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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Ron DeSantis was sworn in Tuesday for a second term, promising more culture war headlines.
January 4 -
"Bond investors bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2022 as they look forward to a much more attractive 2023," said Bryce Doty of Sit Investment Associates.
December 30 -
Because I-75 is a key freight corridor from Florida to Canada, impacts from traffic congestion affect commercial and commuter traffic up and down the East Coast.
December 30 -
The increasing number and frequency of cyber attacks against municipalities is a cause for credit concern, S&P Global Ratings says.
December 28 -
Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, talks with Chip Barnett about the county's robust economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about how the seaport and airport are booming and looks at some challenges ahead such as environmental and housing issues. Taped live in Miami on Dec. 7. (10 minutes)
December 27 -
"The good news in this budget is that the MTA has increased its effort to find efficiencies, so that's now a larger portion of the plan. The challenge is that efficiency portion of the plan should be much, much bigger," said CBC President Andrew Rein.
December 23 -
The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. wants to have a successor selected before the Florida Legislature convenes its new session in March.
December 22 -
Debt outstanding at state and local public entities totals more than $329 billion, an increase of $61.5 billion since 2017, according to a report by state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
December 22 -
"I'm thrilled to have that opportunity to join the team," Patrick McCoy says. "It's a very important project with regional implications. To be part of that team is going to be very exciting."
December 21 -
The state's benchmark debt ratio for debt service to revenue is at 3.78% — well below a 6% target and 7% limit.
December 21
