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.”
- Rhode Island
The specter of another top taxpayer leaving Woonsocket, R.I., could be a credit negative for the city, said Moody's Investors Service.
November 22 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett still has unfinished financial business, but was able to bask in a rare win - passage of a $2.4 billion transportation bill.
November 22 -
New YorkNew York City closed its $2 billion budget gap, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday afternoon in releasing his final quarterly budget.
November 21 -
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives was scheduled to debate a $2.4 billion transportation bill that Senate counterparts approved a day earlier.
November 21 - Rhode Island
Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Pawtucket, R.I., general obligation bonds to positive while affirming its BBB-minus rating, barely above junk level.
November 19 - Connecticut
Connecticut budget chief Benjamin Barnes said the state is fiscally sound, despite projected deficits totaling $1.4 billion in fiscal years 2016 through 2018.
November 19 -
The Pennsylvania agency overseeing Harrisburg's financial recovery has petitioned a court to extend the term of city receiver William Lynch for two more years.
November 19 -
The improved forecast New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed in its November financial plan is a credit positive, according to Moody's.
November 18 -
PennsylvaniaUnder the glare of bond rating agencies and banks, Scranton, Pa., Mayor Chris Doherty submitted a $130.2 million budget that closes a $20 million gap.
November 18 -
New York's MTA will receive $30.5 million for its capital program through the sale of Bronx property for a retail complex and possibly senior housing.
November 15 -
Bill de Blasio's budget proposal about a month into his tenure could provide a window to investors anxious to see how New York's new mayor will handle finances.
November 15 - Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Mutual Analyst Society held its inaugural meeting Logan Square with goal of becoming a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.
November 15 -
Rhode Island municipalities are shifting retirees onto new health-care exchanges, reducing benefits and raising employee co-pays to curb soaring costs, Moody's said in a report.
November 14 - New York
The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority sold $397 million of second resolution, fixed-rate, tax-exempt new money bonds on Tuesday.
November 13 -
New York's MTA intends to cut nearly in half the size of its planned fare and toll increases for 2015 and 2017, chief financial officer Robert Foran said.
November 13 -
The Harrisburg City Council OK'd a $270 million parking-asset lease that is one of two lynchpins to the financial recovery plan in Pennsylvania's capital city.
November 13 -
Scranton., Pa., risks default as it faces a $20 million budget gap and a further $28 million to settle a pension award with a Friday deadline to introduce its budget, according to Moody's.
November 11 -
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reached a financial closing on a $1.5 billion P3 to replace the Goethals Bridge with a cable stayed design bridge.
November 8 - Connecticut
By most measures the wealthiest of states, Connecticut has faced big economic challenges post-recession, Janney Capital Markets said in a report on the state's debt.
November 8 - New York
The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to sell $375 million of new money bonds on Wednesday, after a one-day retail order period.
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