Ride-sharing company Uber has agreed to pay $148 million in a multistate data breach settlement, of which $3.75 million is for New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Wednesday.
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Transportation
Port Authority board to vote on wage hikes for airport workers
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is set to consider at its Thursday board meeting whether to phase in a $19 minimum wage for nearly 40,000 workers at its three airport hubs, up from the current $10.45 hourly rate.
Read More »Lawmakers revise jet fuel tax to include all airlines
The state Senate budget committee approved changes to a proposed bill that would raise the gas tax on United Airlines to fund a $1.7 billion PATH extension to Newark Liberty International Airport by eliminating the exemption for a 4 cent-per-gallon tax on jet fuel.
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FAA gives 7M infrastructure grant to Newark airport
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $7 million grant to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Thursday.
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NJ Transit to discount all rail tickets as it cuts services
New Jersey Transit will discount all its rail tickets for a three-month stretch as it cancels several of its lines in a dash to finish installation of federally mandated emergency brakes by the end of the year, it said Thursday.
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Senate to vote on Murphy’s changes to AC airport tax break bill
Lawmakers plan to have another go at a bill which Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed in August that called for the creation of a Garden State Growth Zone in the area surrounding the Atlantic City International Airport.
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Brian Tobin A career devoted to moving people
Brian Tobin has made a career in transportation systems, from creating opportunities in the research world to representing asphalt pavement and highway construction industries.
Read More »NJ Transit ‘confident’ it will meet PTC deadline, Diegnan says
New Jersey Transit officials said they are two-thirds of the way complete with the installation of positive train control, a federally mandated braking system that must be fully installed by Dec. 31.
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Lawmakers seek to close United tax break airline says it may look to other hubs
State lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to raise taxes on United Airlines in order to help finance the extension of the PATH Train to Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Tunnel project ‘political hostage,’ Gateway trustee says
The $12 billion Hudson River Tunnel project has been reduced to a “political hostage in Washington” under the Trump administration, according to Jerry Zarro, a trustee for the Gateway Development Corp., the nonprofit tasked with overseeing the tunnel and ambitious overhaul of the region's transit system.
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Small businesses air gripes at Office of Advocacy roundtable
When commercial fisherman Brick Wenzel had to reapply for his aquaculture permit four years ago, the application ballooned from three pages to 127.
Read More »Port Authority to feds Let’s get started on tunnel
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey made its case Monday for a federal commitment to funding its share of the $12.7 billion Hudson Tunnel Project.
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