Proponents for dedicating all gas-tax revenues toward transportation are stepping up advocacy efforts, ahead of an Election Day decision by voters that could be a close one.
More than $99 of every $100 spent on transportation projects by the state for the last seven years was borrowed. The gas tax hike seeks to curb that trend.
In a statement Monday, the company said it will "counteract" the state's gas tax by passing the increase along to it's customers in the form of a 2-cent per mile fare increase.
A key portion of the Transportation Trust Fund plan can’t take effect without one final approval – from voters. Its rejection wouldn't nullify the gas-tax hike, though.
You might want to add something to your list of things to do this weekend - go gas up all of your vehicles.
The numbers in the photo above will be a thing of the past, probably forever, starting next week.
Advocates for better anti-poverty tax credits for workers without children say a half-million could benefit in New Jersey -- at a cost to the state budget not yet calculated.