New Jersey

The state takeover of Atlantic City finances will be tested in court after a New Jersey judge temporarily blocked the state’s effort to cut 100 Atlantic City firefighter jobs.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a $475 million bond issuance for a planned replacement of the 57-year old Scudder Falls Bridge that links New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

New Jersey healthcare providers are starring at escalating costs if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Caren Franzini, who led one of New Jersey’s largest municipal bond issuers for nearly two decades, died Wednesday after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

The Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey should cease to own or operate transportation infrastructure, substituting ownership with private concession agreements, said a report.

A repeal of the Affordable Care Act would hamper New Jersey finances, according to state lawmakers fighting to save the landmark national healthcare program.

New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs hired Atlantic City business administrator Jason Holt to assist in its state takeover of the distressed city.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority has tapped a former Delaware finance chief to lead the bi-state transportation agency.

So-called intervention bankruptcy – combining federal and state resources – could help governments manage municipal insolvency, said a Manhattan Institute report.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay a $400,000 penalty to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it failed to disclose risks associated with New Jersey road projects to the investors that bought the bonds to finance them.