What a difference a month makes for New Jersey taxpayers.

When The Am Law Daily last plunged into the so-called Bridgegate scandal in early April, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration had reportedly racked up a reported $1 million in legal fees tied to the internal inquiry into the events surrounding last fall’s closing of traffic lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge. It now appears that tab could triple once all the bills related to the three-month probe are submitted.