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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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.
September 30 -
East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva and Planning Director Bill Fazioli tout the Rhode Island city's initiatives, including brownfield site conversions. Paul Burton hosts. (18 minutes)
September 29 -
The quasi-independent authority, founded in 2004, funds capital improvement projects in public schools throughout the commonwealth.
September 29 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio expanded furloughs to all managerial and non-represented employees while City Hall also faces an alarming coronavirus spike in some neighborhoods.
September 24 -
Pledging the payroll mobility tax would get the authority a lower Municipal Liquidity Facility interest rate, board member Lawrence Schwartz said.
September 24 -
Lisa Daglian, executive director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, and MTA board member Andrew Albert say supporting mass transit is the best way to rejuvenate the economy in New York and nationally. Paul Burton hosts. (27 minutes)
September 22 -
Feeling the revenue hit from the coronavirus, the commission has received state approval for a second delay in $112.5 million quarterly transit payments.
September 21 -
Family emotions, union pushback, fears of a new COVID-19 wave, cost drivers and data fluctuations are all at play as the city flip-flops on in-person education.
September 18 -
The move by New York's mayor could precede more citywide action in the absence of federal rescue aid or state-authorized long-term borrowing.
September 16 -
With Congress gridlocked over the coronavirus rescure package, the nation's largest trasit authority may have to look for other options.
September 16 -
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and the commonwealth's Pension Reserves Investment Management board look to improve measurement of environmental, social and governance data.
September 14 -
Gov. Gina Raimondo and top lawmakers want a clearer picture from Washington over coronavirus relief aid.
September 14 -
The rating agency lowered the authority's transportation revenue bonds to A3 from A2, citing again the effects of the coronavirus.
September 11 -
S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Pennsylvania's A-plus rating to negative from stable ahead of Wednesday's competitive general obligation bond sale.
September 11 -
Any bonding to cover coronavirus-related budget gaps should come only with oversight from a reactivated state panel, the Citizens Budget Commission said.
September 10 -
Siddharth Singhai, chief investment officer at IronHold Capital, explores how pension funds can choose better money managers. Paul Burton hosts. (16 min.)
September 8
