Congestion pricing

Gov. Phil Murphy celebrates the new $2.7 billion Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport on Nov. 15, 2022.
Dec 10, 2025

Hochul taps Garcia to lead Port Authority

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated her director of state operations, Kathryn Garcia, to succeed retiring Executive Director Rick Cotton.

Electric vehicle charging
May 22, 2025

OPINION: California EV mandate is another out-of-state threat to NJ businesses

By aligning with California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, the state is effectively importing a costly requirement that will make it harder and more expensive to drive and live in the Garden State, writes former council president of the Borough of Point Pleasant, Michael Thulen Jr.

The New Jersey state flag waving along with the national flag of the United States of America.
Apr 17, 2025

NJ budget, affordability & more: Stockton poll takes voters’ pulse on key issues

The results from the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy dig into a slew of hot-button issues, including cells phones in schools, rising utility costs and more.

New York's congestion pricing plan went into effect Jan. 5, 2025.
Mar 21, 2025

NYC congestion pricing deadline extended 30 days (updated)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a post on X to Gov. Kathy Hochul, said that the federal government and the president are putting New York on notice.

New York's congestion pricing plan went into effect Jan. 5, 2025.
Feb 19, 2025

Trump admin terminates NYC congestion pricing (updated)

In a letter rescinding a November 2024 agreement that moved the controversial tolling scheme forward, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described the program as backward and unfair.

New Jersey
Jan 22, 2025

NJ launches marketing campaign to counter congestion pricing

The state has begun rolling out materials across the Hudson River to promote an incentive program for employers to reassign Garden State residents.

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber helps unveil the final Congestion Relief Zone at Broadway and West 62nd Street in New York City on Jan. 4, 2025, hours before the Central Business District Tolling Program went into effect.
Jan 21, 2025

Common ground? Murphy seeks Trump assist on congestion pricing

On the day of the inauguration, Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to the incoming president regarding the controversial tolling scheme – describing it as an area where he believes their priorities align.

New York's congestion pricing plan went into effect Jan. 5, 2025.
Jan 6, 2025

NYC starts controversial congestion pricing program (updated)

Just hours before, New Jersey called for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to pump the brakes on the program's Jan. 5 launch.

Rush hour traffic in Manhattan.
Jan 2, 2025

NYC congestion pricing ruling interpreted differently as Jan. 5 start nears

The controversial toll would charge most motorists to enter the area south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

Gov. Phil Murphy made an announcement on congestion pricing and signed legislation concerning the tax treatment of individual's income earned outside state of residence in Fort Lee on July 21, 2023.
Dec 16, 2024

Ready or not, NYC congestion pricing is coming fast

Although New York's controversial plan is set to start Jan. 5, 2025, New Jersey officials have vowed to keep up the fight against it.

New York City traffic
Nov 25, 2024

With federal greenlight, congestion pricing moves closer to reality

New Jersey officials vowed to continue the fight against the revised tolling program, which sets the daytime rate at $9 for automobiles to enter the Central Business District south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

On Nov. 14, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to begin implementing congestion pricing in New York City by early January.
Nov 19, 2024

MTA board approves new congestion pricing plan

After pausing the introduction over the summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul has revived efforts to institute the toll to enter the area south of 60th Street in Manhattan, or the Central Business District (CBD), albeit with a lower cost, to start.