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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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks with Chip Barnett about his proposal for an amendment to the state constitution to limit backdoor borrowing by agencies and give voters a bigger say on bond issuance. (25 minutes)
February 21 -
"As we spoke with our underwriting partners and our municipal advisors, given [market] volatility, we shortened that retail order period to one day," says OMB's David Womack.
February 17 -
Julie Burger and Mark Burns will report to Chuck Peck, while Peter Cannava, current head of public finance, will become leader of multifamily capital in Wells Fargo's commercial real estate group.
February 14 -
The new law gives the governor the power to appoint the Disney district's board members and renames it the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
February 10 -
"The large taxable refunding or combined transactions were accomplished earlier in the year when rates were relatively low," says John Hallacy.
February 10 -
"I think ESG is here to stay in our market. I think it's a natural fit with the types of infrastructure that our market finances," said MSRB CEO Mark Kim.
February 9 -
"The main point is that this is a change primarily in name only," said Ben Watkins, head of the state's Bond Division. "There will be no impact on debt whatsoever."
February 6 -
"As we continue to strengthen our national platform, I am delighted to have Gary serving as president of the infrastructure and public finance department," Suzanne Shank said.
February 6 -
Louisa Chafee is senior vice president for external relations and public policy at the UJA-Federation of New York, the largest local Jewish philanthropy organization in the world.
February 6 -
Deposits to reserves that had been planned for fiscal 2024 and 2025 would be completed by the end of the current fiscal year, bringing the total to $24 billion.
February 3 -
"Our budget proposal not only builds on the successes of the past four years, but ensures that Florida will continue to thrive," said Gov. Ron DeSantis.
February 2 -
"We're going to see job growth, population growth, gross domestic product growth and we're very excited," says Mark Wilson, president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
February 1 -
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled plans to create an authority to fund innovation while Miami City Mayor Francis Suarez focused on the environment and housing affordability.
January 27 -
By an almost four-to-one margin, voters approved a charter amendment requiring voter approval to transfer ownership of the county's airport, seaport or tollway.
January 25 -
The Miami area unemployment rate fell to 1.4% in December and saw the second-highest number of private-sector job gains in the state on a year-over-year basis.
January 20 -
The company transferred its second party opinion business and analytical staff to Moody's Investors Service from Moody's ESG Solutions in October.
January 20 -
"Now our state is blessed with an opportunity for prosperity and growth unlike any before in our history," said Jim Justice.
January 17 -
Volume for the upcoming week is estimated at $8.34 billion, consisting of $6.30 billion of negotiated deals and $2.04 billion of competitive sales.
January 13 -
"The overall tone of the budget is one of prudency, which is correct during this current period where federal pandemic aid is winding down and there are questions about whether we enter into a recession," said Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management.
January 13 -
Prager filed with for dissolution with FINRA last month and Dallas, Texas-based HilltopSecurities stepped in to snap up the bankers in a move that will bolster its East and West Coast muni presence.
January 11
