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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Lee Igel of New York University's Tisch Institute for Global Sport explores what's behind the mad scramble among states to legalize sports betting. Paul Burton hosts. (15 minutes)
February 2 -
New Hampshire wants the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to income taxes its neighbor levies on employees who began working from home during the pandemic.
January 29 -
Rising state-supported debt and sidestepping best practices alarm the comptroller.
January 28 -
The public finance veteran was recently special counsel at McCarter & English.
January 26 -
Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute explores New York MTA's structural deficits, a capital program on hold and federal rescue needs while ridership has cratered during the pandemic. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host (21 minutes). Recorded Jan. 4.
January 26 -
Dovetailing on President Biden's clean-energy initiatives, the Employees’ Retirement System and Teachers’ Retirement System voted for the divestments.
January 26 -
The bistate agency intends to fund a build-in-place Manhattan terminal with capital funds, air rights, PILOT payments and federal backing.
January 25 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislature may agree on the concept of online sports betting, but a fight lurks over the winners and losers of implementation.
January 22 -
While federal funds enabled the transit authority to sidestep fare hikes for now, it faces a raft of pandemic-related variables and state budget uncertainty.
January 22 -
Skeptics ask whether New York's governor is overplaying the Washington hand and how the state can improve its own lot.
January 20 -
The Pennsylvania treasurer, who leaves office Tuesday, says municipalities can artificially inflate their bottom lines through these revenue sources.
January 19 -
The New York mayor rolled out his $92.3 billion preliminary spending plan with warnings about federal and state variables, more pronounced amid the COVID-19 crisis.
January 15 -
The twice-impeached president built his civic reputation on projects such as Central Park's Wollman Rink.
January 14 -
In their state of the state addresses, the two governors discussed bringing in more revenues.
January 13 -
The little-known lieutenant governor is in line to succeed Gov. Gina Raimondo, who President-elect Joe Biden nominated to be secretary of commerce.
January 12 -
The pair will further the law firm's governance structure, said chairman Mark Ruehlmann.
January 12 -
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Corp. is coming off its inaugural social bond issuance.
January 11 -
President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet picks include the governor and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, the latter for Labor Secretary.
January 8 -
The tentative schedule includes $2.3 billion of new money and $4.6 billion of refundings and reofferings, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.
January 8 -
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority calls it a roadmap for creating greater opportunities for low- and moderate-income state residents.
January 6
