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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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 -
Montreal businessman Anthony McCord will arrive next month as New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chief transformation officer to address the authority's myriad operational and capital funding challenges.
November 15 -
Friends and former co-workers called Paul Henry, 81, an extraordinary person and professional over his nearly 50 years in the municipal bond industry.
November 14 -
Wheelchair user Jessica De La Rosa and Joe Rappaport of the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled discuss transit accessibility against the backdrop of New York MTA's $52 billion capital program. Paul Burton hosts.
November 12 -
Regional Plan Association has renewed its proposal to establish a 24-mile, above-ground rail line to serve Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.
November 11 -
In Massachusetts, cannabis regulation fuels a corruption investigation; in Rhode Island, it pits the executive branch against the legislature.
November 7
