By Matt Rooney _ Price gouging is back in the public discussion, Save Jerseyans, as a Coronavirus-inspired consumer panic continues to cause a major run on some basic household items including… toilet paper. Why toilet paper? Maybe it’s because toilet Read More
N.J. Court upholds gasoline price controls
WOODBRIDGE — A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that Speedway cannot undercut competitors with very low prices. NJ 101.5 has the full story here. _
PUMP YOU: N.J.’s gas tax will rise another 4.3 cents on October 1st
TRENTON, N.J. — Here we go, Save Jerseyans. In a long-anticipated move, the Murphy Administration announced on Thursday that New Jersey’s recently-hiked gas tax will rise another 4.3 cents per gallon effective October 1st to 41.4 cents per gallon. New Jersey Read More
Yes, the gas tax is punishing N.J. motorists and tourists this summer
By Matt Rooney _ Supply, demand, and uncertainty overseas continues to make this summer more expensive than usual at the gas pump, Save Jerseyans. When motorists hit N.J. gas stations en route to the beach last Friday? According to AAA Read More
VIDEO: Rooney says ‘everyman’ Springsteen should donate some of his super-expensive tickets
Bruce Springsteen, who has amassed a fortune signing about blue collar living, embraces so-called progressive values both on and off of the stage. So why doesn’t he do something about the outrageously expensive, secondary market-driven $7,500 ticket price for his Read More
Price Gouging: Inexcusable Greed or Capitalism Working?
New Jersey’s Attorney General is warning state residents of price gouging today, Save Jerseyans, as this late-winter Nor’easter pounds our state. There are laws on the books (which they sometimes enforce). But let’s never forget the #1 Save Jersey rule: Read More
Putting a Price Tag on the American Dream
This is the fourth installment of Mall Madness, a five-part series on the American Dream retail and entertainment complex under construction in the Meadowlands. The series was produced through a reporting collaboration between WNYC, NJ Spotlight, and Bloomberg Businessweek. The Read More
DiMaso: No Gas Tax Price Gouging in Monmouth County
Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso announced today that the County Division of Weights and Measures, which she oversees, is on the look-out for unscrupulous gas stations that are raising their prices on the news that New Jersey Gas Tax has Read More
Two GOP’ers Vie for Ocean City
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog One of America’s top family beach resorts is hosting a different kind of entertainment this year, Save Jerseyans, in the form of a contested nonpartisan May 13th mayoral race between two Republicans (note: there are Read More