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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Gov. Gina Raimondo and top lawmakers want a clearer picture from Washington over coronavirus relief aid.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 14 -
The rating agency lowered the authority's transportation revenue bonds to A3 from A2, citing again the effects of the coronavirus.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 11 -
S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Pennsylvania's A-plus rating to negative from stable ahead of Wednesday's competitive general obligation bond sale.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 11 -
Any bonding to cover coronavirus-related budget gaps should come only with oversight from a reactivated state panel, the Citizens Budget Commission said.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 10 -
Siddharth Singhai, chief investment officer at IronHold Capital, explores how pension funds can choose better money managers. Paul Burton hosts. (16 min.)
By Paul BurtonSeptember 8 -
State officials would break up the Kennedy Plaza depot in Providence and create smaller hubs around the city, using bond money voters approved six years ago.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 8 -
The governor cited budget and social justice benefits from a measure to legalize cannabis, which officials say could bring in $600 million of new revenues.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 4 -
The short-term Municipal Liquidity Facility does not meet the city's needs, the mayor said while repeating his call for borrowing authority from New York State.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 3 -
The university and its health system are experiencing the biggest shortfalls ever, president Thomas Katsouleas told Connecticut lawmakers.
By Paul BurtonAugust 31 -
The governor said the group will craft recommendations to build economic resiliency and curb costs to prepare for a post-coronavirus future.
By Paul BurtonAugust 31