Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday night that he's "hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst" regarding a possible NJ Transit rail strike.

The New Jersey Transit board on Wednesday night pushed the Garden State to the brink of its first major rail strike since 1983, adjourning their monthly meeting without cutting a deal with the agency’s locomotive engineer union.

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri, ECPIP director Ashley Koning and Sen. Cory Booker join the show after a busy week in New Jersey politics.

With a little more than 24 hours before the deadline set for a potential rail strike, both the leader of the union representing hundreds of engineers and NJ Transit’s CEO expressed optimism Wednesday evening about reaching a deal.

NJDOT’s FY 2026 Capital Program provides $1.725 billion for state and local bridges, which is an increase of more than $300 million from the previous year. NJDOT prioritizes bridge projects using many factors,