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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Paul Gray, co-founder of IronHold Capital, links the unfunded liability problem to bad public policy decisions and bad hedge-fund actors. Paul Burton hosts (13 minutes).
By Paul BurtonMarch 16 -
As the governor faces an impeachment inquiry, just how New York State government will function on budget and other matters is an open question.
By Paul BurtonMarch 12 -
Johnson, in his announcement to run, emphasized New York’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through effective use of federal stimulus dollars.
By Paul BurtonMarch 10 -
They assumed their jobs over the past year in the face of a pandemic, civil unrest and financial uncertainties, and in an industry often set in its ways.
By Paul BurtonMarch 9 -
Two top state lawmakers, who along with Cuomo comprise the “three people in the room” that hash out the spending plan, pulled their support of the New York governor.
By Paul BurtonMarch 8 -
U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary nominee and former New York City official Polly Trottenberg called it 'a project of national significance.'
By Paul BurtonMarch 8 -
Limited-size audiences are returning to live events in New York. Shutdowns from the coronavirus have hit the sports, arts and entertainment industries hard.
By Paul BurtonMarch 5 -
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee succeeds her on a day state voters approved seven bond measures totaling $400 million.
By Paul BurtonMarch 3 -
By the end of March, more than 1,700 projects will have the go-ahead to resume, according to the mayor.
By Paul BurtonMarch 2 -
Increased federal funding, Gov. Janet Mills’ targeting of coronavirus relief funds and the state’s relative success in fighting the pandemic have helped.
By Paul BurtonMarch 2