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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New YorkEnhanced capability on the Checkbook NYC website now enables the public to view real-time contract and spending details for contracts with minority and women-owned business enterprises, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.
February 18 -
New YorkNixon Peabody LLP named Barry Rothchild a public finance partner in New York.
February 18 -
Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord pleaded guilty in a Harrisburg courtroom to two federal counts of attempted extortion.
February 18 - New York
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority plans a $700 million refunding on Feb. 25 after a two-day retail order period.
February 13 - Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority reported strong retail demand in its oversubscribed sale of housing mortgage finance program bonds.
February 13 -
Beverly Scott abruptly quit as general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the storm-besieged agency that operates the Greater Boston subway and commuter rail system, after the MBTA's poor performance in recent snowstorms.
February 12 - New York
New York City's economy continued solid growth in 2014 despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter, Comptroller Scott Stringer said in his quarterly update.
February 12 -
The Republican caucuses of Connecticut's House and Senate propose a transportation bonding plan as an alternative to highway tolls.
February 12 - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker named Mike Heffernan as his designee to the Pension Reserves Investment Management board, which oversees the $60 billion pension fund.
February 11 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction to fund Pennsylvania's teetering public education system.
February 11 -
New YorkMayor Bill de Blasio's preliminary $77.7 billion fiscal 2016 budget for New York City represents a spending plan that the capital markets will accept, observers said.
February 10 - New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio has submitted a $77.7 billion budget to the City Council with public safety enhancements as a theme.
February 9 -
MassachusettsMassachusetts officials focused on public safety amid the state's third big snowstorm in two weeks. Sifting through the finances will come later.
February 9 - Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans to sell $150 million of mortgage finance program bonds, starting with a retail order day on Monday.
February 9 - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed 20-year public finance veteran Ruth Ellen Fitch to serve on the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board.
February 6 -
Having sold its incinerator, Harrisburg, Pa., has a new symbol of a deal gone sour: a 12-story downtown office building, subject of a $6.9 million borrowing in 1998 that straddled the city with $42 million in debt service the city recently restructured.
February 6 - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf established what he called a transformation office with an eye toward whittling the state's $2.3 billion deficit for fiscal 2016.
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Connecticut will receive $36 million of a $1.4 billion multistate settlement with Standard & Poor's over allegations that S&P misled investors, state officials announced.
February 5 - New York
The New York City Housing Development Corp., a key financial engine to Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan, again tops a list of multifamily bond issuers.
February 5 - Massachusetts
Gov. Charlie Baker spelled out $514 million in spending cuts to help Massachusetts seal a $768 million budget gap for fiscal 2015.
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