TRENTON, N.J. – Toll increases are coming and Assemblyman Bob Auth wants motorists to know exactly how much Gov. Phil Murphy and the N.J. Turnpike Authority are exacting from them. Auth introduced a bill (A395) that would require toll amounts collected via EZ-Pass be electronically displayed in every lane...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Alex Sauickie mourns the tragic loss of three U.S. Army Reservists killed in the drone attack in Jordan, who include Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, a New Jersey native. “Sergeant William Jerome Rivers served this nation and state with great distinction, and his loss is a...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christian Barranco says failed federal policies are endangering Americans, including soldiers stationed overseas and everyday citizens suffering from the immigration crisis along the US-Mexico border. “It is time for our country to stand up and be the world leader it has always been in the...
TRENTON, N.J. – Federal pandemic funds have dried up and the deficit and rate hike that Republican legislators have warned about has finally arrived. NJ Transit announced Monday a 15% fare increase effective July 1 to close its predicted $119 million budget gap. Riders can expect subsequent, indefinite 3%...
TRENTON, N.J. – NJ Transit’s proposed 15% fare increase is tantamount to increasing fares by nearly 3% since Gov. Phil Murphy took office, and Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips wants people to know it. “After years of taking credit for no fare hikes, the Murphy administration is not only raising fees,...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz criticized the Murphy administration’s plans to raise NJ Transit fare prices by 15% and then 3% indefinitely. The same tact was taken for the Turnpike Authority, which has the power to raise tolls 3% annually. “Gov. Murphy said he will fix New Jersey...
TRENTON, N.J. – The budget process has been opaque the past few years, facing criticism for introducing the appropriations act and passing it without a fully public process. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy said he would like to change that process, but doubted it would happen this year, according...
TRENTON, N.J. – Three newly elected Republican Assembly members, Assemblymen Michael Inganamort, Paul Kanitra and Greg Myhre, and Middletown Mayor Tony Perry, are among the delegation of state legislators, elected officials and educators visiting war-torn communities and families in Israel next week with the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Don Guardian, Assemblywoman Claire Swift and Assemblyman Antwan McClellan’s bill improving transportation between the Atlantic City International Airport and Atlantic City’s tourism district was signed into law this week. The measure allows the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to enter into contracts with state transportation agencies...
TRENTON, N.J. – Three bills supporting state funding for open space, clean water and other environmental projects were signed into law on Tuesday, further highlighting the successful conclusion of Assemblyman Alex Sauickie’s first term in office. Other recently signed Sauickie bills include a “national game-changer” for farmland preservation and...