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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One-shot federal aid and pending labor contracts require budgetary diligence, Scott Stringer says.
By Paul BurtonDecember 15 -
Gov. Ned Lamont appointed the Bloomfield woman, a former general counsel in that office.
By Paul BurtonDecember 14 -
The agreement will move along the Penn Station Access commuter rail undertaking and East River tunnel fix-ups.
By Paul BurtonDecember 14 -
Alex Doñé will leave the city comptroller's office at year's end when Scott Stringer's term ends; deputy CIO Michael Haddad will fill the interim position.
By Paul BurtonDecember 13 -
Quincy officials say they are getting out front of a state directive for full local funding by 2037.
By Paul BurtonDecember 10 -
State officials will wrap up a busy year a sale that includes a social bonds component.
By Paul BurtonDecember 10 -
The port's operating revenue will continue to recover, enabling it to return to a total net revenue debt service coverage ratio of 1.75 times by 2023, the rating agency said.
By Paul BurtonDecember 7 -
The sale is Babson’s first since 2017. The business-and-entrepreneurial themed private college, which opened in 1919, has about $150 million of outstanding bonds, according to its presentation to Moody’s.
By Paul BurtonDecember 6 -
He cited a “serious and debilitating cardiac condition that has recently been worsening in intensity and severity.” Gov. Ned Lamont will name a successor.
By Paul BurtonDecember 6 -
New York's incoming mayor must balance some short-term fiscal advantages with longer-term concerns.
By Paul BurtonDecember 3