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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Martin Walsh announced a five-year, $500 million financing initiative to create thousands of homes.
February 7 -
The governor's proposed $36.1 billion spending plan would expand a bond-backed program to clean up toxic school buildings and overhaul charter schools.
February 5 -
The state's latest highway toll proposal, for heavy trucks only, spawned partisan bickering over whether bond-bill language could lead to tolls on cars.
February 4 -
Randy Gerardes, a senior municipal bond analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, examines how a Minor League Baseball restructuring proposal that could ax dozens of teams would impact publicly funded ballparks. Hosted by Andrew Coen and Paul Burton.
February 4 -
Joe Torsella received the appointment to the National Association of State Treasurers committee from NAST President Deborah Goldberg of Massachusetts.
February 3 -
Dozens of minor-league teams would get the ax under a Major League Baseball proposal, leaving governments holding the bag for stadiums they subsidized.
January 31 -
A special commission issued a series of recommendations to simplify a system that provides the city one-third of its revenue. Albany, though, must sign off.
January 31 -
The consulting firm will perform a comprehensive review of the city’s financial position, Mayor Justin Elicker said.
January 31 -
The city comptroller, assailing what he called a "gentrification industrial complex," proposed measures including eliminating a state tax subsidy program.
January 30 -
Governance structure and new emphasis points are in play as Massachusetts lawmakers weigh extending the MBTA oversight panel.
January 29 - Finance and investment-related court cases
Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella discusses his state's lead role in a lawsuit against banks that led to a settlement over price fixing of government agency bonds. Paul Burton hosts.
January 28 -
The New York City Housing Development Corp. plans to issue $375 million of housing impact bonds, a new category of sustainable development bonds.
January 24 -
Andy Byford’s departure as MTA New York City Transit president rekindled questions about governance at one of the world’s largest mass transit agencies.
January 24 -
Andy Byford's resignation ends a two-year run marked by innovation and controversy.
January 23 -
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $44.6 billion budget proposal includes $217 million more for the Boston-centric MBTA and other agencies, on top of his $18 billion bond bill.
January 23 -
As officials sift through Andrew Cuomo's plan to curb Medicaid costs, City Hall insists that the governor's spending-control emphasis is a de facto slash.
January 22 -
Whether new dedicated revenue for the MTA or its higher total debt holds more sway in the capital markets remains an open question.
January 22 -
New York City Council member Daniel Dromm and Citizens Budget Commission president Andrew Rein explore the effects of looming state Medicaid cuts on the city's $95.3 billion preliminary budget. Paul Burton hosts from City Hall.
January 21 -
Rhode Island's governor is asking lawmakers to forward $269 million worth of initiatives to voters.
January 17 -
The mayor warned about looming state Medicaid cuts in his media briefing on the preliminary spending plan.
January 16
