New Jersey

The New Jersey Infrastructure Bank has implemented a backstop municipal note program aimed at bringing fiscal stability to the state’s local governments as they grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phil Murphy is developing an emergency borrowing plan to combat revenue loss amid the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the nation’s largest transportation borrowers issued its first bond disclosure about the fiscal impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shifts in smoking habits and increasing tobacco restrictions drove two downgrades of the New Jersey Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds.

Volume is down sharply across the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's transportation assets since the March COVID-19 outbreak.

The rating agency affirmed its A3 rating of the state's general obligation bonds; the outlook revision affects $35.9 billion of debt.

Tuition revenue headwinds made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic cost New Jersey’s Rider University its investment grade rating.

With Atlantic City casinos closed, Fitch Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable on Casino Reinvestment Development Authority bonds.

The Garden State is extending its 2020 fiscal year calendar by three months in an effort to fully gauge economic fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Tom Prendergast and Denise Berger were hired by the engineering firm to spearhead major infrastructure needs facing the New York City region.

The bi-state transportation agency's executive director, Rick Cotton, recovered from virus than three weeks after testing positive.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration places nearly $1 billion of discretionary spending in reserve through the 2021 fiscal year amid economic struggles from virus.

They asked for a combined $4.4 billion.

The mall and entertainment venue shut its doors to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, five months after its partial opening.

The New Jersey state teachers' union and state Senate President Steve Sweeney announced an agreement to lower school district and employee healthcare costs.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton plans to maintain day-to-day operations from home after a positive coronavirus test.

After years of contentious state budget battles over NJ Transit, state Senate President Steve Sweeney is proposing a permanent funding solution.

The Democrat unveiled a $40.9 billion FY 2021 spending plan that again pushes for higher taxes on incomes above $1 million.

A new study finds the impact of pension debt may not be as big as commonly believed.

The region's bond issuers sold $113.3 billion of debt in 2019, a 16.8% increase from 2018 fueled largely by a spike in taxable deals.