New Jersey

New Jersey legislative leaders and Gov. Chris Christie reached an agreement Monday on a measure to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is slated to sell $149 million of revenue bonds later this week to refund old debt.

The New Jersey Legislature has approved a revised version of an Atlantic City rescue package that incorporates recommendations laid out by Gov. Chris Christie.

November toll traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway was down 1% from the year-earlier period, according to the South Jersey Transportation Authority.

A Dec. 19 deadline for Atlantic City to pay the Borgata $62 million in tax refunds has passed and now the casino giant is asking a judge to order the payment.

Atlantic City, N.J. was kept on credit watch negative Friday by Standard & Poor’s pending a resolution of Gov. Chris Christie’s conditional vetoes of a rescue package approved by the legislature last June.

New Jersey tax collections are up near the midway point of the 2016 fiscal year, but still lag behind projected revenue growth, according to the State Department of Treasury.

Moody's Investors Service affirmed its junk-level Caa1 Atlantic City, N.J. general obligation credit rating and kept a negative outlook late Friday citing uncertainty on whether there will be enough cash to make debt payments.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a $7.9 billion spending plan for 2016 that includes $1.2 billion for debt service.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to partner with the federal government in advancing plans for a planned new Gateway Tunnel rail project connecting New Jersey to Manhattan