Northeast

New Jersey voters will decide the fate of a plan to expand New Jersey casino gambling beyond Atlantic City on Nov. 8.

New Jersey Transit has named former Amtrak chief operating officer William Crosbie as the agency’s new executive director.

New York State's “Lean Initiative” has won the Citizens Budget Commission’s 2016 award for Public Service Innovation, the CBC announced on Wednesday. The prize will be presented at the CBC’s annual dinner on Thursday.

New Jersey's apparent willingness to let Atlantic City default may hurt the credit of other municipalities because it calls into question the state's future willingness to support distressed local governments, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $5.6 billion, 36-year contract with a consortium of companies to design, build, operate and maintain a 16.2 mile light rail line that will link two counties in Maryland as well as connect to Amtrak, MARC and local bus services.

With Atlantic City inching closer to insolvency, the gambling hub took another hit Tuesday with a judge ruling that the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa can seek refunds for its 2011 through 2014 property tax bills.

Long Island’s Nassau County is transferring its authority to install 1,000 video lottery terminals to Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens under a provision in the 2017 New York State budget.

New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Atlantic City seeking to recover more than $30 million the municipality owes its school district, Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday.

Atlantic City’s credit crating was slashed two notches to Caa3 by Moody’s Investors Service Monday as default concerns persist over the gambling hub.

New York State’s $156 billion 2017 fiscal budget approved Friday boosts spending to address aging statewide public water needs.