NJ's Ballot Question 2 Hands Voters the Wheel on Gas Money

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 3, 2016

New Jersey's gas tax-hike began this week. John Reitmeyer, budget and public finance writer for NJ Spotlight, discusses how although the actual hike isn't on next week's ballot, NJ residents will be voting on how Trenton can spend the money that will be generated by the hike.

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