New Jersey

Atlantic City, N.J., averted default Monday by making a $1.8 million debt service payment, but it’s far from certain the struggling city can make other such payments this year.

The developer of New Jersey’s long-stalled American Dream project in the Meadowlands may turn to tax-exempt bonds from an out-of-state conduit issuer for the shopping and entertainment complex.

Glenn Straub, owner of Atlantic City’s shuttered Revel Casino Hotel, is planning a new ropes course in the 47-story resort.

A new bill proposed in the New Jersey State Senate would allow financially distressed Atlantic City and other coastal municipalities to end costly lifeguard pensions.

New Jersey Transit is back to the drawing board looking for someone to lead the nation's third-busiest public transportation system after former Amtrak chief operating officer William Crosbie opted not to take the executive director post just days before his scheduled start date.

Political jockeying over funding for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is putting capital projects throughout the Garden State in danger.

A judge ruled Tuesday that Atlantic City is in compliance with payments owed to its school district and now the gambling hub is fighting back against New Jersey in a counter lawsuit.

Atlantic City averted a shutdown of its schools with a $4.25 million payment made Thursday.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, D-Gloucester, floated an alternative proposal aimed at saving Atlantic City from insolvency that sets additional benchmarks for the distressed gambling hub before his previously-proposed state intervention would take effect.

With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pushing for a state takeover of Atlantic City, members of the Republican governor’s administration were grilled by lawmakers Monday for allowing the gambling resort to plunge into distress.