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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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.
December 17 -
Observers say the deal with the Transport Workers Union could strain the authority's operating and capital budgets.
December 16 -
Alumnus Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, donated $50 million to the business-focused private Massachusetts school's leadership school.
December 13 -
Moses Gates, Regional Plan Association vice president for housing and neighborhood planning, talks about its recent report on fixing problems at the New York City Housing Authority. Paul Burton hosts.
December 10 -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is pushing for tolls on large trucks despite a federal judge's ruling that a lawsuit against Rhode Island’s system can proceed.
December 9 -
Bonds backed by a tax increment financing program are central to a $400 million economic development plan.
December 4 -
The state's public pension funds will divest holdings in civilian firearms manufacturing companies and prohibit future investments, Shawn Wooden says.
December 4 -
General Treasurer Seth Magaziner touts his campaign for Rhode Islanders to buy state bonds ahead of a planned $153 million sale, plus other initiatives from his office. Paul Burton hosts.
December 3 -
The Providence-based bank originated in 2013 as an outgrowth of its predecessor agency, the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency.
December 2 -
The Bay State's transportation and congestion crisis puts its economic viability in jeopardy, officials say.
November 27 -
He will join Shawn Wooden's staff in Dec. 16 and brings 25 years of financial and management experience in the public and private sectors.
November 26 -
NYC's November plan is up $1.6 billion, or 1.7%, from the June budget.
November 22 -
General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced measures to encourage Rhode Island residents to buy state bonds.
November 19 -
Tom Kozlik of Hilltop Securities explores how pension underfunding woes continue to weigh on public finance. Paul Burton hosts.
November 19 -
The agency's repair backlog is measured in the tens of billions of dollars.
November 18 -
The question of how to pay for the governor's $21 billion, 10-year transportation bill points to the political third rail of highway tolls.
November 15
