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NJ to Borrow $500 Million for Transit

Governor Phil Murphy鈥檚 administration approved $500 million of borrowing without legislative or voter approval to help cash-strapped New Jersey Transit replace decrepit commuter buses and trains.

December 10, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Announces More Than $161 Million in Municipal Aid Grants

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced more than $161 million in municipal aid grants for hundreds of cities and towns.聽

December 4, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

New Jersey Seeks $640M From Uber for Misclassifying Workers

TRENTON, N.J. 鈥 New Jersey is seeking more than $640 million from Uber in taxes and penalties, saying the ride-booking company misclassified its drivers as independent contractors.

November 14, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

NJ Transit Want Ad: Seeking Partner to Move Stadium-Size Crowds

New Jersey Transit is seeking private partners to help transport 鈥渁 stadium鈥檚 worth of people鈥 鈥 plus newly arriving megamall crowds.

November 6, 2019
GovernmentSafety

NJ Transit鈥檚 Angry Riders Prompt Crew Training to Stem Assaults

A soaring number of physical assaults on New Jersey Transit employees have led the agency to step up anti-violence training as bus and train riders vent about crowding and cancellations.

October 28, 2019
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New Jersey Mall Could Mean Wall-to-Wall Traffic

After 16 years of false starts, the behemoth American Dream retail and amusement complex is set to open just west of Manhattan. To get there, an expected 40 million visitors must join the traffic-choked roads of northern New Jersey.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

NYC-Area Rail Bridge Planners Take Another Shot at Federal Funds

New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that鈥檚 key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.

August 28, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Jersey Steps Up Efforts to Identify Misclassified Workers

The New Jersey Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Labor signed a joint agreement to step up efforts to protect employees, including truck drivers, from illegal misclassification as independent contractors.

August 20, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Jersey DOT Awards More Than $30 Million to Improve Freight Routes

The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced $30.1 million in grant funding dedicated to improving local roads that serve as freight conduits.

July 24, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Federal Transportation Policymakers to Visit N.Y.-N.J. 鈥楪ateway鈥

An area along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey will be the site of a field trip federal policymakers have scheduled for the week of April 29 to raise the profile of a tunnel project known colloquially as 鈥淕ateway.鈥

April 26, 2019