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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In this Rising Stars installment, Amanda Stephens of Orrick and Jeffrey Lack of Fitch Ratings explain how they launched their public finance careers, what motivates them and who inspired them. Paul Burton hosts. (20 minutes)
October 22 -
Options for local governments amid the coronavirus range from rainy-day withdrawals to pension payment delays, and renewed calls for shared services and mergers.
October 21 -
Head of Municipal Credit Research, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
October 19 -
Director and Head of the Central Region Public Finance Group, Academy Securities
October 19 -
Finance commissioner Jacques Jiha will succeed Hartzog, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
October 19 -
Manhattan Institute recommendations include paring back “unusually generous” benefits and transitioning new employees toward a defined-contribution system.
October 16 -
With $3.6 billion less than expected in revenues, the governor proposed using part of the commonwealth's rainy-day fund, leaving $2.2 billion for future shortages.
October 15 -
New York MTA inspector general rails at lax contractor evaluations
October 14 -
Annual debt service could spike to $4 billion by 2024, or up 55% since 2019, making up 24% of the agency's total revenues, Thomas DiNapoli said.
October 13 -
Adam Andrzejewski, CEO of OpenTheBooks.com, cites years of reckless spending and mismanagement. Paul Burton hosts. (14 minutes)
October 13 -
Coping with tighter budgets during the coronavirus, they are looking to cut through a capital construction process fraught with delays and cost overruns.
October 13 -
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The transit authority, reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, takes another hit from Wall Street.
October 6 -
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Some see promise in the endeavor while others are skeptical about Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative.
October 2 -
Bond analysts and budget watchdogs say the move underscores the need for the de Blasio administration to look within for efficiencies, even if it receives more federal or state help.
October 2 -
The rating agency lowered GO and other credits, citing the effects of the coronavirus.
October 1 -
In a federal complaint, they accuse the fund manager of increasing risky bets while the market was imploding from the coronavirus pandemic.
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