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Phil Murphy would like you to believe that he has solved NJ Transit’s annual budget burlesque with his new Corporate Transit Fee, but here’s the whole truth: While everyone applauds having a stable funding source for bus and rail operations after six years of fiscal shell games, it’s the governor’s job to make the lives of commuters better, and jacking up fares by 15% in June doesn’t exactly cohere with his grinning platitudes about affordability. New Jersey commuters already are still dealing with substandard service, overcrowded buses, and now they are being treated to annual fare hikes for …

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