Some See Transportation Projects Dwindling In New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrat-controlled Legislature face a June 30 deadline, when authorization for new borrowing expires. There's no consensus on how to move forward: Democrats say the state's 14.5-cent gas tax will likely have to go up, but Christie says any hike in the gas tax must result in "fairness," for taxpayers, which could mean cuts to the state's inheritance and estate taxes.