Finally some good news for the New Jersey budget. The head of the Office of Legislative Services, David Rosen, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the state should beat this year’s revenue projects by $271 million. Rosen also predicts $140 million for the upcoming fiscal year that begins in July, versus what Gov. Chris Christie proposed…
New Jersey Transit held a public meeting Monday night on their proposed 9 percent fare increase. A small group of union representatives and transit riders were present to voice their opposition to the rate hike as the agency collected feedback from the public before a final vote on the amount of the increase. The N.J. Transit…
There is another attempt to get self serve gasoline pumps in the Garden State. Monmouth County Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon has introduced a bill that would allow self serve gas pumps to be installed at fuel stations around the state. Oregon is the only other state that bans self serve gas, but lawmakers there are relenting…
Gasoline prices have inched down ever so slightly in advance of the busy Memorial Day weekend holiday at the Jersey Shore. The average price for a gallon of gas is now $2.51, down a penny from a week ago. Motorists are paying a full dollar per gallon less for fuel than at this same…
A new deal expected to be approved this week could hurt Verizon landline customers in rural sections of the state, including Cumberland County. The deal could result in significant rate hikes for landline customers in these rural areas as much as 36 percent over five years. Some elected officials in rural communities say this is…
Looking much like a presidential candidate, Gov. Chris Christie outlined his plan for tax reform in a speech at the University of New Hampshire on Tuesday. Christie called for reducing the number of income tax rates from six to three, and reducing the top income tax rate from nearly 40 percent to no higher than 28 percent.…
The great white shark that swam past Cape May County last week begins this week in central New Jersey. Mary Lee, the 3500 pound great white shark was swimming fairly close to the beaches near Toms River on Sunday. The shark came within one thousand yards of the shoreline then swam further out into the…
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant remained shut down Friday morning after a problem with an electric transformer. The shutdown is not related to the nuclear side of the plant and systems will be able to return to service quickly when the electrical problem is resolved. A spokesperson…
Attention all fisherman: the 2015 striped bass regulations are now official. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill on Monday adopting this year’s striper limits for New Jersey waters. The new regulations limit anglers to one fish of at least 28 inches but less than 43 inches in length and one fish of at least 43…
Two former associates of the Christie administration appeared in federal court in Newark on Monday and pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment in connection with traffic problems on the George Washington Bridge in 2013. The governor’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni, a former deputy executive director of the Port…