New Jersey

Legalized gambling once helped Atlantic City but its spread throughout the Northeast is now hurting the city's finances.

Fitch Ratings revised its outlook to negative from stable on New Jersey's general obligation and related debt on Friday afternoon.

The scandal over a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge not only damaged Gov. Chris Christie's presidential prospects, it spotlighted the politicization of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a major municipal bond issuer.

Newark, N.J. was put on review for a downgrade by Moody's Investors Service.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called for additional cuts to the state's pension benefits to prevent them from crowding out other government goals.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved 2014 capital and operating budgets.

Northeast issuers sold $93.1 billion of municipal bonds in 2013, down 17.4% from 2012.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey adopted a $27.6 billion capital plan focused on transportation projects.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's proposed 10-year $27.6 billion capital plan returns the authority's emphasis to transportation projects

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency at the heart of the scandal threatening Governor Chris Christie's political future, proposed a $27.6 billion 10-year capital plan to pay for projects including a new central terminal at LaGuardia Airport.

To deal with ongoing fiscal problems Atlantic City, N.J.'s government is seeking state aid.

Jameson Doig, author of a book about the history of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the agency has never experienced a controversy as huge as the Bridgegate scandal.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called for reform of the state's pension system and reduced debt service payments Tuesday afternoon.

Moody's Investors Service changed the outlook on New Jersey's debt to negative from stable.

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller wants to know why the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September.

Uncertainty related to Detroit's bankruptcy filing resonates among P3 players, according to Allen & Overy's Kent Rowey, who advises on many such deals.

John L. "Jack" Kraft, bond counsel attorney for more than 45 years, has played a key role in establishing the bond counsel business in New Jersey, handled some of the state's most significant bond deals, and been at the forefront of defending the tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook on St. Joseph's Healthcare System's Ba1 rating to positive from stable on Monday.

Collingswood, N.J.'s general obligation bond rating is "back where it always should have been," its mayor said after Standard & Poor's assigned it a AA-minus rating.

Collingswood, N.J., which objected two years ago when Moody's Investors Service slammed it with a six-notch downgrade to junk, got a AA-minus rating from S&P.