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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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 -
Paige Cognetti will fill out the term of Bill Courtright, who resigned and pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
November 6 -
Rachel Haot, executive director of the Transit Innovation Partnership, explains how tech enhancements can improve mass transit in the New York City region. Paul Burton hosts.
November 5 -
The city and its Transitional Finance Authority issued $6.18 billion of long-term bonds, according to the comprehensive annual financial report.
November 1 -
New York City voters will decide a proposal to change the City Charter and establish a formal rainy-day account in the budget.
October 31 -
Municipal Market Analytics warned that climate change may pose the biggest threat to municipal bond credits over the next decade.
October 30
