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.
The tax rate will not rise or fall automatically as gas prices rise or fall. Instead, the law puts a cap on how much money the state can raise from the tax. Each year, New Jersey can bring in no more than what 23 cents, or 12.85 percent per gallon, would have produced in the fiscal year that ended June 30.