The New Jersey Senate has passed legislation to overhaul the bi-state agency that controls the region's airports, bridges and tunnels, though the measure differs from reforms passed in New York.
The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Thursday that he will step down after four years as the powerful bistate agency revamps its governance structure.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Documents obtained by The Associated Press offer a peek into the legal strategies being explored by officials for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who are under investigation for a controversial decision to divert $1.8 billion from an agency rail project to state highway repairs.
New Jersey lawmakers shined a spotlight Thursday on possible corruption at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that touches a former agency executive who is also an ally of White House contender Gov. Chris Christie.
Public records show the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has spent $1.75 million on lawyers to defend the agency during an investigation into whether it was wrong to use toll money to fix New Jersey roads.
An attempt by Democrats who control the New Jersey Senate to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of legislation overhauling the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has fallen short by two votes.
Newly released records show four commissioners at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were allowed to bypass regular security lines and received other perks when they flew out of airports run by the agency.