New Jersey

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the reopening of Atlantic City casinos and lifted the mandatory evacuation order for the city's residents.

After postponing a $2.6 billion tax and revenue anticipation notes deal due to Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has decided to sell the notes in a negotiated deal instead of competitively.

Hurricane Sandy left major challenges for many municipal bond firms after the Financial District of Manhattan was hammered hard by the storm.

New Jersey postponed a $2.6 billion tax and revenue anticipation note sale Friday as other potential bond issuers in the Northeast monitored Hurricane Sandy’s advance up the coast.

Four officials of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey received subpoenas on Thursday, seeking information related to last year's toll hikes.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the A-minus rating on Atlantic City, N.J.'s general obligation debt.

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to negative from stable on South Brunswick Township, N.J.'s general obligation bonds and affirmed its AA rating.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized a $31.5 million rehabilitation of a taxiway at Newark Liberty International Airport.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said local governments will save $116 million for fiscal year 2013 due to the state's pension reforms.

New Jersey's revenue collections for September are up by 3.9% from the same period last year, and revenue for the quarter is up 1.9%, according to recent data from the treasury department.

New York State's business tax climate ranks last in the nation according to think-tank the Tax Foundation. New Jersey is second-worst.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission sold bridge system revenue refunding bonds after receiving positive outlooks from Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded to A2 from A1 $8.9 million of general obligation unlimited tax bonds of the Township of Little Falls, N.J.

Fitch Ratings upgraded to BBB-plus from BBB almost $1 billion of debt issued on behalf of Barnabas Health in New Jersey.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sold $2 billion of taxable bonds on Thursday — a day ahead of schedule, due to strong demand.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will sell $2 billion of taxable bonds for its multi-billion dollar project of redeveloping the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's toll increases were necessary to keep the agency's facilities in a state of good repair, according to independent reports made public on Wednesday.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook on New Jersey's general obligation bonds to negative from stable, based on the state's structural imbalance and optimistic revenue assumptions.

The Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority is expected to sell $200 million of revenue bonds on Tuesday and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority is expected to sell $400 million of bonds and notes on Wednesday, with retail pricing Tuesday.

Moorestown, N.J. approved $11.9 million of bonds or notes to finance the construction of a new municipal library and town hall building.