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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Pennsylvania, the latest state to issue unemployment compensation revenue bonds, plans to go to market Monday and Tuesday with $2.6 billion.
September 28 -
A labor coalition wants New York's MTA to renegotiate or cancel interest-rate swaps on bond deals, while the agency says it still saves money on them.
September 28 - Pennsylvania
Bond-rating downgrades to Pennsylvania communities will outpace upgrades over 12 to 18 months as local governments continue to face credit pressure, according to Moody's.
September 28 - Rhode Island
Mayoral election dates are set in Central Falls, R.I. where Mayor Charles Moreau resigned after pleading guilty in a kickback scheme.
September 28 -
Harrisburg City Council member Brad Koplinski introduced legislation to allow the sale of the city's Wild West artifacts to proceed.
September 28 -
The Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pa. is requesting bids for natural-gas drilling at Pittsburgh International and Allegheny County airports.
September 28 - New York
New York City announced plans to build the world's biggest ferris wheel and a designer outlet complex next to the ferry terminal on Staten Island.
September 27 -
After a raucous public speaking session and sniping between chairman Joe Lhota and board member Charles Moerdler, New York's MTA tweaked its advertising policy and meeting schedule.
September 27 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island's Health and Educational Building Corp. sold $15 million in bonds for health projects and safety repairs for schools in distressed East Providence.
September 26 - New York
The New York City Housing Authority has announced plans to build private housing on its underused land and tap a HUD program for $500 million in bond money.
September 26 - Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pa., whose seat is Pittsburgh, will sell $169 million in general obligation bonds, with officials relieved over no rating downgrade.
September 25 -
In the aftermath of the 38 Studios fiasco, a study calls for reorganizing the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. under a new commerce secretary.
September 25 -
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to continue its aggressive borrowing with $3.1 billion in bond sales over the next three months.
September 25 -
The finance committee of New York's MTA authorized an increase in the amount of fuel-hedging capacity, which budget officials say minimizes volatility.
September 24 -
Public hearings on the debt structure of the Harrisburg, Pa., incinerator retrofit project have been rescheduled for Oct. 4.
September 21 - New York
New York City will sell $1.2 billion of general obligation bonds through negotiation in October.
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Former Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri took responsibility for his support of failed video game company 38 Studios but also blaming current governor Lincoln Chafee.
September 21 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Corbett has named William Sasso of Gwynedd Valley chairman of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure and Investment Authority, or Pennvest.
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Harrisburg, Pa.'s mayor has requested a $6,500 increase in travel costs above what the City Council allocated her office in fiscal 2012.
September 21 - Massachusetts
Standard & Poor's upgraded its underlying rating on Salem's general obligation debt to A-plus from A.
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