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.”
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Rhode Island Gov, Gina Raimondo signs a sweeping $500 million bridge-and-road improvement bill that includes a controversial tolls for large trucks.
February 12 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island received 27 applications for an initial $25 million in Efficient Building Fund financing, says state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner.
February 11 -
Next weeks planned $500 million green-bond issuance by New York MTA is significant on several fronts, said a capital markets climate change expert.
February 11 -
President Obamas proposed fiscal 2017 budget includes $84 million for improvements on New York MTAs Canarsie Line, said, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
February 10 -
New YorkNew York Citys outyear budget gaps are greater than the estimates from Mayor Bill de Blasios budget team, according to an analysis by city Comptroller Scott Stringer.
February 10 -
Patrick McCoy, the finance director New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was elected president of the Government Finance Officers Association.
February 9 -
PennsylvaniaA grim Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf urged lawmakers to plug a $2 billion budget deficit that he said has bond rating agencies poised for more downgrades.
February 9 -
New Britain, Conn.'s bond rating has soared, thanks to a turnaround led by twentysomething Mayor Erin Stewart.
February 9 -
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will release his fiscal 2017 budget with the current one still unfinished and amid a Moody's warning about escalating pension costs.
February 8 - New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is pitching a 17-mile surface streetcar to run north-south through parts of Brooklyn and Queens and parallel to the East River.
February 5 - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Bakers proposed $39.6 billion executive indicates mildly positive credit trends, said Standard & Poors.
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ConnecticutCiting declining revenues and a shaky economy, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy ordered across-the-board agency budget reductions of nearly 6%.
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Rhode IslandRhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo continued her theme of jobs and economic development in submitting her $9 billion budget for fiscal 2017, which includes $230 million in bond requests.
February 3 - New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced procurement rule changes to help increase city contract awards to minority- and women-owned business enterprise firms.
February 2 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner has been named 2016 financial literacy committee chairman for the National Association of State Treasurers.
February 2 - New York
While federal aid to New York City dropped about $1 billion over five years, the total is flat aside from stimulus and Hurricane Sandy funding, said the Independent Budget Office.
February 2 - New York
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell $1 billion in future tax secured subordinate bonds on Feb. 9, city officials announced.
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The Connecticut Bond Commission approved $17.5 million in state funding for the design, engineering and construction of a rail yard on the Metro-North Railroad Danbury branch line in Norwalk.
February 1 -
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to deliver her annual budget address with jobs, economic development and truck tolls her expected focus.
February 1 -
ConnecticutThe study in contrasts these days between Massachusetts and Connecticut boils down to two words: General Electric.
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