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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Better scrutiny and support could help avert future bankruptcies, say public finance experts Richard Ravitch and James Spiotto.
November 12 - New York
Comptroller Scott Stringer and the New York City Pension Funds have launched an initiative to enable shareowners to nominate directors at U.S. companies using the corporate ballot.
November 11 -
Opinion over how to use an abandoned 3-1/2 mile rail corridor in New York City's Queens borough is as diverse as the neighborhoods within its reach, according to a study.
November 11 -
PennsylvaniaTime limits to the length of stays in Pennsylvania's distressed-municipalities program will have a mixed effect on Keystone State cities' credits, according to Moody's Investors Service.
November 10 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island has repaid funds the state borrowed to cover unemployment insurance benefit payments, Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced in Cranston on Nov. 10.
November 10 - Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has issued nearly $600 million this year, after its recent $58 million sale of mortgage finance program bonds.
November 10 -
New York's MTA unveiled the new Fulton Center complex in lower Manhattan. The $1.4 billion project was conceived after Sept. 11.
November 10 -
Debate resonates in New York City's Queens borough over how to best use a 3-1/2 mile abandoned rail corridor.
November 7 -
ConnecticutConnecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier is in a neck-and-neck race against Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst in her bid for a fifth term.
November 5 -
Rhode IslandGina Raimondo, who as state general treasurer championed a landmark public-pension overhaul law, became Rhode Island's first female governor Tuesday night.
November 5 - New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $400,000 grant program that aims to incentivize new businesses to locate to vacant storefronts along Sandy-damaged Staten Island's waterfront.
November 3 - New York
The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to sell about $375 million of second resolution, fixed-rate tax-exempt refunding and new money bonds on Nov. 13 after a one-day retail period.
November 3 - Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans a $97.5 million housing mortgage financing that includes a $57 million bond sale and two private placements.
November 3 -
New YorkA $5 million budgetary surplus and better transparency marks New York City's comprehensive annual financial report, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.
October 31 - Pennsylvania
Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's elections, Pennsylvania's cities face problems from rising pension liabilities to fewer dollars from Harrisburg, according to six mayors.
October 31 -
Jay Walder, a former chairman and chief executive of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was named chief executive of Alta Bicycle Share, which operates New York City's Citi Bike bicycle sharing program.
October 29 -
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will look to keep biennial fare increases to the 4% inflation rate, said chairman Thomas Prendergast.
October 29 -
Harrisburg, Pa., has a balanced budget after City Council members passed a resolution to add savings from a months-long hiring freeze to offset expenses.
October 29 - Pennsylvania
Richard Ciccarone of Merritt Research and Tim Hadley and James Morris from Investortools will speak at the Nov. 4 meeting of the Philadelphia Municipal Analyst Society.
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Ineffective safety management was common to five Metro-North Railroad accidents over 11 months, including a train collision last December that killed four persons.
October 28
