
I’d keep government workers who can work from home at home and not pay for so much office space air conditioning, electricity, water use, toilet paper, etc.
I would hope there is some money set aside for emergencies, so I’d be dipping into that.
My state, Florida, relies on tourists! We tax the tourists so we don’t pay taxes. That is almost destroyed for my state right now. It’s huge. I’d be very interested to hear about the budget from my governor. I might google and see what comes up.