GAS TAX HIKE GETS THUMBS DOWN IN NJ POLL

New Jersey voters want to see improvements in their transportation infrastructure, but are unwilling to pay for it with a gasoline tax. A new Quinnipiac University Poll released on Wednesday says that 53 percent of registered voters surveyed support building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. But 58 percent oppose an increase in the gasoline tax to finance road and mass transit improvements. Governor Chris Christie says that all options are on the table, as the state’s  transportation trust fund is on the verge of bankruptcy. The poll of 1,340 registered voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.