New Jersey

New Jersey lawmakers sued, challenging the private placement of debt for the State House renovation.

A New Jersey state senator introduced legislation to legalize and tax recreational marijuana.

New Jersey Treasurer Ford Scudder is pushing Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to use lottery revenue to fund pensions.

New Jersey received final bonding approval on a large-scale state house renovation project.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology's outlook was revised upward to stable by Moody's.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill to grant state public safety unions control over their pension investments.

Sonia Toledo will head a new specialty area focusing on state, city and county general finance at Frasca & Associates. Toledo joins Frasca from Wells Fargo Securities where she worked for the past seven years.

A PATH train extension to Newark's airport is moving ahead.

Derailments at Penn Station are another example of New York's bedraggled transport infrastructure.

New Jersey’s pension funding level is the worst of the 50 U.S. states, according to new data from Pew Charitable Trusts.

New Jersey school districts face fiscal pressures from Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed New Jersey budget, according to S&P Global Ratings.

The Gateway plan to add a second rail tunnel linking New Jersey with Manhattan has funding challenges.

Atlantic City’s new proposed structurally balanced budget is a credit positive for the junk-rated city, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Atlantic City’s proposed fiscal 2017 budget, with $35.3 million in cuts, is a step in the right direction for the distressed gambling hub, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Straining to stay afloat, CPS will find out April 28 whether courts will intervene.

New Jersey is meeting expectations to maintain an A rating from Fitch.

Hard Rock International unveiled plans this month for a $375 million makeover of Atlantic City’s shuttered Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in a move elected officials hope will help spur the debt-ridden Jersey Shore resort back to prosperity.

Atlantic City Mayor Donald Guardian has proposed a new budget with $35 million in cuts in an effort to bring the cash-strapped Jersey Shore locality back to fiscal health.

An 11th New Jersey credit downgrade under Gov. Chris Christie prompted a grilling of State Treasurer Ford Scudder Wednesday about concerns of future higher borrowing expenses.

Gov. Chris Christie has cut off state payments to Amtrak.