New Jersey

A new state legislative document showing that New Jersey can take control of Atlantic City finances under existing law highlights a plan that would prove more beneficial than a takeover bill lawmakers are weighing, Mayor Donald Guardian said.

New Jersey can seize control of Atlantic's City finances under existing state law even absent passage of a takeover bill, according to a new memo.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is calling for an audit of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey revenue related to the agency’s lease agreement with the city.

A $34.8 billion 2017 fiscal budget proposed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will weaken the state's credit position and increase the chances of future bond downgrades if enacted, according to Municipal Market Analytics.

Atlantic City officials are not on board with a proposed state intervention plan pending in the New Jersey Legislature.

A new Atlantic City rescue bill proposed Wednesday would give New Jersey increased power over the city's finances in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie remained staunchly opposed to raising taxes in his annual budget address.

Atlantic City's fiscal distress is a credit negative for New Jersey's Atlantic County, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New Jersey could achieve more than $2 billion in annual savings by aligning public worker health care benefits more closely to private-sector employer standards, according to a new report released Thursday by Gov. Chris Christie’s bipartisan pension commission.

Atlantic City, N.J., which is on pace to run out of cash flow by early April, has the fifth worst vacancy rate in the U.S, according to new data released by RealtyTrac.