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.”
- Pennsylvania
Although controversy surrounds Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, bond and financial analysts praise him for helping guide the city to financial recovery.
March 6 -
The SEC's whistleblower office is seeking additional details about a complaint that Scranton, Pa., misled in a bond document regarding the nature of a tax hike.
March 6 -
The University of Massachusetts Building Authority plans a $270 million bond sale to benefit capital projects at the system's five campuses statewide.
March 5 - New York
New York City's Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to sell $517 million of tax-exempt refunding bonds Tuesday, in its second issuance in two weeks.
March 5 - Rhode Island
Curt Schilling's bloody sock from a 2004 baseball playoff game sold at auction for $92,613 at auction, but Rhode Island will see no money.
March 1 - Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth Financing Authority has begun accepting applications for five programs established by the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund, Gov. Tom Corbett's administration announced.
March 1 - New York
The Citizens Budget Commission in New York City honored Mayor Michael Bloomberg's economic team at its annual dinner.
March 1 - Connecticut
Connecticut officials announced a multiyear deal for the Connecticut Whale minor league hockey team to keep playing in Hartford, as part of a deal that could include bonds to modernize the XL Center arena.
March 1 -
U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III refused to reconsider the January dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the state recovery plan for Harrisburg, Pa.
February 28 - New York
Commitments to minority and women-owned business enterprises have increased to nearly $8 billion over three years, said New York City Comptroller John Liu.
February 28 - Massachusetts
Boston plans to sell $176 million of tax-exempt, fixed-rate general obligation bonds, with the new-money component to benefit its capital improvement plan.
February 27 -
Providence, R.I.'s lawsuit accusing an actuary of miscalculating savings on pension benefits reflects greater exposure of advisors to liability, experts say.
February 27 - New York
Four of New York City's five pension funds have voted to invest $500 million in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, according to city Comptroller John Liu, with the fifth expected to follow suit.
February 27 -
Providence, R.I., sued longtime actuary Buck Consultants, accusing it of miscalculating $700,000 of savings the city expected to realize through pension overhaul.
February 26 - New York
The Wildlife Conservation Society, which will reopen parts of the hurricane-damaged New York Aquarium in the spring, will sell bonds this week for Bronx Zoo renovations.
February 26 - Pennsylvania
The head of Lancaster County, Pa.'s waste authority criticized Moody's for warning about negative credit implications regarding its pending deal for the Harrisburg incinerator.
February 26 - Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will come to market with roughly $289 million of general revenue refunding bonds through negotiation.
February 25 - Pennsylvania
Camelot Global Services of Britain has again extended its bid to privatize the Pennsylvania lottery while Gov. Tom Corbett considers appealing the contract's denial by state attorney general Kathleen Kane.
February 25 -
The Harrisburg, Pa., school district's chief recovery officer presented a five-year outline and said $261 million of long-term bond debt 'keeps me up at night.'
February 22 -
Standard & Poor's lowered by three notches its long-term rating on bonds issued for Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon, Pa., to B-plus from BB-plus.
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