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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Moody's underscored the sense of uncertainty facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by dropping its outlook to negative.
December 14 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio's troubleshooting plan for New York public housing features three new programs.
December 13 -
Pension and other retirement benefits still pose a stiff challenge, the organization said in its annual report card on the states.
December 12 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a second look at the planned L-train shutdown while Sen. Charles Schumer called the authority slow in positive train control.
December 11 -
While citing “noticeable, across-the-board improvements,” state Auditor Eugene DePasquale said significant work remains for the distressed city's three pension plans.
December 7 -
The commonwealth's rainy-day fund exceeds $2 billion for the first time in 11 years, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said.
December 6 -
Officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration trumpet New York City’s healthcare savings program. Budget watchdogs don't buy it.
December 5 -
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a plate of challenges as crowded as its trains at New York rush hour.
December 5 -
Site-selection expert John Boyd Jr. breaks down who won and lost in the Amazon "sweepstakes," the role of public incentives and the next wave of corporate relocation. Paul Burton hosts.
December 4 -
The University of Connecticut envisions a development partnership through a special-purpose entity to construct a hockey arena on its Storrs campus.
December 3 -
As governments increasingly tap into analytics for policymaking, risks accompany benefits.
November 30 -
The New York City comptroller's affordable housing initiative hinges on state approval of real-estate tax shifts and the creation of a land bank.
November 29 -
Growth in "eds and meds" has bolstered the Rhode Island capital, the rating agency said in a comparison with New Jersey's capital.
November 28 -
Brock, the deputy director of the state's retirement system, will succeed Patrick Marr, who is moving to the private sector.
November 28 -
The firm, recapitalized in April, is building out its municipal market presence.
November 26 -
Tom Wolf's full plate includes a projected $1.7 billion deficit, with the state having already used one-time revenue measures such as tobacco and gambling.
November 21 -
Treasurer Denise Nappier said a lottery revenue infusion and asset transfers could pump $3 billion into the Teachers' Retirement Fund.
November 19 -
Amazon's decision spurred debate about public incentives to corporations, infrastructure and housing, and how it all weighs on municipal credit.
November 16 -
The deal allows the authority to exit a 280-year lease and take ownership of the station, the Hudson Line and the Harlem Line.
November 15 -
Retail giant Amazon announced separate joint second headquarters in New York City and Arlington, Virginia.
November 13
