by Anthony Colombo | Nov 21, 2017 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
By Tripp Stelnicki | The New Mexican | November 20, 2017 Whether there will someday be a Public Bank of Santa Fe was not decided Monday night, but concerned community members got an earful of the myriad regulatory and capitalization hurdles that must be resolved or...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 12, 2017 | National, New Jersey, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
BREAKING: Phil Murphy wins New Jersey’s governor’s race. But it’s not only a win for Murphy, it’s also a win for Public Banks. As John Nichols of The Nation put it today, “Public banking is on the ballot today—not as the sort of...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 9, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
California Treasurer John Chiang wants the state to consider creating a government-owned bank that could serve cannabis businesses, one of several recommendations aimed at helping bring those businesses into the financial mainstream. The recommendations, the product...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 5, 2017 | National, New Jersey, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double-digit lead in New Jersey’s race for governor, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. If he wins on November 7, the nation’s second state-owned bank in a century could follow. A UK study published on...
by Anthony Colombo | Oct 31, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt | Oct 30, 2017 Crushing regulations are driving small banks to sell out to the megabanks, a consolidation process that appears to be intentional. Publicly owned banks can help avoid that trend and keep credit flowing in local...
by Anthony Colombo | Oct 21, 2017 | New LTE, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
Given the often “ungressive” character of its editorial positions, it comes as no surprise that The New Mexican advocates against a public bank for Santa Fe (“City must take care of finances,” Our View, Oct. 13). What is especially unattractive, however, is the...