New Jersey’s gas tax will rise by 2.6 cents on Jan. 1 because of a new law that raised revenue targets to pay for the state’s transportation infrastructure, Treasury officials announced Monday.
Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco wants local, state, and federal leaders to collaborate to address the state’s homelessness crisis and the lack of affordable housing options in the Garden State.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority on Tuesday approved its $2.7 billion budget, which includes a 3% toll increase on both the Garden State Parkway and Turnpike, the fifth increase in four years.
The New Jersey Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee advanced a measure proponents say should protect student-athletes from harassment and to safeguard the integrity of college sports.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a proposal from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to expand the minimum wage policy at John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports.
New Jersey officials launched the state’s celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary on Friday, the start of a multi-year schedule of events and projects that will take place through the nation’s semiquincentennial from 2026 to 2033.