Funds are supposed to go to state retirement systems, but falling revenues mean taking more money from budget or letting unfunded pension liability balloon even ...

Governor’s drive to float emergency bonds meets some opposition, but he argues the only alternative is to ‘gut programs’

Treasury cautions some state taxes, like sales tax, are counted with one-month lag, while massive unemployment filings didn’t start until late in March

Governor joins seven-state group to plan coordinated resumption of normal activities across Northeast, cautions that ‘an economic recovery only occurs on the back of a ...

But only the state, rather than cities or counties in New Jersey, will be eligible because of the emergency measure’s population criteria

New Jersey has yet to follow other states by disclosing an estimate of revenue losses

As COVID-19 lockdown continues, and with relief from federal CARES Act yet to arrive, NJ municipalities are facing fiscal emergency and tough choices

Even as bonded debt dipped to $44.4 billion by end of fiscal 2019, New Jersey has taken on $2.175 billion in new borrowing thus far ...

Credit-ratings agencies will be looking closely at how New Jersey proceeds

NJ was last state that levies an income tax to announce extension of its filing deadline; uncertainty over COVID-19’s long-term impact, federal aid, FY2021 spending ...