New Jersey

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and elected officials from both states have agreed to a new expanded planning process for a new Manhattan bus terminal.

Atlantic City is close to violating one of the terms in a $73 million state loan agreement and is asking for a reprieve.

The termination of New Jersey’s tax reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania is a credit positive for the Garden State due to $180 million in estimated new annual revenue that will be generated, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's Sept. 2 decision to revoke a nearly 40-year tax reciprocity agreement with neighboring Pennsylvania does not pose an immediate credit impact for either state, according to S&P Global Ratings.

An opponent of the bond financing plan for the American Dream megamall in East Rutherford, N.J. is going to court to block the transaction.

In an effort to pull in more revenue for New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie revoked a nearly 40-year tax agreement with neighboring Pennsylvania.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have hiked the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021 citing negative economic impacts from other municipalities that have enacted this plan.

A top New Jersey lawmaker is pressing Gov. Chris Christie to release details on a controversial 2011 tax settlement agreement forged between the Republican governor and Atlantic City casinos previously owned by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The closing of the Trump Taj Mahal will add to the thousands of hospitality industry jobs Atlantic City has already lost since 2014, according to the latest South Jersey Economic Review released by Stockton University.

Atlantic City’s remaining casinos saw a 21% jump in operating profits for the first half of 2016, according to new state data.

Paterson, N.J.'s increased preliminary property tax levy of $149.2 million is a credit positive for New Jersey's third-largest city because it eliminates the threat of major immediate cash shortfalls, according to Moody's Investors Service.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie opens the general fund to restart transportation project stalled over fight with lawmakers.

A big increase in New Jersey's gasoline tax would restart work on $3.5 billion of stalled road projects, Gov. Chris Christie said.

An $800 million bond sale to finance New Jersey's American Dream retail development could provide fuel for critics of the municipal bond tax exemption, according to Municipal Market Analytics.

Political gridlock has stymied attempts to overhaul pensions across the nation, most notably in the two lowest-rated states, New Jersey and Illinois.

A two-month campaign to sell Atlantic City's former airport property to help pay down the city's massive debt burden yielded two bids that came in at a third of the minimum asking price.

A revitalization project in Camden N.J. is getting a federal boost as the city continues to rebound from fiscal challenges.

The $73 million bridge loan agreement between Atlantic City and New Jersey is a credit positive for the financially strapped gambling hub since it likely ensures full bondholder payments for the remainder of 2016, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New Jersey’s Local Finance Board has green lighted an $800 million bond sale from a Wisconsin conduit issuer to finance the completion of a long-stalled mega mall.

A proposal to mandate higher payments for New Jersey's underfunded pension system is dead for 2016.