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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"We need to make realistic assumptions regarding our ability to achieve expected returns in the future," said North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell.
February 17 -
Gov. Jim Justice outlined a vision to repeal the state income tax, which drives almost half of the state's general fund revenue.
February 12 -
HJ Sims has used Cinderella bonds, tender offers and forward deliveries to help senior living clients refinance without tax-exempt advance refundings.
February 10 -
Taking advantage of low rates, the state's School Bond Authority is selling the largest bond issue in its history to refund outstanding debt.
February 8 -
The philanthropic arm of Siebert Williams Shank & Co. announced donations to support Howard University and Spelman College.
February 3 -
The $136 million refunding is also backed by the state's appropriation pledge; a political dispute over how to handle unclaimed property was resolved last year.
February 3 -
Raymond James has hired veteran municipal banker Jim Tricolli as a managing director.
February 2 -
Over half of the $4.3 billion rise in the $96.6 billion budget proposal is related to costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 28 -
The state is attempting to abolish the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.
January 27 -
While a traffic turnaround may already be starting, analysts warn it will be a slow and difficult return for the airport sector to pre-pandemic levels.
January 27 -
Gov. John Bel Edwards wrote to President Joe Biden requesting additional federal funding for communities hard hit by three hurricanes in 2020.
January 27 -
The city has leveraged $10 million in Miami Forever bond proceeds by 20 times to provide $200 million to build affordable housing units.
January 26 -
The agreement to end the lawsuit over the sale of securities for a failed nuclear reactor project still must be approved by the court.
January 25 -
While Florida has gained jobs for eight straight months, Fitch warns it could take up to four years for the travel, leisure and hospitality sectors to recover, areas that play an important role in the Sunshine State's economy.
January 22 -
City Council reservations torpedoed Mayor Adrian Perkins' request to ask voters for $207 million of general obligation bond authority.
January 22 -
Robin Marshall, director of fixed income research at FTSE Russell, talks about what investors should be paying attention to during the coming year. He looks at inflation prospects, possible Central Bank actions and the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chip Barnett hosts. (15 minutes)
January 21 -
As travel declines during the coronavirus pandemic, munis backed by tourists' cash may come under increasing financial pressure.
January 20 -
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez talks with Chip Barnett of The Bond Buyer about what makes the Magic City so appealing to companies and investors alike right now. He discusses the attractiveness of its business climate, the city’s financial strengths, efforts to fight climate change and the diversity and resilience of its residents. (7 minutes)
January 19 -
The upgrade precedes the sale of $202 million of taxable refunding bonds next week.
January 15 -
Mayor Adrian Perkins put the bond proposals before the City Council and asked for a vote on a special April 24 election on four bond referendums.
January 14
