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.

With Atlantic City inching closer to insolvency, the gambling hub took another hit Tuesday with a judge ruling that the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa can seek refunds for its 2011 through 2014 property tax bills.

New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Atlantic City seeking to recover more than $30 million the municipality owes its school district, Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday.

Atlantic City’s credit crating was slashed two notches to Caa3 by Moody’s Investors Service Monday as default concerns persist over the gambling hub.

Gov. Chris Christie reiterated his call for the Assembly to approve an Atlantic City state takeover bill Thursday, emphasizing that the credit health of other New Jersey municipalities is at stake.

With Atlantic City inching closer to a government shutdown, multiple New Jersey Assembly members are calling for Gov. Chris Christie to compromise on a state takeover bill and use tools at his disposal to help the gambling hub avoid default.

New Jersey labor unions are calling for the state’s pension fund to scale back its alternative investments to help cut down on fees paid to Wall Street firms.

The Gateway Tunnel rail project connecting New Jersey to Manhattan received a commitment for $70 million in an effort to fast-track the estimated $20 billion initiative.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is pressing Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto to support an Atlantic City intervention bill approved by the State Senate saying failure to do so could lead to a bankruptcy of the gambling hub.

With a potential default looming, Atlantic City is shutting down “non-essential” government services for at least a three-week period next month, its mayor said.

Atlantic City is putting its former airport property up for auction in an effort to address its massive debt burden eight years after a gamble with the land backfired.