Waiting for a bus at the Port Authority Bus terminal
Christie blocks democrat meddling at Port Authority
Governor Christie on Thursday blocked efforts by Democratic lawmakers to make the Port Authority more “accountable”, only hours before the agency announced that one of Christie’s rejected Supreme Court nominees would get a high-ranking job there.
The developments illustrated Christie’s tight control over the Port Authority and his administration’s insistence on reforming the agency from within, despite Democratic attempts to harness anger generated by recent toll hikes on the agency’s bridges and tunnels.
Christie’s veto of a proposed state law that would have forced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to hold public hearings before future toll increases drew an immediate rebuke from the bill’s sponsors, who said Christie killed their effort to bring more transparency and accountability to the Port Authority. The bi-state transportation agency is jointly controlled by Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Boburg and Reitmeyer, The Record)