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Port Authority commissioners approved a $9.3 billion budget for the bi-state agency that includes a second toll hike in two years on bridges and tunnel tolls, and increases airport AirTrain fares. The board voted unanimously for the spending plan, which is $1 billion higher than 2023 and is larger than the budgets of 11 states. The budget breaks down to $3.9 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in capital expenses for major projects, and $1.8 billion for debt service. Helping to fund it are a 63-cent toll increase to bridge and tunnel tolls and an 25-cent airport AirTrain fare hike, tri…

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