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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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 -
Regional demographics are a powerful factor as colleges chase enrollment.
November 12 -
West Haven credit quality hinges on plan execution, S&P says
November 7 -
The negotiated $31.4 million sale is part of a planned $100 million the city will sell to finance Polar Park, the planned home of the Worcester Red Sox.
November 6 -
The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission will present its findings to Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly.
October 31 -
The Rental Assistance Demonstration program may provide the New York City Housing Authority with some breathing room, interim chief Stan Brezenoff said.
October 31 -
The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency priced a $79 million refunding sale of Series 2018C taxable housing bonds.
October 30 -
New York’s mass transit crisis has prompted some transportation advocates to say the city would be better off taking back subway and bus operations from the state-run MTA.
October 26 -
The $850 million sale of special tax obligation bonds drew a record $478 million of retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier.
October 25 -
U.S. District Judge Juan Sánchez gave Ed Pawowski the maximum sentence for his conviction on 47 charges related to a pay-for-play scheme.
October 24 -
The debt issuance by Worcester, Massachusetts, to build a minor-league baseball stadium will probably not affect the city’s credit quality, according to Moody's.
October 23 -
Funding a major capital program increasingly with debt is a big challenge, said finance director Robert Foran.
October 23 -
"I thought their approach was novel," Connecticut Lottery Corp. President Gregory Smith said of New Jersey's maneuver to boost pension funding.
October 18 -
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should cut commuter-rail fares within the boroughs to the cost of a subway MetroCard.
October 16 -
The Boston-based firm announced digital enhancements for investor communications, treasury management and disclosure compliance.
October 16 -
Stan Brezenoff expects to tap public-private partnerships and design-build as he sets out to rectify the troubled New York City Housing Authority,
October 12
