New Jersey

Atlantic City, N.J. was kept on credit watch negative by Standard & Poor’s Wednesday in advance of an updated emergency manager report and an expected decision on a financial assistance package approved by the New Jersey State Legislature.

Despite last week’s downgrades, Illinois’ general obligation paper fares better than New Jersey for relative credit risk, Municipal Market Analytics said in a commentary comparing the two lowest-rated states.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advanced a plan to move toward replacing its aging Manhattan bus terminal.

In the midst of some New Jersey lawmakers pushing to increase the state’s gas tax to pay for transportation improvements , a majority of residents are against the proposal, according to a new Rutgers University poll.

New Jersey school districts could face higher credit risks from fixes for the state’s “chronic teacher pension underfunding”, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Three New Jersey State Senate leaders are pressing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to authorize construction of a new bus terminal in Manhattan.

Atlantic City’s surviving casinos are showing signs of strength, according to a new study from Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism.

A New Jersey Senate committee, inspired by a recent Maroon 5 concert, advanced a bill designed to help draw more entertainment to Atlantic City and other cities across the state.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has broken ground on a new life sciences and engineering facility financed partly by the Garden State's $750 million Building Our Future Bond Act.

Construction costs for the Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” project have increased and the projected completion is now two years behind schedule, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced.