This final rule amends certain regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws to reflect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and to address delegation of that authority, as a result of the March 1, 2003, transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice to the...
Eight states increased their gas tax this week, according to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The largest boost was in Wyoming, which raised its gas tax by 10 cents a gallon, followed by Connecticut, California, Maryland, Kentucky, Nebraska, Georgia and North Carolina. The increases went in to effect on July first.
But after New Jersey ran out of money to pay for transportation projects, Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state's Democratic-led Legislature agreed to raise the gas tax by 23 cents. It will go from 14.5 cents per gallon to 37.5 cents, marking the first time it has been raised since 1988. Rather than the second-lowest gas taxes in the nation behind Alaska, New Jersey will catapult to sixth highest. NJ Gas Tax Rises Tuesday The Garden State will go from having the 2nd-lowest gasoline tax in the country to the 6th-highest.