New Jersey's first increase in gas taxes since 1990 takes effect Tuesday -- 22.6 cents a gallon. The law directs the state to adjust it each quarter, starting in January.
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.
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.
Don't trust Trenton. That's the message behind a new ad campaign that asks voters to approve a constitutional amendment mandating that every cent of a gas tax hike be used only for transportation projects.
The New Jersey Business and Industry Association says the state has lost almost $21 billion dollars in adjusted gross income over the past 11 years to so-called "outmigration."