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 New York mayor, as he released the $92.9 billion plan, warned of a possible second federal shutdown, looming state aid cuts and a national economic slowdown.
February 7 -
Even as he ties his latest tax proposal on natural gas drilling to infrastructure improvements, Democrat Tom Wolf must overcome resistance from GOP lawmakers.
February 6 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a $34.1 billion budget while calling again for a tax on natural gas drillers, with a new twist.
February 5 -
The podcast series moves on location to The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference on New York, where Alan Rubin of Blank Rome and Michael Imber of EisnerAmper weigh in on resilience financing and pension funding, respectively. Paul Burton hosts.
February 5 -
With extreme weather more frequent, investors and rating agencies are scrutinizing the effects of resiliency measures on municipal budgets and reserve levels.
February 1 -
The compromise does not include a full federal takeover of the New York City Housing Authority, which the federal agency had threatened.
January 31 -
The MTA, amid political debate over funding and control, intends to sell $500 million of transportation revenue bonds and $750 million of BANs.
January 30 -
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative aims to improve practices at the Department of Design and Construction, the city's leading construction management agency.
January 25 -
As the board delayed a vote on fare and toll increases, transit funding, performance metrics and the L-train tunnel project chaos permeated discussion.
January 25 -
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $42.7 billion FY20 budget proposal includes a call to raise the real estate transfer tax to fund climate-related infrastructure.
January 24 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokered a memorandum of understanding that ended a stalemate between Amtrak and the MTA to clear the way for new Metro-North service.
January 23 -
Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute explores the state of flux in metro New York mass transit funding, including how uncertainty could affect bondholders. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.
January 22 -
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo submitted a $9.9 billion fiscal 2020 plan to lawmakers, which anticipates $6.5 million from the legalization of recreational marijuana.
January 18 -
Public housing and a raft of social service programs are at serious risk with a continued federal government shutdown, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
January 18 -
They include the return of Sarah Sanders as assistant treasurer for debt management, a position she held from 2007 to 2017.
January 17 -
Andrew Maylor will succeed Thomas Shack III as Massachusetts comptroller effective Feb. 18, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
January 17 -
The governor's tunnel plan tweak and call for even firmer control of the MTA reignited conflict among the state, New York City and the transit authority.
January 16 -
After bureau agents raided the City Hall office and home of Mayor Bill Courtright, council members in the northeast Pennsylvania city want answers.
January 15 -
The estimated $1.1 billion project stands to be the biggest highway undertaking in Boston since the controversial Big Dig.
January 11 -
The mayor said a millionaire’s tax, a transportation bond act, and congestion pricing could be used to help fund the nation's biggest subway and bus system.
January 11
