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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Better technology can help enhance efficiency, analysts and civic leaders say.
By Paul BurtonMay 1 -
The Municipal Liquidity Facility is not enough to counter the fiscal effects of COVID-19, says the man who helped rescue the city from its 1970s fiscal crisis.
By Paul BurtonMay 1 -
The mass transit authority cannot tap the Municipal Liquidity Facility directly, chief financial officer Robert Foran said.
By Paul BurtonApril 30 -
According to the survey that Tom Kozlik prepared, more than 90% of 211 analysts and specialists found coronavirus the most compelling issue facing the public finance industry. Public pensions ranked second.
By Paul BurtonApril 29 -
William Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance explores deficits, budget cuts, rainy-day funds and borrowing options amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.
By Paul BurtonApril 28 -
Where and how residents buy their alcohol in the commonwealth's control state system has resurfaced as a budgetary, policy and public-health dynamic.
By Paul BurtonApril 27 -
Size, timing and structure hinge on market variables, senior manager Jefferies said.
By Paul BurtonApril 24 -
Debt restructuring options as the transit agency navigates through the coronavirus crisis include refundings for savings or to push out debt, according to Robert Foran.
By Paul BurtonApril 23 -
"This is undoubtedly the toughest time in MTA history," said Patrick Foye, who has asked Congress to double its $3.8 billion relief package.
By Paul BurtonApril 22 -
The site will provide a single location for investors to access its financial and operating data.
By Paul BurtonApril 22