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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The pandemic exposed weaknesses in the old ways of doing things, he said during a virtual Citizens Budget Commission awards presentation in New York.
By Paul BurtonOctober 13 -
Connecticut and New York are the first state and city, respectively, to implement such savings programs.
By Paul BurtonOctober 6 -
A $430 million collaborative transaction featured the university, two asset management firms, and the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.
By Paul BurtonOctober 4 -
The Allegheny County Airport Authority sold $832.7 million of bonds to cover two-thirds of the construction costs in the latest example of the region's modernization.
By Paul BurtonOctober 1 -
The state-supported issuance marks the initial debt offering to backstop a $523 milion initiative.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 30 -
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's annual report reinfornced the transit authority's struggles that took hold during the pandemic.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 29 -
The New York City Housing Development Corp.'s chief operating officer, who died Friday, understood bond financing nuances and "connected people and ideas."
By Paul BurtonSeptember 29 -
Bond ratings and other positive news of late could merely paper over warning signs of another fiscal cliff.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 27 -
As two women compete for the city's top office, a ballot measure with big ramifications for its finances will also shape its future.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 24 -
Making the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility a permanent emergency lending program would be “valuable and forward thinking," Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden told a House subcommittee.
By Paul BurtonSeptember 23