Facing an estimated $1.5 billion budget shortfall for the current fiscal year, Virginia legislators are seeking solutions to get the state out of the red, but don’t appear to be going the same route as their peers in Connecticut.

Like many states, Maryland faces a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall for the current fiscal year, but legislators don’t appear to be closing that gap in the same manner as their counterparts in Connecticut.

As Pennsylvania continues to deal with its budget problems, agents groups in the state say they do not expect to see higher licensing fees.

As part of a new two-year, $37.6 billion budget, Connecticut has doubled the majority of its fees levied by the department of insurance, a move other states might emulate given widespread deficits in their coffers.