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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Workers began installing the first sections of rail on the Long Island Rail Road's $388 million Double Track Project, funded in the MTA capital plans.
August 27 - Rhode Island
Andrew Roos, Rhode Island Treasury chief of staff the past 2-1/2 years, will leave for the private sector with Jeff Padwa the interim replacement.
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The reconstruction New York's LaGuardia Airport could trigger more public-private partnerships including the proposed air-train connector, P3 experts say.
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Livery-service tax overhaul could help fill the $2.6 billion gap in New York MTA's proposed capital plan, said the Citizens Budget Commission.
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PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's budget impasse continues after the legislature failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of the $30 billion fiscal 2016 spending plan.
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The New York Power Authority finished $2.1 million in energy efficiency upgrades at the MTA's Metro-North Railroad North White Plains Train Yard.
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Nanticoke is the first city and 10th municipality to exit Pennsylvania's Act 47 workout program for distressed communities, state officials say.
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A $1 billion funding gap could jeopardize completion of the Green Line streetcar extension north of Boston, Massachusetts transportation officials say.
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The political bickering that litters the New York-area transportation funding landscape raises doubts about big projects such as the LaGuardian Airport renovation and Hudson River train tunnels.
August 21 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders resumed negotiations Thursday that could break a seven-week stalemate over Pennsylvania's proposed $30 billion fiscal 2016 budget.
August 20 - Pennsylvania
As Pennsylvanias budget stalemate lingers, health and human services organizations want Gov. Tom Wolf and the legislature to provide a stopgap spending plan.
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The new fiscal control board that oversees Greater Bostons mass transit system is tightening its oversight of commuter rail subcontractor Keolis.
August 17 - New York
The New York State Common Retirement Fund returned 0.52% s overall in the fiscal 2016 first quarter, said Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Pennsylvania issued a request for proposals to hire a law firm to initiate clawback from participants in the Harrisburg incinerator bond financing fiasco.
August 14 -
Storm resilience could represent an ideal application for social impact bonds, some advocates say.
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Many underlying causes of MTA subway train delays are controllable, New York State Thomas DiNapoli said while triggering an angry response from the authority.
August 13 - Pennsylvania
A budget stalemate that drags past December could further compromise Pennsylvania's credit, says PNC Capital Markets Tom Kozlik.
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University of North Carolina professor Pab Jotikasthira wins the James A. Lebenthal Memorial prize for best paper submitted at the Brandeis Municipal Finance Conference.
August 12 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo launches a school building authority and a $20 million capital fund for public schools with immediate renovation needs.
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James Ferrara will become interim president of New York City Transit when current chief Carmen Bianco retires, MTA chief Thomas Prendergast announced.
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