Chip Barnett

“In the Great Recession it took us like seven or eight years to get back to where we were pre-recession,” Florida's Ben Watkins said. “This time it was less than 24 months.”

Personal income tax data indicates the stock market slump is taking a toll on tax collections, Comptroller Brad Lander said in a report on the city's finances.

The firm’s project finance & public finance practice comprises more than 50 attorneys and professional colleagues and is looking to add.

Coming back from COVID, states in the Southeast are seeing their revenue streams perk up as economic activity resumes across the region.

While small in size and population, D.C. is a wealthy area. If it were a state, it would rank 47th in population while its per-capita income leads all 50 states and it has a GDP greater than 17 states.

Personal income tax revenues rely upon taxpayers continuing to be taxpayers and remaining residents of New York, especially high-income earners.

More frequent and extreme rainfall can produce amounts of stormwater runoff the city’s infrastructure was never designed to capture.

Fitch Ratings said the upgrade reflects the city's improved operating performance due to a robust tax revenue rebound and management's proactive budgetary actions.

City and state will issue municipal bonds for the domed stadium while lowering taxpayer liabilities.

Daniel Berger, Senior Municipal Strategist at Refiniv Municipal Market Data, talks about what’s in store for the municipal bond market in the second half of this year. Are munis set to rally in the next few months? He looks at market volatility and talks about who holds muni bonds, bond fund outflows and discusses muni to Treasury ratios and the yield curve. Gary Siegel and Chip Barnett host. (15 minutes)

Siebert's Suzanne Shank and Bill Thompson have joined with NBA veteran player Chris Webber in a new program launched by New York State to fund the growth of the cannabis industry that eliminates barriers for equitable participation.

State Treasurer Riley Moore is among of a group of GOP state officials challenging ESG efforts he calls “coercive capitalism.”

The state made "unprecedented additions" to its reserves, protecting its triple-A bond rating, said state Sen. Janet Howell, Finance and Appropriations Committee Chair.

Florida’s unemployment rate has been lower than the national rate for 18 consecutive months, the state Department of Economic Opportunity says.

After a deal fell apart last year amid controversy over private prisons, the state returns with new underwriters and a traditional municipal finance structure.

Hosting a World Cup game brings a variety of economic benefits to cities and counties, from increased spending by fans and tourists from around the world to burnishing a region's reputation.

As interest rates rise and muni yields trend higher, the Peach State is set to competitively sell its triple-A rated municipal bonds.

Isaac Yilma has joined the firm's public finance practice in Atlanta as a partner, bringing with him expertise in infrastructure, affordable housing and economic development projects.

Natalie Cohen of The Public Purse and John Mousseau of Cumberland Advisors take a deep dive into what’s happening in Reedy Creek in the wake of the Florida battle between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Disney Co. Is it a portent of things to come or just a tempest in a teapot? Chip Barnett hosts the podcast recorded June 9. (33 minutes)

The final budget sets aside about $8.3 billion in budget reserves, which bring them to the highest level in the city's history.