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Here’s a question I asked myself yesterday: Would I rather have my phone records collected and readied for possible inspection by the National Security Agency, or have my genitalia scrutinized by the Transportation Security Administration?
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Hybrid and electric cars are sparing the environment. Critics say they’re hurting the roads.
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Following is a summary of toll revenue and traffic for the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. These are two of the busiest tolls roads in the United States.
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A former New Jersey State Police sergeant who escorted a high-speed caravan of Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris on the Garden State Parkway was sentenced to one year of probation.
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Joanne Chesimard, the Black Liberation Army militant who fled prison for Cuba after being convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973, was added to the FBI most-wanted terrorist list, and a reward doubled to $2 million.
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New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s biggest tax-exempt borrowing since 2000 is poised to benefit from the lowest relative borrowing costs in almost four years for municipal securities rated below AAA.
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The New Jersey Turnpike Authority ’s credit outlook was lowered to negative from stable by Moody’s Investors Service, which noted the “siphoning” of toll money for projects outside the system.
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New Jersey’s toll-road agency approved contract concessions from unions representing fare collectors to avert Governor Chris Christie ’s proposal to turn over the jobs to a private company.
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is auditing $1.375 billion in Build America Bonds issued by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in April 2009.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who pledged to reduce state bonding, hasn’t been able to keep a vow to curb borrowing for roads and bridges. Investors in the $3.7 trillion municipal market welcome the extra debt.