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
Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed legislation letting Rhode Island cities and towns own their streetlights and maintain them as a cost-controlling measure.
July 16 - Massachusetts
Sam Gill joined Edwards Wildman Palmer as a Boston-based public finance associate, the law firm announced. He arrives from Andrews Kurth in Houston.
July 16 - New York
New York City plans to price a $635 million sale of general obligation bonds, beginning with a two-day order period on July 22.
July 15 - Massachusetts
MassDevelopment, the finance and development arm of Massachusetts, has won the 2013 award for excellence from the Council of Development Finance Agencies.
July 15 -
Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded Yeshiva University's rating to Baa1 from A2, and said it would review the university for further downgrade.
July 12 -
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a $34 billion budget, but vetoed $417 million while a separate transportation bill remains unresolved with the legislature.
July 12 - Pennsylvania
Two bills intended to improve oversight of municipal bond financing and prevent another Harrisburg-type fiasco will go to the Pennsylvania Senate this fall.
July 12 - New York
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, furthering his political comeback try, delivered nomination signatures for New York City comptroller to the Board of Elections office.
July 12 -
Trade organizations allege that New York City's building department ignored plumbing and fire safety codes when it OK'd Forest City Ratner's high-rise next to the Barclays Center.
July 11 -
Teetering Harrisburg, Pa., will sell artifacts in a Guernsey's-run auction that ex-Mayor Stephen Reed had bought in a failed attempt to start a Wild West museum.
July 11 - Rhode Island
Fitch Ratings revised the general obligation outlook of Woonsocket, R.I., to stable from negative while affirming its B rating.
July 10 - Connecticut
Connecticut leaders mourned the death of Donald Irwin, 86, who served two terms in Congress and a two-year term as state treasurer.
July 9 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission will pursue no enforcement action against Rhode Island over its pension financial disclosures, Treasurer Gina Raimondo said.
July 9 -
The University of Connecticut this week will sell $225 million GO new money and refunding bonds, to fund work on its health center and other campuses.
July 9 - Massachusetts
Massachusetts wants investor feedback about a rolling offering of general obligation bonds for retail investors.
July 8 - New York
Eliot Spitzer's announced candidacy for New York City comptroller will jolt what normally is a dormant race for an office that oversees the city's bond program.
July 8 -
A New York State appellate court's upholding of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's payroll mobility tax is a credit positive for the transit agency, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
July 8 - New York
New York City sold $12.8 billion of bonds in fiscal 2013 including $6.8 billion in new-money and $6 billion in refinancings, Deputy Comptroller Carol Kostik said.
July 5 - Pennsylvania
Although Pennsylvania lawmakers scrambled to pass a budget on time, Gov. Tom Corbett's major initiatives – pensions, transportation and liquor – all stalled.
July 5 -
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton named three persons to a committee to review contracting practices in the aftermath of a pay-to-play scandal.
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