Plus, a very brief history of the tax, which lawmakers have often battled over

In the latest FDU poll, 18 percent approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job performance; 73 percent disapprove. In the Quinnipiac poll, 19 percent approve, 77 ...

Jersey gives its governor a failing grade. Are his low poll numbers caused by scandal or by a disheartened electorate yearning for change? Deporting immigrants ...

Sen. Ray Lesniak is among those opposing an agreement for the Transportation Trust Fund that would increase the gas tax while eliminating the estate tax ...

Pay back time. The feds find the Christie administration mishandled Sandy funds. Where did the money go? And how would the state find the cash ...

The public pension fund is $44 billion in debt and a bill to put a question on this November’s ballot asking voters for a constitutional ...

Senate President Steve Sweeney said the Christie-Prieto deal the Assembly approved to raise the gas tax and lower the sales tax doesn't make financial sense ...

With a day to close the books on the 2016 state budget, legislators faced a jam-packed calendar of issues to pass. And they punted. The ...

Because Democrats anticipate Gov. Christie will veto a bill that raises the gas tax, they don't want to pass that measure without enough Republican support ...

It's the week they dole out the money. Wrapping up the state budget has as much to do with votes to override a veto as ...

A proposed bill to save the Transportation Trust Fund would raise the gas tax 23 cents per gallon. Although the bill has sponsors from both ...

The hefty gas tax hike to fund road and bridge repairs gets it's first hearing one week before the well runs dry. Is this goodbye ...

Politico reported that emails came out in court documents showing Gov. Christie's Intergovernmental Affairs unit, which has since been disbanded, may have been improperly engaged ...

Did Gov. Christie know before the George Washington Bridge scandal that his office was improperly mixing politics and governance? Would legalizing pot generate enough money ...

Lawmakers released plans to pump $20 billion into the Transportation Trust Fund over 10 years by raising the gas tax while also lowering the estate ...

We might be paying more at the pump. A plan to fill the coffers to fix the highways contains a tax on gas. And that's ...