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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Acknowledging budget clouds in Washington and Albany, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his spending plan aims to make New York 'the fairest big city in America.'
February 1 -
Moody's revised its outlook on Connecticut's capital to developing from negative, pending the city's application for a state workout program.
January 31 -
Known as “MWBE University,” Comptroller Scott Stringer's series of workshops is designed for such businesses to obtain certification and navigate the procurement process.
January 29 -
Against a backdrop of chronic state budget strife, Jefferies will price the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s tobacco master settlement bonds this week.
January 29 -
Gov. Charlie Baker's group will examine changes in technology, climate and demographics.
January 24 -
City officials intend to fight language that they say would put the city on the hook for emergency repairs by the state-run MTA.
January 23 -
The authority realized $534 million in present-value savings from those transactions in 2017, said finance director Patrick McCoy.
January 23 -
Key variables include how Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the MTA would use the roughly $1 billion projected for mass transit, New York City's role and how Albany would tweak the measure.
January 22 -
A wave of U.S. catastrophes has northeast municipal issuers scrutinizing resiliency options and how to fund them.
January 19 -
A state official cited the need to have special tax obligation bonds rated "on the bonds' own merits," distinct from the state's GOs.
January 19 -
A group of eight taxpayers wants a Lackawanna County judge to immediately enforce a tax-cap order on the Pennsylvania city.
January 17 -
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello said he would hold hearings on the $83 million package.
January 17 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio envisions a tobacco-type groundswell in the fight against fossil-fuel companies while skeptics differ.
January 12 -
Gov. Dannel Malloy urged lawmakers to replenish the Special Transportation Fund.
January 11 -
New York City would be the first major U.S. public pension to divest from fossil fuel businesses.
January 10 -
The full Senate could vote next week on a financing package to replace 75-year-old McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket.
January 10 -
The law firm is building out its Pennsylvania public finance practice.
January 9 -
Mayor Martin Walsh cited the need for more elaborate resilience measures after freezing floodwaters engulfed neighborhoods.
January 8 -
The commonwealth plans two more sales in early 2018 after Tuesday's $600 million deal.
January 8 -
While dodging the actual phrase, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested now is the time to seriously consider a tolling plan to fund subway and street repair in New York City.
January 5
