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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Alan Schankel, a longtime municipal bond analyst and managing director at Janney Capital Markets in Philadelphia, has retired.
January 14 -
Officials in the Massachusetts city insist taxpayers will not be on the hook for the planned minor-league Polar Park in the Canal District.
January 14 -
The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton and Chip Barnett explore variables and pressure points in advance of the city's FY21 preliminary budget release.
January 14 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s warnings that cities could absorb more Medicaid costs have triggered uncertainty about the city's budget.
January 13 -
Paige Cognetti takes over in the aftermath of a corruption scandal and faces tough economic challenges, including an adverse ruling in a taxpayer lawsuit.
January 10 -
Martin Arrick, a managing director at S&P Ratings and its longtime not-for-profit healthcare group leader, will retire on Jan. 15.
January 9 -
Assets in the so-called Smart Plan have risen to $10.06 billion as of Dec. 30 from $4.5 billion in 2009, said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.
January 8 -
Laura Lightbody and Colin Foard of Pew Charitable Trusts discuss how states and cities can fund resilience measures. Paul Burton hosts.
January 7 -
New York City could save up to $400 million through design-build project delivery, the mayor said after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to authorize it.
January 6 -
The authority approaches next week’s planned $2.5 billion of issuance buoyed by clearance of its five year, $51.5 billion capital program.
January 2 -
The state's budget and rating momentum may hinge on economic growth, which has not presented a pretty picture.
January 2 -
Paul Burton and John Hallacy examine the legacy of Felix Rohatyn, a driving force behind New York City's recovery from near-bankruptcy, and lessons learned from the 1970s crisis.
December 31 -
Funding for resilience is a challenge for municipal issuers, including many in a budget squeeze.
December 27 -
Pittsburgh International Airport is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh on an additive manufacturing epicenter.
December 26 -
Bob Labes, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs, explores the growth of multifamily housing bonds, private activity bond caps, the RAD program and other dynamics. Paul Burton hosts.
December 24 -
Twelve banks agreed to stricter antitrust oversight under the $250 million accord, said Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella.
December 20 -
Opponents to the under-the-radar provision say its harshness could impede the execution of the MTA's new capital program by deterring contractors.
December 19 -
Justin Elicker will take over a Connecticut city with challenges that include low pension funding and a rift between downtown and its poorer neighborhoods.
December 18 -
The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton and Andrew Coen dissect Northeast regional transportation, including the stalled Gateway tunnel project, New York MTA, NJTransit, Penn Station and Connecticut's tolling debate.
December 17 -
New York financial leaders remember Felix Rohatyn, who died Saturday, as the driving force behind the city's recovery from near-bankruptcy in the 1970s.
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