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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A Rhode Island Superior Court judge dismissed a challenge by Oppenheimer Funds to the state's plan to sell nearly $600 million in tobacco revenue bonds.
January 16 -
PennsylvaniaTom Wolf will inherit a host of economic problems, sliding credit ratings and a thorny political situation when the Democrat takes office Tuesday as Pennsylvania's 47th governor.
January 16 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Corbett announced the investment of $53.4 million in nine drinking water and wastewater projects across six Pennsylvania counties through Pennvest.
January 15 -
Gov. Charlie Baker named Northeastern University policy wonk and transit advocate Stephanie Pollaack as Massachusetts secretary of transportation.
January 15 - Massachusetts
MassDevelopment issues a $17 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of nonprofit CIL Realty, which plans to renovate and build 20 group homes for disabled persons.
January 14 -
Pennsylvania DOT has finalized all terms for the department's $899 million Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, Secretary Barry Schoch confirmed.
January 13 -
Connecticut's Bond Commission approved $5.75 million toward new railroad stations on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line and the New Haven line, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.
January 13 -
Three former chairmen of New York's MTA called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to fully fund the authority's $32 billion capital plan.
January 13 -
The $996 million federal grant Massachusetts received to extend a Boston-area Green Line streetcar route is a credit positive, said Moody's.
January 12 -
PennsylvaniaA committee of NFL owners and players hired PFM Asset Management to oversee the investments of their defined contribution plans.
January 12 -
New YorkMayor Bill de Blasio proposed a major overhaul of New York City's corporate tax structure that would make it conform to state tax law.
January 12 -
Rhode IslandLaw firms Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer closed their $675 million merger and will operate as Locke Lord Edwards, with 1,000 lawyers in 23 locations.
January 12 - Massachusetts
In his opening speech as Massachusetts governor, Charlie Baker urged Massachusetts lawmakers and officials to deal with a projected budget deficit that could reach $1 billion.
January 8 -
Connecticut needs a secure transportation lockbox that all funds raised for transportation is spent on that, said Gov. Dannel Malloy on the cusp of his second term.
January 7 -
MassachusettsOutgoing state Treasurer Steve Grossman supports successor Deborah Goldberg's proposal for an independent budget oversight agency in Massachusetts.
January 7 - New York
New York City has reached a tentative contract agreement with school custodian unions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
January 6 -
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the MBTA chose \Peebles Corp. of Miami to develop the $330 million Massachusetts Turnpike air rights project.
January 6 - New York
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell $750 million of building aid revenue bonds through negotiation on Jan. 14.
January 6 -
Boston is suing the Massachusetts Gaming Commission over its award of a license to Wynn Resorts for a gaming resort in nearby Everett.
January 6 -
Rhode IslandGina Raimondo, who took office as Rhode Island's 75th governor and first female at that position, called for the state to revive its sagging economy and change perceptions.
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