Gov.-elect Phil Murphy stuck to familiar themes from the campaign while speaking to the League of Municipalities. He didn't address interest arbitration.
New Jersey's state overseer has reached a deal with the Borgata that will pay Atlantic City's top casino $72 million to settle a long-running tax dispute that had threatened to push the cash-strapped city into bankruptcy.
Atlantic City's troubled finances are in the hands of the state, and can be for the next five years. But it's yet to be seen if the city will fight to retrieve that power.