Curtis Tate North Jersey Record Published 5:43 AM EST Feb 5, 2019 New Jersey drivers already pay tolls to enter Manhattan via Hudson River crossings. What if they had to pay more on top of that? New York is poised to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan's core, from 60th Street south. Under the proposal, cars would be charged $11.52, one way, to enter the zone. The fee would raise hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fix the New York City subway, as well as reduce the number of vehicles on city streets and their emissions. "Using this system is a way to make the commute more efficient," said Thomas Prusa, an economics professor at Rutgers University. It's not clear, however, what impact that plan could have on New Jersey. "It still may be the right policy," Prusa said, "but optically, it looks terrible." Last year, through November, 43.2 million passenger vehicles crossed the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey into Manhattan, according to the … [Read more...] about Congestion pricing is coming to NY. What’s the impact on NJ?
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Reality check on optimism swirling around Trump-Kim summit
This slideshow requires JavaScript.SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It may be the strangest feeling in decades to descend on the Korean Peninsula — a wave of optimism, and not always of the cautious variety, when it comes to North Korea and its nuclear bombs. Ahead of a planned summit Tuesday in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean autocrat Kim Jong Un, there has been talk of complete denuclearization, North Korea has shut down (for now) its nuclear test site, and senior U.S. and North Korean officials have shuttled between Pyongyang and Washington for meetings with Kim and Trump. The top U.S. diplomat declared that “Chairman Kim shares the objectives with the American people” amid talk of a grand bargain that could see North Korean disarmament met with a massive influx of outside aid. Skeptics, however — and that’s usually the default mindset for many Korea watchers — say there are still plenty of ways that diplomacy can implode. … [Read more...] about Reality check on optimism swirling around Trump-Kim summit
Trump’s got Americans’ hopes up on North Korea
Deal us in, voters say Donald Trump now has a date, June 12, and a place, Singapore, for his North Korea nuclear arms summit. He also has a growing majority of the American people hopeful he can make a deal with Kim Jong Un. A new CNN poll found 77% of Americans approve of the president’s decision to meet with Kim — the highest-level contact ever between the U.S. and North Korea. Overall, 53% approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea, and 35% disapprove. That’s a reversal from last fall, when Trump and Kim were trading insults of “Rocket Man” and “mentally deranged dotard” while rattling nuclear sabers. “We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!” Trump tweeted. Trump says the U.S. is aiming for “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, but he has yet to define exactly what that would mean. Before dawn Thursday, Trump went to Joint Base Andrews to welcome home three U.S. detainees freed … [Read more...] about Trump’s got Americans’ hopes up on North Korea
White House slams China’s ‘Orwellian’ demand that 36 foreign airlines change references to Taiwan
Tara Francis Chan, provided by Published 8:41 pm, Saturday, May 5, 2018 The White House has denounced demands from China that 36 foreign airlines change references to Taiwan as "Orwellian nonsense." It was reported this week that China's aviation authority sent a letter to US and international airlines, including American Airlines and Qantas, pressuring them to remove all descriptions of Taiwan as a country. Taiwan is a democratic, self-ruled island that Beijing considers a province of China and goes to great lengths to assert its claim over on the global stage. Earlier this year, China censured Delta Air Lines for a similar description of Taiwan and ordered all foreign airlines to review their sites leading to a number of changes and apologies from air carriers. As first reported by Foreign Policy this week and confirmed by Business Insider, a number of airlines received a letter on April 25 from China's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) demanding changes to Taiwan, Hong … [Read more...] about White House slams China’s ‘Orwellian’ demand that 36 foreign airlines change references to Taiwan
Full transcript: Face the Nation on April 29, 2018
Read more transcripts from Face the Nation here. MARGARET BRENNAN, CBS NEWS: Today on FACE THE NATION: a week of hits and misses for the Trump administration, as the North Koreans vow complete denuclearization following their summit with the South Koreans. At a rally last night in Michigan, the president had a hard time trying to downplay expectations of his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm not going to give you what's going to actually happen, because we don't really know. AUDIENCE: Nobel! Nobel! TRUMP: That's very nice. Thank you. That's very nice. Nobel. (LAUGHTER) TRUMP: I just want to get the job done. (END VIDEO CLIP) BRENNAN: Despite that optimism, there's chaos in the Cabinet, as the nominee for VA secretary, Ronny Jackson, withdrew after shocking allegations of mismanagement as the White House physician. Plus, Scott Pruitt took fire from Congress for possible spending … [Read more...] about Full transcript: Face the Nation on April 29, 2018