In some states, your Amazon toilet paper order or your DoorDashed fried rice may have gotten a little pricier. And the hope is that you won't notice. While consumers are used to companies tacking on sneaky fees , the newest generation of bill increases are coming from government taxation, generally local or state.

For instance, in recent years, Minnesota and Colorado have implemented fees on all deliveries. In Colorado, the fee is 28 cents, and in Minnesota, it is 50 cents on orders over $100. Some derisively refer to these fees as "doorstep taxes."

Other states – some solidly red, others deep blue – are studying doing the same.

These states include Nebraska, Ohio, Hawaii, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, and Washington, which are evaluating proposals that would impose fees ra

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