by Anthony Colombo | Jan 7, 2018 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
BY DEONNA ANDERSON | DECEMBER 28, 2017 In Portland, Oregon, a movement is slowly building to establish a public bank. After debating divestment from companies whose practices might be harmful to people or the environment, the City Council voted in April to stop...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 9, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Joshua Sabatini | San Francisco Examiner | December 3, 2017 San Francisco could become the first city in the nation to launch a public bank. Supervisors Malia Cohen and Sandra Fewer are advancing the idea of establishing a municipal bank, which would end The City’s...
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...