New Jersey

A new bill proposed in the New Jersey State Senate would allow financially distressed Atlantic City and other coastal municipalities to end costly lifeguard pensions.

New Jersey Transit is back to the drawing board looking for someone to lead the nation's third-busiest public transportation system after former Amtrak chief operating officer William Crosbie opted not to take the executive director post just days before his scheduled start date.

Political jockeying over funding for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is putting capital projects throughout the Garden State in danger.

A judge ruled Tuesday that Atlantic City is in compliance with payments owed to its school district and now the gambling hub is fighting back against New Jersey in a counter lawsuit.

Atlantic City averted a shutdown of its schools with a $4.25 million payment made Thursday.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, D-Gloucester, floated an alternative proposal aimed at saving Atlantic City from insolvency that sets additional benchmarks for the distressed gambling hub before his previously-proposed state intervention would take effect.

With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pushing for a state takeover of Atlantic City, members of the Republican governor’s administration were grilled by lawmakers Monday for allowing the gambling resort to plunge into distress.

New Jersey voters will decide the fate of a plan to expand New Jersey casino gambling beyond Atlantic City on Nov. 8.

New Jersey Transit has named former Amtrak chief operating officer William Crosbie as the agency’s new executive director.

New Jersey's apparent willingness to let Atlantic City default may hurt the credit of other municipalities because it calls into question the state's future willingness to support distressed local governments, according to Moody's Investors Service.