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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Bridge funding from a lame-duck Congress could help plug operating deficits and stave off doomsday measures, agency leaders insist.
December 10 -
Non-profitsConduit issuer Trust for Cultural Resources for the City of New York will issue the $77 million green transaction.
December 10 -
Predictably, the rating agency cited COVID-19 effects in its downgrade to AA-minus from AA.
December 9 -
The outlook revision to New York's AA GO bond rating marks the latest hit to a city coping with a rise in COVID-19 cases and financial uncertainties.
December 8 -
Jonathan Ballan, co-chair of the public and project finance team at Cozen O’Connor, calls for new categories of tax-exempt bonds to help urban areas redevelop from COVID-19. He also makes a deeply personal appeal to tighten cybersecurity laws. Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton hosts. Recorded Nov. 19. (27 minutes)
December 8 -
The Center for an Urban Future presents project ideas for coastal resilience and renewable energy.
December 7 -
Uncertainties loom as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s budget team scrambles to craft the balanced fiscal 2022 spending plan he must reveal by late January.
December 4 -
For the last seven years, he held a similar position for U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.
December 3 -
The university will begin its two-day retail order period Friday.
December 2 -
'I’m good at guarding things,' said the retired Army Reserve colonel, who will become Pennsylvania's next treasurer.
November 30 -
The rating agency cited coronavirus-related curbs on economic activity in the commonwealth.
November 25 -
He was remembered for an evenhanded persona amid a tumultuous term from 1990 to 1993.
November 24 -
Lawmakers choose a scoop-and-toss move despite calls for better targeting of the federal funds.
November 24 -
New York's mayor says the budget for the 2021 fiscal year is balanced despite the coronavirus impacts.
November 23 -
The election defeat of House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello changes the Ocean State's political playing field as it faces a $275 million deficit.
November 20 -
MTA officials revealed dark budget-and-service cut scenarios and Mayor Bill de Blasio closed in-person public schools, actions likely to ripple through the city's economy.
November 19 -
Neal Zuckerman, a New York MTA board member, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton how takeaways from that era relate to today's transit funding crisis. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes." (24 minutes). Recorded Oct. 30.
November 17 -
Such moves could reduce costs by up to $180 million in present-value savings, Joe Torsella said.
November 17 -
The state has been coping with the economic fallout of COVID-19 and a burgeoning second wave that is expected to challenge the commonwealth’s finances and burden its healthcare system.
November 17 -
The comptroller said the Taxi Workers Alliance proposal puts a floor under loan losses by guaranteeing city purchase of any defaulted medallions.
November 13
