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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Council members questioned whether the "historic" levels of reserves in the mayor's $89.1 billion executive budget are really enough.
May 25 -
The strategy could save the commonwealth roughly $300 million when compounded over 20 years, said state Treasurer Joe Torsella.
May 24 -
The covenant commits the state to four financial-restraint measures that lawmakers passed.
May 24 -
Officials say the cost estimate for what New York City Transit president Andy Byford called "a full overhaul" is a work in progress.
May 23 -
They seek damages damages from a litany of professional firms over the capital city's plunge to near bankruptcy.
May 21 -
Cities coping with phenomena like climate change and cybersecurity are empowering themselves through data mining and other smart technologies.
May 18 -
Treasurer Seth Magaziner hopes to attract more investors to Rhode Island's bond program.
May 18 -
He joins the firms infrastructure practice after four years at Squire Patton Boggs.
May 17 -
State authorization for design-build use on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway work is a door-opener, New York City transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.
May 17 -
The situation could deteriorate because of an aging workforce and modest population growth, according to Moody's.
May 16 -
The plan could hinder city operations and provide Washington further motivation to cut funding, Vito Mustaciuolo told City Council members.
May 16 -
Strategies range from flexible pricing structures with taxable and tax-exempt bonds to public-private partnerships.
May 16 -
The commonwealth expects to come to market Wednesday with a competitive issuance.
May 15 -
State Treasurer Denise Nappier released a certification that accounts for bond projects lawmakers authorized and canceled.
May 11 -
The $20.8 billion second-year adjustment to the biennial plan cleared 48 minutes before Wednesday's midnight adjournment deadline.
May 10 -
The new chief investment officer of the $34 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds will begin his duties Monday.
May 9 -
Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.
May 8 -
The commonwealth's web portal enables tracking general-fund balance in real time, among other features.
May 8 -
Its effect would hinge on party control of the General Assembly in 2022, given the open-endedness of the legislation.
May 7 -
New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.
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