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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Putting aside dynamics such as federal pandemic aid and congestion pricing, the transit authority's latest financial plan had a rinse-and-repeat feel.
November 19 -
Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow re-election win and Senate President Steve Sweeney’s stunning loss to an unknown resonate well beyond the Garden State.
November 12 -
With less defined mechanisms than other cities, a report says, the incoming mayor has an opportunity to shape the city's reserve policy.
November 10 -
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut finally come to terms on splitting up emergency funding.
November 10 -
The bank will also be an investment account manager for the state's $12.5 billion Short-Term Investment Fund, Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.
November 9 -
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses his COVID-19 federal funding tracker, and initiatives that range from transparency to pensions. Paul Burton hosts. (28 minutes)
November 9 -
Eric Adams must deal with the COVID-19 pandemic's lingering effects, which include new remote-work patterns that may affect tax revenue and real estate values.
November 5 -
New York City got a new mayor, comptroller and City Council while Boston and Pittsburgh elected mayors. In New Jersey, final results in the gubernatorial election were still too close to call.
November 3 -
Gov. Kathy Hochul's thrusts include the MTA Open Data Act; state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli launched a federal COVID-19 funding tracker.
October 29 -
Its deep water and access to dollars position it well, a climate expert said.
October 28 -
Brad Lander and Daby Carreras jostled over whether the city's move is a sound investment and effective against climate change.
October 25 -
Options for the beleaguered transit authority include expanding its commuter rail base and cracking down on fare evasion.
October 25 -
State officials say they’re getting it right with their latest plan to fix a crumbling, swerving stretch of Boston highway.
October 22 -
The mayoral candidates faced off in their first televised debate in advance of the Nov. 2 election.
October 21 -
Profits were up in New York City's securities industry, according to the state comptroller's annual report, even as job losses accelerated.
October 21 -
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's audit chided the agency for not fully evaluating economic development initatives.
October 19 -
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are at odds over how to split COVID relief money and the federal government won't step in.
October 19 -
Neeraj Arora of Morgan Lewis explores trends and risks in energy storage and its continued growth during the pandemic. Paul Burton hosts. (27 minutes)
October 19 -
New York’s Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side was able to cover its debt service obligations despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 15 -
New York's governor leaned on the Port Authority to pause the LaGuardia project amid wider debate about regional infrastructure.
October 14
