Tag: Governor Murphy

NJ Transit Takes a “Fare Holiday”

October 5, 2024

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David Peter Alan

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Railgram

NJ Transit gave a late-summer present to its riders: 8 days of service without charging fares. The “fare holiday” ran from Monday, August 26, through the following Monday, which was Labor Day. Commuters who had already paid fortheir August monthly pass got a 25% discount for September. Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the week of free…
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Budget Season Is Here

March 16, 2023

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Sally Jane Gellert

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Railgram

Checking the state legislature’s home page as this issue goes to press, we found that the annual Senate and Assembly budget hearings have been announced; the first on March 14th, the final on April 25th. Each year the legislature spends much of this season hearing from constituents about particular budget concerns, suggestions for more, less,…
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