Follow the money, and the pandemic, in ranking the 10 bills that attracted the most activity among lobbyists at the Statehouse over the last two years.
The gas tax is adjusted each year, depending on recent collections and a forecast for the year ahead. Last year's 9.3-cent hike is being mostly reversed.
The 2022 state budget appropriates $46.4 billion, including $6.9 billion toward pensions. There's no extra money toward NJ Transit or the school aid formula.
New Jersey has paid billions more in federal taxes since the cap on SALT deductions under Pres. Trump's 2017 tax plan. The democrat from Vermont is against removing the limit.