New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill authorizing greater use of public-private partnerships.

Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to A2 from A1.

Recommendations released by a bipartisan New Jersey panel last week aimed at attacking the state’s beleaguered finances centered largely on combating soaring pension and benefit costs.

The authority received upgrades from Moody’s on its two variable rate debt issues backed by bank letters of credit.

The Trump administration’s effort to publish a proposed rule comes just over two months after the IRS announced May 23 it was working on the regulations to enforce the $10,000 cap on what previously was an unlimited personal deduction of state and local taxes, also known as SALT.

New Jersey’s shift toward giving firefighters and police officers control of their pension fund decisions may hamstring future efforts to control benefit costs, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Tax Reform 2.0 would make permanent the lower individual tax rates in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are scheduled to expire in 2025.

A Civil War-era revenue measure is the centerpiece of the arguments in the lawsuit filed by four northeastern states.

New Jersey's legal sports books reported $3.5 million in June revenue from $16 million in bets, according to a state report.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is targeting a plan that would save more than $100 million in annual public-worker benefits as the next focus of trying to steer state finances toward better health.

Even as debate rages in Congress about whether to slash the federal government’s role in transportation funding, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority is coming to market with $1.2 billion of federal highway reimbursement revenue refunding notes.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.

New Jersey’s police officers and firefighters received control over their pension management decisions.

A New Jersey school bond proposal that was expanded following February’s Florida shooting massacre is a step closer to reaching voters.

A New Jersey budget agreement forged just in time to avert a government shutdown buys New Jersey time to combat challenges such as rising pension liabilities and employee benefits.

The Hudson Tunnel project would provide passengers traveling along Amtrak’s North East Corridor and NJ Transit commuters who work in Manhattan with a reliable link to replace a more than 100-year-old tunnel that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Legislation to restructure New Jersey Transit’s board of directors may carve out a fresh path for the beleaguered system.

Gov. Phil Murphy and state lawmakers enter the home stretch of a July 1 budget deadline far apart on a spending plan and tax increased needed to combat a steep deficit.

Cash flow pressures drove a downgrade of Stockton University as the New Jersey public college prepares to open an Atlantic City campus.

Less than two weeks remain before the new fiscal year, and Gov. Phil Murphy and state lawmakers remain far apart.