November 29th 2007
As we reported yesterday, the size of the toll and gas tax increases proposed by state Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri just don’t make sense. He’s talking about a large gas tax increase but is low-balling the size of the toll increase. Now Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, […]
November 28th 2007
Yesterday, Assemblyman John Wisniewski, chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, suggested that the state consider increasing its gasoline tax:
…Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a Middlesex County Democrat, said increasing the levy would be more responsible than Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s plan to solve state fiscal woes by issuing bonds that would be paid back with increased […]
November 26th 2007
The Courier News has a two-part article on Governor Corzine’s super-secret asset monetization plan, which has cost taxpayers $4.8 million so far. Part one of the article points out how the contract could prohibit new rail service from being started:
Experts also agreed that the state has to spell out everything it wants to control […]
May 13th 2007
There are two transit-related meetings in the State Legislature on Monday, May 14.
In the morning, the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee will be meeting at 10 AM in Committee Room 11, 4th Floor of the State House Annex. On the agenda is Assembly Bill No. 391, which directs NJ Transit to study and design bus rapid transit demonstration […]
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