in our Spotlight on Business Report Democrats are leaning on Governor Murphy to block a planned toll hike for the Garden State Parkway and Turnpike drivers would face a 3% spike in tolls starting January 1st under a plan approved this week by Turnpike Authority Commissioners the panel unanimously voted in favor of a more than $2.6 billion budget for next year that's aund million increase over the Authority's current budget and said they'll need to raise tolls to help pay for it Commissioners cited the need for more maintenance and Engineering staff to work on a massive Turnpike widening project along with inflation and Global Supply Chain pressures but Democrats who control the legislature and are staring down the upcoming Statewide election are asking Governor Murphy to veto the minutes from Tuesday's Turnpike Authority meeting saying New Jersey families are already struggling financially due to Rising costs from inflation New Jersey's chapter of the national motorist Association is backing that request and called out the Authority for three consecutive years of toll hikes