Gov. Phil Murphy has changed a number of things about New Jersey so far.

He’s enacted a minimum wage increase and reversed many of former Gov. Chris Christie’s policies. Plus, he still wants to legalize marijuana and raise taxes on millionaires.

But there are at least two (unusual) Garden State traditions he’s staying away from.

That would be the ban on pumping your own gas. And Bergen County’s notorious blue laws.

Murphy was asked at a news conference in East Orange on Friday morning if he’d be willing to allow drivers in New Jersey to finally pump gas themselves to cut down on the price at the pump if the state’s gas tax goes up again this fall.

“I will not commit political suicide this morning in East Orange," the governor responded. “I’m not going near who pumps the gas.”

“I’m also not going near blue laws in Bergen County,” he added without prompting. "But thanks for asking that.”

New Jersey is the last state in the nation that allows only full-service gas, where attendants are required to pump for you. As of last January, Oregon began allowing people in rural areas to pump their own gas.

But the state also once had one of the lowest gas taxes in the nation. At least until a few years ago, when Christie and the state Legislature cut a deal to increase the tax 23 cents a gallon to help replenish the state Transportation Trust Fund, which pays for transportation projects across the state.

The tax jumped another 4.3 cents this past fall under a formula tied to that law when revenue projections aren’t met. Under the deal, the tax must produce at least $2 billion a year to pay for projects. Otherwise, it has to be hiked.

The non-partisan state Office of Legislative Services warned this week the tax may be forced to go up again this coming fall if gas consumption doesn’t increase.

Murphy said Friday it’s “too early to tell” if that will happen.

One suggestion has been to allow drivers to pump their own gas to cut down on prices because self-serve gas tends to be cheaper than full-service.

As for blue laws? Bergen County is the last county in the state — and one of the last places in the U.S. — where retailers considered non-essential must remain closed on Sunday. You can buy food and pharmacy items but little else.

Ballot referendums asking voters to change those laws have failed a few times over the years.

Brent Johnson may be reached at bjohnson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @johnsb01.

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