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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Paul Gray, co-founder of IronHold Capital, links the unfunded liability problem to bad public policy decisions and bad hedge-fund actors. Paul Burton hosts (13 minutes).
March 16 -
As the governor faces an impeachment inquiry, just how New York State government will function on budget and other matters is an open question.
March 12 -
Johnson, in his announcement to run, emphasized New York’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through effective use of federal stimulus dollars.
March 10 -
They assumed their jobs over the past year in the face of a pandemic, civil unrest and financial uncertainties, and in an industry often set in its ways.
March 9 -
Two top state lawmakers, who along with Cuomo comprise the “three people in the room” that hash out the spending plan, pulled their support of the New York governor.
March 8 -
U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary nominee and former New York City official Polly Trottenberg called it 'a project of national significance.'
March 8 -
Limited-size audiences are returning to live events in New York. Shutdowns from the coronavirus have hit the sports, arts and entertainment industries hard.
March 5 -
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee succeeds her on a day state voters approved seven bond measures totaling $400 million.
March 3 -
By the end of March, more than 1,700 projects will have the go-ahead to resume, according to the mayor.
March 2 -
Increased federal funding, Gov. Janet Mills’ targeting of coronavirus relief funds and the state’s relative success in fighting the pandemic have helped.
March 2 -
Greg Sullivan of Boston's Pioneer Institute explores the migration from Massachusetts and Connecticut to lower-tax states, and the ripple effects of a lawsuit regarding cross-state remote employees that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Paul Burton hosts. (13 minutes).
March 2 -
Taxable deals and refinancings fueled the 2020 volume spike as issuers adjusted to the coronavirus. The pandemic still looms over 2021.
February 26 -
The governor wants the first full actuarial contribution in 25 years, spurring discussion about what else one of the nation's lowest-rated states should do.
February 24 -
The comptroller also said improved personal income and business tax revenues helped close the gap.
February 24 -
Jonathan Bowles of Center for an Urban Future explores how New York City could benefit from a green public works program. He also calls for unlocking the potential of CUNY and improving the city's capital construction process. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).
February 23 -
The city relies on the levy as a whole for 43% of its general fund revenue amid a national debate over work-from-home dynamics that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 23 -
The rating agency called the commonwealth's proposed rainy day fund withdrawal moderate.
February 23 -
Mainstreaming some emergency measures would provide the Department of Design and Construction more contracting flexibility, said first deputy commissioner Jamie Torres-Springer.
February 22 -
Seven measures totaling $400 million will go before voters in a state whose gubernatorial transition is on hold.
February 19 -
Federal Highway Administration officials have told the mass transit agency they would fast-track an environmental review process.
February 19
