by Michelle Mosser | Apr 7, 2020 | News, Economics, Local Economies, Small Business
Photo by Denise Womack-Avila, (CC BY 2.0) By Michael H. Shuman, Commentary on Community Economics Blog | Apr 7, 2020 Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businesses—the lifeblood of our...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 16, 2020 | News, Local Economies, New Mexico News, Public Bank
By Michael McDevitt, Las Cruces Sun-News / Jan 8, 2020 Las Cruces says New Mexico should consider a public bank. At its Monday meeting, the first of the year, the Las Cruces City Council voted to support New Mexico exploring the feasibility of a state public...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | Public Banking, California, Local Economies, National, New Mexico, News
By Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law / Jan 2, 2020 A California law has energized public banking advocates around the country New York and other states are moving ahead with legislation and studies aimed at creating public banks A California law allowing municipalities...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | New Jersey, Local Economies, National, News, Public Banking
photo courtesy of Bank of North Dakota Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wants New Jersey to become the second state with a public bank in the United States By Mike Catalini, Associated Press / Dec 20, 2019 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 3, 2019 | News, Local Economies, New Mexico, Public Banking
By Peter Goodman / KRWG Public Media / Oct 6, 2019 COMMENTARY: Suppose, in 1919, New Mexico, a cattle-raising state being taken advantage of by large cattle-dealers and big eastern banks, had formed its own state bank? In agricultural North Dakota, a populist wave...
by Michelle Mosser | Nov 23, 2019 | News, Local Economies, National, Public Bank
By Evan Sparks, ABA Banking Journal / August 21, 2019 Here we are, three adults, sitting in toddler-sized chairs in a former church basement. High-pitched laughter and kid chatter wafts in from the next room, where snacks are about to be served. I’m in the...