New Jersey Lottery sold the ticket that won the estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot ($537.5 million cash) it is also the state’s first mega millions jackpot winner since 2018 when Richard Wahl of Vernon won a jackpot worth $533 million. New Jersey's gas tax will increase for five years straight and electric vehicle owners will have to put out a yearly fee. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey thinks the call by some New Jersey mayors to toughen juvenile crime penalties