gasoline taxes

Five Ways the Government Could Make Oil Prices Fall

Sky-high oil and gas prices risk tipping the U.S. economy back into recession. But Washington isn't powerless when it comes to oil prices: Here are five things that the federal and state governments can do that would quickly reduce pain at the pump.

The High Price of New Jersey's Cheap Gasoline Tax

At 10.5 cents per gallon, Jersey has the third-lowest gas tax in America, and Gov. Chris Christie isn't about to change that. Problem is: The state's transportation trust fund, which depends on gasoline taxes, is running dry -- at the worst possible time.