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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John Di Stasio, president of the Large Public Power Council, said while the industry faces some pressures, public power systems are stable with growing revenues and healthy cash coverages.
By Chip BarnettJune 28 -
David Fields, Rob Whitlock and Naomi O'Dell have been hired from RBC Capital Markets and will work out of the firm's Philadelphia and Chicago offices.
By Chip BarnettJune 28 -
Virginia Wong, a partner in Nixon Peabody's public finance group, talks with Chip Barnett about effective mentorship and building successful teams. (15 minutes)
By Chip BarnettJune 27 -
"I got cut," he told The Bond Buyer. "I'm looking for a new job now."
By Chip BarnettJune 26 -
"His key role in the financial rescue of New York City following its near-bankruptcy in 1975 set Dick on a nearly five-decade path making sure such an event would never happen again in the city and elsewhere," said William Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance.
By Chip BarnettJune 26 -
What's the impact of hybrid work on the city's commercial office market and property tax revenues? It may be less than you think, according to Comptroller Brad Lander.
By Chip BarnettJune 23 -
The "act to increase compliance by counties and municipalities that fail to timely submit an annual audit report," was called too harsh by Gov. Roy Cooper.
By Chip BarnettJune 21 -
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said the state unemployment rate in May was steady at 2.6% for the fifth straight month, the lowest among the 10 largest states in the nation.
By Chip BarnettJune 16 -
The IBO is a publicly funded city agency that provides nonpartisan information about the budget and economy but has no policymaking role.
By Chip BarnettJune 15 -
"The lowered ratings reflect our view of the system's ongoing operational management vulnerabilities that led to an EPA administrative order and alleged violations of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act," said S&P's Jenny Poree.
By Chip BarnettJune 14 -
The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District is selling bonds to continue renovations on the Caesars Superdome, which will host the 2025 Super Bowl.
By Chip BarnettJune 14 -
City finance officials report that its recent $1.56 billion general obligation bond sale was more than six times oversubcribed.
By Chip BarnettJune 9 -
Additionally, state Treasurer Dale Folwell endorsed an anti-ESG bill in the state legislature.
By Chip BarnettJune 8 -
The upgrade lifts $1 billion of the Jacksonville system's water and sewer system senior revenue bonds to AA-plus from AA.
By Chip BarnettJune 7 -
Olson, a 20-year municipal bond veteran, replaces Marjorie Henning who retired at the end of April. In his new position, he will be in charge of the Bureau of Public Finance, which manages the city's borrowing for the comptroller.
By Chip BarnettJune 6 -
The Housing Development Corp. will come to market with almost $1 billion of sustainable development bonds to fund new housing projects in the city.
By Chip BarnettJune 5 -
The recent influx of migrants has stressed the city's social services system amid uncertainty about whether funding will come from state or federal government.
By Chip BarnettJune 2 -
Suzanne Shank has been chosen as chair of the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference, the Detroit Regional Chamber announced.
By Chip BarnettJune 1 -
From the battlefield to the boardroom, military veterans are making their mark in the financial services industry today. Hear their stories in this special podcast featuring Academy Securities, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Drexel Hamilton, Mischler Financial Group and Roberts & Ryan. Chip Barnett hosts. (45 minutes)
By Chip BarnettMay 31 -
Weakening revenues should be a red flag for states, particularly those planning tax cuts, said Lucy Dadayan of the Urban Institute's Tax Policy Center.
By Chip BarnettMay 24



















