TRENTON — With sympathy running high for victims of the Orlando night club massacre and their families, acting Attorney General Robert Lougy warned the public to investigate before making charitable donations. Tragedies often bring out scam artists who may use high-pressure tactics or mislead by claiming to create a fund with a similar-sounding name of reputable… Read the rest of this entry »
By Senator Mike Doherty (R-23)
With a $1.3 billion gas tax increase proposed by some in the Legislature, it’s more important than ever to understand New Jersey’s transportation spending.
More than a year ago, I called for the state to create a “State Transportation Cost Analysis Task Force” to conduct a methodical analysis of the factors that contribute to New Jersey’s road costs, compare our costs to those of other states, and provide recommendations to complete projects more cost-effectively.
While many would consider this legislation to be a matter of common sense, it has failed to advance in the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
I initially introduced S-1888 in response to a study by the Reason Foundation that found Garden State roads to be the nation’s most expensive to build, operate and maintain.
According to that report, New Jersey’s state-administered highways cost taxpayers $2 million per mile, which the Reason Foundation claims to be 12 times the national average, three times the cost in the next highest state and four times the cost in New York.
Posted: June 14th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gas Tax, Mike Doherty, New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: New Jersey, NJ Gas Tax, Opinion, Senator Michael Doherty, Transportation Trust Fund | 1 Comment »
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) outlines his plan to shore up New Jersey’s grossly underfunded public-employee pension system during a news conference held in the State House yesterday. Democratic leaders want the voters to decide this fall whether the state should make a series of hefty contributions to the underfunded public-employee pension system. But Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon… Read the rest of this entry »
OLD BRIDGE — A raccoon found in a township resident’s yard May 28 has tested positive for the rabies virus, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. It is the second rabid raccoon in Old Bridge in 2016 and the fifth in Middlesex County, Lester Jones, the county health officer, said. The raccoon was… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — State lawmakers are initiating a final push Monday to get a constitutional amendment mandating contributions to New Jersey’s public pension system on the ballot in November. The state Legislature approved the ballot question last year and must pass it again this year with a simple majority in order to qualify for the fall election.… Read the rest of this entry »
NEWARK — No bomb was found on a flight from London that arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in, police said. “K-9 has swept the cabin of the aircraft, negative results,” Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said in an email. “Passenger luggage has been off loaded and… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — The state Division of Taxation has declared two of the three municipalities forced to undergo property revaluations in violation of that state order, NJ Advance Media has learned. Jersey City and Elizabeth have missed May deadlines to submit plans to comply with the April order that gives them until November 2017 to conduct revaluations,… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Another poll, another bad sign for Gov. Chris Christie’s standing among New Jersey residents. The governor’s approval rating slipped to another all-time low, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. The survey found 64 percent of voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing, compared to only 29 percent who approve. The… Read the rest of this entry »
A federal judge in Newark has ordered the release of the names of individuals who allegedly had knowledge of the scheme to shut down lanes at the George Washington Bridge before the Bridgegate scandal broke. In a ruling sought by a consortium of news organizations, including NJ Advance Media, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton said the… Read the rest of this entry »
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – Authorities were searching for escaped prisoner Arthur Buckel in the area around the Forked River rest area on the Garden State Parkway on Monday morning. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, the New Jersey State Police notified the Lacey Township and Berkeley Township police departments that they were actively searching for the for… Read the rest of this entry »
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