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 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 -
S&P said Pennsylvania's rejection of Wilkes-Barre from a state workout program presents no immediate pressure to its overall credit quality.
October 11 -
Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.
October 11 -
The undertaking, for which the city has already allocated $760 million, seeks to establish flood protection 2.4 miles from Montgomery Street north to East 25th Street.
October 4 -
The New York City Economic Development Corp. made a $30 million seed investment in Cyber NYC.
October 2 -
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"This is not a project we relish," city transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said while presenting options for its $3 billion-plus overhaul of part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
October 1 -
The authority, one of the largest municipal bond issuers, will use the new benchmark to reduce its exposure to Libor, which is slated to sunset.
September 26 -
Andy Byford, president of the MTA's New York City Transit unit, said timing relative to budget cycles is essential.
September 25 -
Transportation research nonprofit TRIP said more than 7% of the state's bridges -- more than 300 -- are structurally deficient.
September 24
