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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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio named Dean Fuleihan first deputy mayor and Melanie Hartzog as budget chief.
December 1 -
The Regional Plan Association recommends congestion pricing, infrastructure banks, public benefit corporations, a regional rail system and an end to 24-hour New York subway service.
November 30 -
According to underwriter HJ Sims, the deal will mark the largest fixed-rate bond issue for a life-plan community.
November 29 -
The Citizens Budget Commission says deficits could compromise Chairman Joseph Lhota's subway improvement plan.
November 28 -
Thomas Hamilton, Scott Jackson and Jay Nolan will join the nascent board that will intervene in and assist with municipal distress cases.
November 27 -
New York's mayor says realized money will more than offset increased spending for fiscal 2018 and 2019.
November 21 -
It's the second try for Connecticut's capital city, which last year fired a contractor over cost overruns and delays.
November 21 -
The commonwealth's investor conference struck an upbeat tone, thanks to its Boston economic growth and an oversubscribed bond sale.
November 17 -
Treasurer Denise Nappier sees the just-passed spending plan as a roadblock to full funding.
November 16 -
Drew Smith, a former operative at the Massachusetts treasury, is Boston's new city treasurer.
November 15 -
Budget secretary Benjamin Barnes' latest revenue estimate comes two weeks after lawmakers passed a $41.3 billion biennial spending plan.
November 14 -
Many coastal governments would see budget pressure and diminished tax-raising ability, analysts said.
November 13 -
New York's MTA is pouring its capital into projects that don't reflect population growth, says a Manhattan Institute report.
November 13 -
Rising debt, legacy costs and challenges from Washington all pose challenges for the New York mayor after winning re-election.
November 9 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio's advisors worry about the effect of eliminating advance refundings and private activity bonds.
November 9 -
Democrat Scott Stringer earned a second term by trouncing Republican Michel Faulkner.
November 8 -
Amid East Coast transit systems' overcrowding and strained capital budgets, advocates tout ferries as low-cost alternatives.
November 3 -
A commission would examine transferring capital assets to a trust and building asset values to benefit pension plans.
November 3 -
Nine states, including Texas and Virginia, received the lowest D-minus grade from the Volcker Alliance for handling retirement costs.
November 2 -
Moody's cited the city's reliance on nonrecurring revenues.
November 2
