Transportation Trust Fund

The eight-year Transportation Trust Fund financing plan was approved in 2016 so is already almost three-fourths completed.

Gov. Chris Christie’s tour of road projects included a new wrinkle Thursday – noting no lawmakers who voted to hike New Jersey’s gas tax lost their primaries.

It’s been a while since gas prices have been high enough to make drivers think twice about how far they go or how often they fill up, but this new survey suggests that time is fast approaching ~ Jana Tidwell  AAA Mid-Atlantic.  ...

The added money will go toward resurfacing, dredging and drainage projects with short-term benefits -- and kick start potentially transformative changes.

More than $68 million was spent on lobbying in Trenton last year, down a bit from 2015 but the third-highest level on record, according to new annual reports.

Mayors got assurances from the state that a new panel of political appointees that oversees transportation spending won't meddle in local-aid decisions.

"I had to lay off everybody and now I have very limited help," a coffee shop owner told New Jersey 101.5.

The Transportation Trust Fund will need to borrow billions. Some lawmakers think New Jersey's pensions should provide it, so they can benefit from the interest.

Gov. Chris Christie says the gas-tax deal required the political honesty of a second-term governor. Of a Trump job offer, he says, "Only time will tell."

As of late Tuesday evening, a majority of voters in the Garden State have shown approval for the measure by a margin of 54 percent to 46 percent.