by Anthony Colombo | Jul 27, 2017 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Los Angeles should explore whether to create a municipal bank that would finance affordable housing and throw its doors open to the cannabis industry, City CouncilPresident Herb Wesson said Tuesday. Wesson tossed out the idea as part of a sweeping speech that set out...
by Anthony Colombo | Jul 27, 2017 | Local Economies, National, New Jersey, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
“People focus on the big companies a lot, but small businesses are the big employers in the state, and if you look at where we’re going to get employment going forward, it’s going to be small business more than anything else,” said Democratic gubernatorial hopeful...
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 29, 2017 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
The Santa Fe City Council unanimously confirmed Mayor Javier Gonzales’ appointments to a new Public Banking Task Force on Wednesday. The seven-member task force is charged with determining the necessary procedures, timelines and requirements to establish a chartered...
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 28, 2017 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Santa Fe
Eight months before the end of his four-year term, Mayor Javier Gonzales is recommending appointments to a task force responsible for research that could lead elected officials to dramatically change the way Santa Fe’s city government does its banking. The task force...
by Anthony Colombo | May 24, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
When Craig Brandt marched into the City Council chambers in Oakland, California, in the summer of 2015, he was furious about fraud. The long-time local attorney and father of two had been following the fallout from the Libor scandal, a brazen financial scam that saw...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 29, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
SANTA FE — The city of Santa Fe is forming a task force to further explore the idea of creating a public bank. On Wednesday, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would create a nine-member task force appointed by the mayor and approved by the...