Legislation creates panel to study how to pay for upkeep of New Jersey’s roads and bridges, as electric cars that don't pay gas taxes become more prominent.
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.
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.
Despite state assurances it will work with localities to cover extra costs from last year's construction shutdown, lawmakers plow ahead with plans to mandate it.