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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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 -
SALT deduction limitations have heightened sensitivity to the property tax, an issue both complicated and visceral. Paul Burton and John Hallacy host.
January 8 -
Chuck Schumer, New York's senior senator and Senate Democratic leader, laid out the harm the ongoing federal government shutdown is doing to the Empire State.
January 7 -
Skeptics question the reliability of the new design and New York MTA's ability to execute the project cheaply and efficiently.
January 4 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday commissioned a "less invasive" alternative to New York's nearly $500 million Canarsie Tunnel repair project.
January 3 -
Bill Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance breaks down the organization's report card of the states in five crucial budgeting components. Paul Burton hosts.
January 3 -
Ned Lamont will grapple with fiscal strains, a tolling controversy, struggling cities and underfunded pensions.
December 31 -
The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission says its blueprint could save the commonwealth roughly $10 billion over 30 years.
December 28 -
The Independent Budget Office expects city debt service to rise to $8.4 billion in fiscal 2022 from $6.8 billion in fiscal 2020.
December 21 -
The commonwealth intends to sell $915 million of tax-exempt new money and refunding bonds and $50 million of taxable bonds.
December 19 -
The bank has long funded wastewater, renewable energy and brownfield remediation projects.
December 18
