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 urgent need to repair and upgrade the housing stock may offset leeriness over private development.
May 9 -
Resilience financing expert Alan Rubin of Blank Rome explores this new dynamic and its role in the public finance market. Paul Burton hosts.
May 9 -
The state's municipalities generally enjoy high bond ratings. Whether they can sustain them in bad times is still up for question.
May 8 -
Thirty-five local plans carry a combined unfunded liability of roughly $2.5 billion, a slight increase from last year, a state report says.
May 7 -
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission won a lawsuit by truckers over tolling, but still faces questions about how it will manage its $11.8 billion debt load.
May 3 -
As the session enters the homestretch, lawmakers are divided over how to impose tolls on the state's highways and whether to do so.
April 30 -
The municipal bond industry veteran, formerly of PNC and Janney, will head municipal strategy and credit at Hilltop.
April 29 -
A watchdog organization says New York City would fare better with a rainy day fund instead of its current reserve mechanisms.
April 25 -
The layout of Los Angeles means the concept wouldn't work as proposed in Manhattan, Eric Garcetti said in New York.
April 24 -
Chairman Patrick Foye and board members want answers to repeated snafus over the installation of train safety technology.
April 22 -
S&P Global Ratings downgraded the University of Connecticut to A-plus from AA-minus.
April 22 -
Reaching beyond numbers, Health + Hospitals President Mitchell Katz is striving to overhaul a long-problematic $8 billion city unit.
April 18 -
Kathy Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, analyzes the impact of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020-2024 capital investment strategy. Paul Burton hosts.
April 16 -
Seth Magaziner's strategies mingle school construction borrowing and debt-management sessions with victims compensation, college savings and a small-business program.
April 9 -
Steve Dilts, a senior vice president at infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corporation, discusses the biggest transportation challenges facing the New York City metropolitan region including the long-stalled Gateway project and improving access to Manhattan’s Penn Station. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.
April 9 -
Toll pricing, street management, transit funding priorities and a scramble for exemptions will be in play as New York paves the way for U.S. cities.
April 5 -
Analyst Tom Kozlik interprets the results behind his fifth annual survey of muni bond professionals. Paul Burton hosts from Berwyn, Pa.
April 4 -
As the concept moves into implementation, variables range from toll pricing to the MTA's use of capital funds.
April 2 -
Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management and Maria Doulis of the Citizens Budget Commission explore the city's proposed $92 billion operating budget and $104 billion capital plan. Paul Burton hosts.
April 2 -
State Treasurer Joe Torsella says bolstering private-sector retirement savings now will reduce pressure on social services spending later.
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