Governor signs financial rescue package for Atlantic City

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie has signed a package of bills to keep financially troubled Atlantic City from running out of cash.
The Democratic-led Assembly and Senate approved the measures by wide margins Thursday just as the state’s 127 miles of beaches prepared for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. Christie said the bills give him the authority he needs.
Christie said the new laws will give him the authority to reform Atlantic City’s