Chip Barnett is a journalist with almost 50 years of professional experience. He started his career at the Gannett Newspapers in Westchester County, N.Y., working his way up from back-shop compositor to Senior News Editor. Barnett later worked for Thomson Reuters in Manhattan, covering state and local government finance as a Reporter and later Executive Editor for TM3.com and as Editor in Charge of Municipal Finance for Reuters News. Later, he was the Editor of Municipal Finance Today at SourceMedia. Barnett has also worked for DebtWire/Municipals and has written about commercial real estate in South Florida and the Midwest for both The Real Deal and Globe Street. Barnett is currently a Reporter at The Bond Buyer.
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On a year-over-year basis, state tax revenues were up $321.1 million while the overall growth rate was 20.9%.
By Chip BarnettJuly 19 -
Florida’s unemployment rate rose 0.1% to 5.0% in June while gaining more than 69,300 jobs, as active job seekers look to rejoin the workforce.
By Chip BarnettJuly 16 -
Total revenue collections rose 14.5% from fiscal year 2020, ahead of an earlier forecast of 2.7% growth.
By Chip BarnettJuly 15 -
Perform, a portfolio management platform for institutional investors who want to accesses the municipal bond market, will be integrated into ICE Bonds.
By Chip BarnettJuly 15 -
According to disclosure notices, payments on two series of bonds issued in 2017 weren’t made on July 1 because of insufficient funds.
By Chip BarnettJuly 14 -
The U.S. social bond market is in its infancy, but there is huge potential for the public sector to contribute to the growth of this market, a CBI report said.
By Chip BarnettJuly 13 -
"You now have a proven toolbox based on the data from the MSRB municipal trades,” says Brad Wendt of Charles River Associates.
By Chip BarnettJuly 13 -
S&P’s Tiffany Tribbitt and Geoffrey Buswick talk with Chip Barnett about what municipalities can do to counter the growing threat of cyber attacks and what steps cities and states can take after an incident happens. (15 minutes)
By Chip BarnettJuly 13 -
General fund receipts increased to record surplus as road fund receipts gained 10.1% in the Bluegrass State.
By Chip BarnettJuly 9 -
State Treasurer Folwell praised officials in two towns for taking concrete steps to pass responsible budgets and avoid a state takeover.
By Chip BarnettJuly 7