During his budget address at the Statehouse Tuesday Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a 2.5% Corporate Transit Fee on corporations with more than $10 million in annual profit.
Gov. Phil Murphy said NJ Transit is "different" from when people waited for hours after the Super Bowl in 2014 for the trip from the stadium to Secaucus Junction.
The Turnpike Authority Board of Commissioners approved its 2024 budget, which includes a 3% toll increase for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
NJ Transit made its case for the "adjustment" on its website citing a COVID-19 pandemic drop in ridership, increased operational costs and the $30 million cost of taking on routes and services abandoned by private carriers.
Hunterdon County Commissioner Director Jeff Kuhl said county officials "have become aware" the state is considering using the Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital that was closed in 2012.
New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow is expecting rain to develop late Tuesday morning and become heavier in the afternoon with torrential rains at night.
The city has filed a $708 million lawsuit against 17 charter bus operators and transportation companies who have transported 33,600 migrants to the city in an effort to recoup the costs incurred to provide shelter and services.