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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New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, with disparate challenges, set the tone for effective planning, said Kroll.
March 11 -
The governor announced a $4.5 billion, four-year infrastructure resilience initiative, for which he needs lawmakers to approve a natural gas drilling tax.
March 8 -
Shawn Wooden expects his proposal to fix to state teachers’ pension system to kick-start an agenda that includes infrastructure, improved returns and financial literacy.
March 8 -
Nick Sifuentes of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign weighs the multipronged mass-transit crisis in metropolitan New York. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.
March 7 -
Moody's boost at Aa1 means lower borrowing costs, additional savings and a more diverse market for the city's bonds, according to Melanie Hartzog.
March 7 -
A new Big Apple Transit agency would issue new debt for transit under City Council Speaker Corey Johnson's plan.
March 6 -
Corey Johnson has called for wresting control of five-borough transit operations from the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
March 5 -
In the first part of a two-part podcast, Emilie Mazzacurati, CEO of Four Twenty Seven, discusses the challenges financial firms and state and local governments face when it comes to climate change, adaptation and resilience. And in a second part, The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton chats about green bonds, climate change and resilience, and cybersecurity. Chip Barnett hosts.
March 5 -
Mayor Martin Walsh allocated $150 million from the city budget to securities of companies with strong environmental, social and governance practices.
March 4 -
The announcement of a congestion pricing plan and passage of fare and toll hikes reflects favorably on the authority, Moody's says.
March 1 -
The practice of protecting computer systems, networks and programs from digital attacks can expose management, budgeting and liquidity weaknesses.
March 1 -
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio packaged their support of the Manhattan toll plan with a blueprint to overhaul the embattled transit authority.
February 27 -
As Albany enters the budget homestretch, debate over congestion pricing and other measures to bolster mass transit in the New York City region is intensifying.
February 25 -
A strong economy and the establishment of an outyear payment schedule have effectively masked a serious problem in the commonwealth, according to Pioneer Institute.
February 21 -
Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget speech will include a far-reaching proposal by state Treasurer Shawn Wooden to shore up the wobbly Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
February 20 -
Graduate and married student housing is new frontier for public-private partnerships, underscored by a recent deal at the University of Notre Dame.
February 15 -
Critics of incentives used to lure Amazon to New York City prevailed as the company canceled plans for a project that would have impacted housing and transit.
February 14 -
Ned Lamont says his initiative could cut Connecticut’s borrowing by 39%, or hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
February 13 -
Fixing up mass transit in metropolitan New York could involve several components, Mayor Bill de Blasio said as the city and state renewed their budget tussle.
February 12 -
Common Good founder Philip Howard discusses his new book "Try Common Sense." His approach to simplifying government including moving federal agencies out of Washington. Paul Burton hosts.
February 12
