Paul Burton is the Northeast Regional Editor for The Bond Buyer. His major coverage has included New York City and MTA finances; the Harrisburg, Pa., debt crisis; the 38 Studios bond financing fiasco in Rhode Island; and unfunded pension liability. Paul hosts podcasts and videos and has moderated at Bond Buyer conferences. Previously, Paul was senior editor and copy chief at M&A-oriented financial media company The Deal LLC. His award-winning career has spanned financial, sports and political journalism. A Boston native, Paul is the author of the book “Tales from the Newsrooms.” He is a frequent public speaker and has appeared as an expert on municipal debt on radio and television shows, including former CBS News White House correspondent Sharyl Attkisson’s public-affairs program, “Full Measure.”
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts officials acknowledge a $311 million year-to-date revenue shortfall that could complicate efforts to finalize a state budget.
June 6 - New York
The New York City Housing Development Corp. intends to issue more than $455 million in bonds and provide more than $115 million in additional financing for affordable housing.
June 6 -
Unrated Scranton, Pa., announced a P3 under which nonprofit National Development Council will manage its parking system.
June 3 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to prop up New York Citys hospital system has inspired skepticism for relying on outside help seen as unlikely and efficiencies that nibble on margins full of red ink.
June 3 -
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and California State Controller Betty Yee are urging public pension funds to embrace board-diversity practices inclusive of LGBT interests.
June 2 -
New York City's Hudson Yards project has generated less revenue than even the most conservative forecast by the development's planners and city interest support payments will continue in future years, said a budget watchdog.
June 1 -
Hartford, Conn., Mayor Luke Bronin has called a $47 million performance bond on the developer of a minor-league baseball park, citing delays and cost overruns.
May 31 -
Vice President Joseph Biden visited Rhode Island to trumpet the states sweeping $500 million bridge-and-road improvement plan.
May 31 - Rhode Island
The rating outlook for BBB-rated Providence, R.I. was lowered to stable from positive by S&P Global Ratings.
May 27 -
A state review panels approval of a five-year, $27 billion capital program was greeted enthusiastically by the board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority t.
May 25 -
New YorkNew York City anticipates higher projected tax revenues but widening outyear budget gaps, city Comptroller Scott Stringer tells the City Council.
May 25 -
Debt gone wild at the teetering Penn Hills, Pa., School District has raised the specter of criminal probes after a scathing report by Pennsylvania's state auditor.
May 25 -
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $27 billion capital program for 2015 to 2019 has received final approval from the New York State Capital Program Review Board.
May 24 -
New YorkNew York City projects a $3.4 billion surplus for fiscal 2016 amid rising concerns for the near future, says state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
May 24 -
Former Massachusetts assistant treasurer Colin MacNaught has launched tech company BondLink to help muni issuers manage debt management programs.
May 23 -
ConnecticutThe budget problems of Connecticut, which received two downgrades Thursday, are also a problem for its three largest cities.
May 20 -
Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings both downgraded Connecticut's general obligation bonds to AA-minus from AA in advance of the state's $511 million sale.
May 19 -
The retail development lure could help Gov. Andrew Cuomo push the New York Penn Station project in a region noted for megaproject delays and fractious governance.
May 18 -
Central Falls, R.I.'s last proposed budget under a five-year bankruptcy plan shows a capital markets underpinning that includes a rainy-day fund.
May 17 - New York
New York City will end fiscal 2016 with a $3.5 billion surplus, $151 million more than Mayor Bill de Blasios estimate, said the watchdog Independent Budget Office.
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