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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Moody's also affirmed the A1 rating on the authority's $3.2 billion of general revenue bonds and the A2 rating on the $2.5 billion of general revenue junior indebtedness obligations.
January 5 -
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reported that private insurance companies assumed 650,399 policies from the state's last-resort carrier in 2023.
January 3 -
The Bond Buyer takes a look back at 2023 and remembers those in the public finance industry who died last year.
January 3 -
"There is no doubt that inflation has had an impact. It's important that we continue to ensure that everyone working in New Jersey has access to a livable wage," said Gov. Phil Murphy.
January 2 -
The MTA's public review process on congestion pricing plan started Wednesday and will run through March 11. The MTA will also hold four hybrid virtual and in-person public hearings.
December 28 -
Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports remain on track to see their busiest year ever as 132 million passengers have passed through in 2023.
December 28 -
The $136.6 billion 2024-2026 biennium budget proposal will be debated by the state General Assembly when it reconvenes on Jan. 2.
December 27 -
At the ceremony, Patronis announced the State Board of Administration plans to make a sizable new purchase of Israel bonds.
December 26 -
The state's labor force continued to increase last month as more people entered the labor force, hitting an annual growth rate of 3.2%.
December 22 -
"Preserving a livable planet and a thriving economy will require a collective global commitment both to the phase-out of fossil fuels and to massive new investments," said New York Comptroller Brad Lander.
December 21
