gas tax

New Jersey’s gas tax rate will decrease by 8.3 cents per gallon beginning Oct.1, the state’s treasury department announced Tuesday. According to the New Jersey Treasury, after a review of fuel consumption statistics and consultation with the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, the gas tax rate will decrease in accordance with the 2016 law that requires a steady stream of…

It’s costing drivers more to fill up in New Jersey in part due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NBC10’s Pamela Osborne talks to drivers about the new 9-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax. The gas tax increase comes as the state looks to raise more money for roads and bridges.

A New Jersey gas tax increase of 9.3 cents per gallon went into effect at midnight on Thursday. The state’s Department of the Treasury said the tax hike was due to “lower fuel consumption trends, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Consumption of gasoline fell by a total of 38.7 percent from March to May in the state,…

The first part of a one-two punch for New Jersey drivers took effect Sunday with hikes on the state’s major toll roads.

On Sunday, tolls go up on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.

New Jersey’s Department of the Treasury announced a gas tax increase of 9.3 cents per gallon due to “lower fuel consumption trends, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The increase will go into effect this fall. According to the treasury department, consumption of gasoline fell by a total of 38.7 percent from March to May in the state….

A freshman congressman from New Jersey is one of only two Democrats who broke ranks Thursday to oppose the House resolution that sets ground rules for an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

New Jersey’s gas tax won’t be going up in the coming year, the state Treasury announced Wednesday. The rate will remain at 41.4 cents per gallon. “We’re pleased that fuel consumption levels, coupled with our realistic projections last year, have allowed us to avoid an increase in the gas tax rate for this year,” Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio said in a...

President Donald Trump dropped the pretense of working with congressional Democrats on Wednesday and sent a clear message that his re-election campaign will be centered on condemning overzealous investigations rather than advancing a robust domestic policy agenda. Both sides may have feigned surprise at Trump’s angry outburst, in which he said he won’t work with Democrats until they drop their...

President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a White House meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, flatly declaring he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia report. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it all “very, very, very strange” and said she was praying for Trump and the nation. Trump...

Pennsylvania has the highest gas tax in the country, and the funds are meant to go toward repairing roads and bridges. However, the state’s auditor general found more than $4.25 billion that went to the state police instead.

Footage shows towering flames in San Francisco as crews battle a fire caused by a gas explosion.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is set Tuesday to deliver his first state of the state address, a year after he took over from Chris Christie.

New Jersey bolstered its reputation as one of the country’s highest-taxed states in 2018, raising rates on high income earners, businesses and motorists, and posting yet again among the nation’s highest average property tax bills.

On Dec. 4, President Donald Trump tweeted about French President Emmanuel Macron and the Paris Agreement, misrepresenting the foreign leader’s position on the climate accord. Macron has not said or suggested the Paris Agreement is “fatally flawed,” as Trump implied.

Drivers in New Jersey are now paying more for gasoline.

New Jersey’s gas tax will climb by 4.3 cents a gallon, or more than 10 percent, under a bipartisan law enacted in 2016, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Thursday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he can’t sign the Legislature’s $36.5 billion budget because it relies on what he calls unsustainable revenue.