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New Jersey’s bond rating was downgraded from “A” to “A-“ on Nov. 14 by S&P Global Ratings in the wake of the state’s massive fuel tax hike that became law last month.

Just six days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the compromise gas-tax legislation into law, two of his fellow Republicans introduced a bill on Oct. 20 to repeal it.

The long-running battle over New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund could be on the verge of ending. New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly voted on Oct. 7 to provide $2 billion annually to the transportation fund for the next eight years, thanks to tax increases of  27 cents per gallon on diesel and 23 cents per gallon on gasoline.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sept. 30 announced a deal with Democratic legislative leaders to add 23 cents per gallon to New Jersey’s 14.5-cent gasoline-tax levy and reduce consumer taxes elsewhere.

The U.S. diesel average price rose 6 cents to $2.370 per gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported, as demand for the fuel rose.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 0.6 cent to $2.310, according to the Department of Energy, while oil prices rallied.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 3.2 cents to $2.316, according to the Department of Energy, while oil prices continued to hover below $50 a barrel.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 3.2 cents to $2.316, according to the Department of Energy, while oil prices climbed out of last week’s bear market.

A Toys "R" Us employee pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn, New York, federal court on July 14 to a criminal fraud charge, after being accused of stealing nearly $2 million meant to help truck drivers cover their costs and putting it on a debit card.