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. Tom Wolf is expected to sign five-month, $26 billion spending plan, intended to buy time to measure the hit from the effects of COVID-19.
By Paul BurtonMay 29 -
With the latest federal rescue package stalled, New York's mayor has asked state lawmakers to authorize an additional $7 billion in bonding.
By Paul BurtonMay 27 -
The think tank bestows its highest honor for leadership in the New York metropolitan region to the American Triple I Partners chairman and former HUD secretary.
By Paul BurtonMay 27 -
The board, a vestige from the 1970s fiscal crisis, is a lingering motive for the city to approve a balanced budget.
By Paul BurtonMay 22 -
Investors, while confident long-term about the transit authority, worry about immediate risks, Chairman Patrick Foye said in a letter.
By Paul BurtonMay 22 -
The mass transit system still holds a strong presence despite three bond rating downgrades amid the coronavirus, Chief Financial Officer Robert Foran said.
By Paul BurtonMay 20 -
As Gov. Charlie Baker reopens the state, a taxpayer group paints a dire revenue picture.
By Paul BurtonMay 20 -
President Trump named Sarah Feinberg, a former FRA administrator, and Chris Koos of Illinois to the board of the quasi-public national passenger railroad.
By Paul BurtonMay 19 -
John Boyd Jr. of corporate site selection firm Boyd Co. discusses economic development scenarios, including the need for a "dramatic, New Deal-type" infrastructure bill. Paul Burton hosts.
By Paul BurtonMay 19 -
Mayor warns about a worsening budget picture amid possible roadblocks to further federal aid and more dire projections from watchdog IBO.
By Paul BurtonMay 18