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 urgent need to repair and upgrade the housing stock may offset leeriness over private development.
By Paul BurtonMay 9 -
Resilience financing expert Alan Rubin of Blank Rome explores this new dynamic and its role in the public finance market. Paul Burton hosts.
By Paul BurtonMay 9 -
The state's municipalities generally enjoy high bond ratings. Whether they can sustain them in bad times is still up for question.
By Paul BurtonMay 8 -
Thirty-five local plans carry a combined unfunded liability of roughly $2.5 billion, a slight increase from last year, a state report says.
By Paul BurtonMay 7 -
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission won a lawsuit by truckers over tolling, but still faces questions about how it will manage its $11.8 billion debt load.
By Paul BurtonMay 3 -
As the session enters the homestretch, lawmakers are divided over how to impose tolls on the state's highways and whether to do so.
By Paul BurtonApril 30 -
The municipal bond industry veteran, formerly of PNC and Janney, will head municipal strategy and credit at Hilltop.
By Paul BurtonApril 29 -
A watchdog organization says New York City would fare better with a rainy day fund instead of its current reserve mechanisms.
By Paul BurtonApril 25 -
The layout of Los Angeles means the concept wouldn't work as proposed in Manhattan, Eric Garcetti said in New York.
By Paul BurtonApril 24 -
Chairman Patrick Foye and board members want answers to repeated snafus over the installation of train safety technology.
By Paul BurtonApril 22