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While state Motor Vehicle Commission officials said they have no plans to raise fees on drivers in the coming year’s state budget, they told legislators fee increases are being studied for future years. The comments were made during a back and forth between members of the state assembly budget committee and state transportation officials during a three-hour hearing Monday afternoon. Gov. Phil Murphy’s state budget calls for allocating $50 million to the MVC to close a budget gap blamed on staffing, insurance and benefits costs and unfunded federal mandates the MVC has to comply with, said MVC …