New Jersey

Moody's Investors Service upgraded St. Joseph's Healthcare System (N.J.) to Baa3 from Ba1 on Oct. 17.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Atlantic City parking fee and Atlantic City fund revenue bonds, series 2005A and 2005B, to Ba3 from Baa3.

New Jersey government's decision to place Newark city government under its financial control is a credit positive for the city, Moody's Investor’s Service said.

A switch to a 401(k) retirement plan from its current defined benefit plan would add $42 billion to New Jersey's pension debt, a liberal think tank said Tuesday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey passed a resolution authorizing $320 million for the improvement of its Greenville Yard water port in Jersey City, N.J.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey staff are proposing that it spend $320 million for the redevelopment of the Greenville Yard Marine Terminal in Jersey City.

Moments after Janney Capital Markets cited "cracks" in the foundation of state credit quality nationwide, Pennsylvania said it would have to loan money to itself to keep running.

Standard & Poor's downgraded New Jersey's general obligation rating to A from A-plus on Wednesday.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to allow gambling on sports at casinos and racetracks is unlikely to help the struggling Atlantic City government, analysts said.

Fitch Ratings downgraded New Jersey's general obligation rating to A from A-plus on Friday afternoon.

New Jersey called Tuesday for the dismissal of public worker unions' legal case that argues that Gov. Chris Christie is underfunding the pension plans.

Atlantic City, N.J., may turn to Standard & Poor's exclusively to rate an anticipated $140 million tax appeal bond after Moody's Investors Service dropped the city to Ba1, four notches below the S&P rating.

Though New Jersey and California are on starkly different credit paths, municipal analysts said their recent trading patterns suggest equally-strong demand.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Cooper Health System, N.J., bonds, issued through the Camden County Improvement Authority, to Baa2 from Baa3.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered the creation of a New Jersey Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission today.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded $1.2 billion in New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency bonds.

The pension lawsuit against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over lack of payments to the state's pension system has been rebooted.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners has elected John Degnan as its new chairman.

Atlantic City, N.J.'s mayor responded to the junk rating placed on its debt by Moody's Investors Service, saying the city is already shifting away from a casino-centered economy.

Plans to close or sell four of Atlantic City's twelve casinos this year will pressure the city government's already tenuous finances, analysts say.