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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin spoke to a full house Thursday as part of the Chamber of Commerce forum.  The governor said she and the state legislature are working hard to fill a 1.3 billion dollar hole in the state budget.  The problem boils down to less overall dollars going into the state treasury each month.  Fallin pointed to the best revenue month of the year -- December -- as an example.

Fallin says the state legislature passed a bill this week that would increase revenue lost to the dot com businesses.  City and county officials have been saying for several years that buyers should pay the same tax rate whether they buy something at a brick-and-mortar store or online.

Bartlesville City Councilman Dale Copeland has traveled to Washington D.C. several times to lobby Congress to act on the issue.  While state government can help with the issue, the final solution will take an act of Congress.