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.
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.
State legislation that raises the gasoline tax 23 cents per gallon to restore the Transportation Trust Fund for road, bridge and rail upkeep clears the Senate, 23-14. Now, it's the Assembly's turn.
The gas tax appears to have the support needed to pass Friday in the Senate. Could public pressure change any minds, or did Wednesday just delay the inevitable?