New Jersey

Edward Bambach, the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority’s first and longest-serving executive director and a national public finance leader for higher education, died Sunday morning. He was 90.

New Jersey tourism grew for a seventh straight year in 2016 generating a $44.1 billion economic impact to the Garden State, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said.

The absence of a significant plan to combat New Jersey's deteriorating finances will lead to more rating downgrades and wider credit spreads, according to Janney Capital Markets.

State intervention and a settlement of outstanding casino tax refunds drove an S&P Global Ratings upgrade of Atlantic City’s to CCC, still deep in junk-bond territory.

More downgrades are in New Jersey’s future as its liabilities continue to mount, according to Municipal Market Analytics.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new proposal to dedicate lottery revenues to bolster the state’s struggling pension system has been met with skepticism by some lawmakers.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey needs to speed up the slow-moving process to replace its Manhattan bus terminal, transportation experts said after the authority allocated only $3.5 billion toward the $10 billion project.

Atlantic City is set to gain back one of is shuttered casinos with Hard Rock International planning to take over the former Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

Atlantic City’s $72 million tax settlement with the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a credit positive for the distressed gambling hub that produced “considerable” savings, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed in his final budget address Tuesday directing $13 billion from New Jersey Lottery into eligible pension funds to help bolster the state’s underfunded pension system.

Atlantic City is planning to issue $72 million in bonds to pay for its tax settlement with the Borgata casino.

A court ruling momentarily halting New Jersey from cutting Atlantic City’s firefighter workforce as part of its state takeover is a credit negative for the cash-strapped city, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Atlantic City's tax settlement with the Borgata Hotel should help the distressed city move forward to deal with its other fiscal challenges, analysts said.

New Jersey lawmakers have waged battle over a proposed bill that would require the state to reimburse municipalities that defy President Trump’s ban on “sanctuary cities.”

A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision rejecting a school funding freeze proposed by Gov. Chris Christie for 31 mostly low-income districts is a credit positive for the impacted localities, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

The first legal action challenging New Jersey’s takeover of Atlantic City finances will be decided at the local level after a federal judge sent the case back to Atlantic County Superior Court.

Municipal bond issuers in the Northeast sold $116.4 billion of debt in 2016, according to Thomson Reuters data, a 13% increase that echoed a national trend.

The owner of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City is looking to sell the shuttered facility in response to a failed attempt by New Jersey lawmakers to strip him of his casino license.

The state takeover of Atlantic City finances will be tested in court after a New Jersey judge temporarily blocked the state’s effort to cut 100 Atlantic City firefighter jobs.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a $475 million bond issuance for a planned replacement of the 57-year old Scudder Falls Bridge that links New Jersey and Pennsylvania.