by Anthony Colombo | Aug 16, 2014 | Announcements, Local Economies, News, Public Banking, The Unbanked
Greetings friends: The evidence of the influence of money in politics is still all around us. Our upcoming elections will again demonstrate the power of billionaires. Anyone could be excused if he or she felt powerless. But we are not. After two years of...
by Anthony Colombo | Aug 14, 2014 | Local Economies, News, Print Media, Public Banking
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: City moving forward with study on public bank Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:00 pm | Updated: 7:23 am, Wed Aug 13, 2014. By Daniel J. Chacón
The New Mexican The idea of creating a public bank in Santa Fe is gaining traction. The...
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 11, 2014 | Commercial Banking, News, Public Banking
Gwen most recently made national headlines with her work in Vermont to ask Town Meetings to consider public banking. On March 4th, 18 cities and towns in Vermont voted to endorse a resolution directing the state legislators to create a State Bank for Vermont....
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 11, 2014 | Local Economies, News, Print Media, Public Banking
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Mayor wants to study possibility of launching public bank Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 9:00 pm | Updated: 8:08 am, Wed Jun 11, 2014. By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican Mayor Javier Gonzales wants to study the feasibility of creating a...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 9, 2015 | National, News, Public Banking
Published in Bucks County Courier Times December 9, 2015 By Mike Krauss Across the United States, states and municipal governments struggle to provide essential public services, such as schools, public safety, courts and prisons, public health, transportation...
by Anthony Colombo | Jul 26, 2015 | Commercial Banking, Local Economies, National, News
MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Santa Cruz County, California, recently figured out a way to hold big banks who engage in illegal and destructive behavior accountable: Don’t do business with them. According to AllGov California, the Santa Cruz...