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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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 -
Paul Herman and Adam Mason of HIP Investor examine environmental, social and governance risks, ratings disconnects, transparency needs and HIP's deep dive into hospital systems. Paul Burton hosts. Recorded Dec. 14. (25 minutes).
January 5 -
Budget watchdogs and others say the city must do more than just muddle through.
December 31 -
Philip Howard, chairman of nonprofit Common Good, calls on the incoming Biden administration to improve public agencies, schools and hospitals by reducing cumbersome red tape. Paul Burton hosts. (18 minutes)
December 29 -
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said state officers pivoted quickly as the coronavirus pandemic escalated.
December 28 -
They cite coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the pandemic.
December 24
