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Public bank idea returns for more discussion
SANTA FE, N.M. — Creating a public bank in Santa Fe – an outside-the-box idea that has been kicking around since Mayor Javier Gonzales first raised it during his election campaign in 2014 – is coming back for a new round of public discussion. City Councilor...North Dakota’s Public Bank Is Funding Police Repression at Standing Rock
The brutal repression of indigenous and allied protesters at Standing Rock has shocked the conscience of fair-minded Americans, particularly those advocating economic and ecological reform. Although the protesters had in some cases been encroaching on “company land,”...PROFILE: THE WOMAN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A PUBLIC BANK IN NEW JERSEY
Joan Bartl believes taxpayer-owned financial institution would be ‘logical and practical’ because of the state’s ‘significant fiscal problems’ Who she is: Joan Bartl, state coordinator in New Jersey for the nonprofit Public Banking Institute. Where she calls...PHIL MURPHY MAKES STATE BANK CENTERPIECE OF GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN
Former Goldman Sachs executive also called for a higher minimum wage, tax breaks for those with lower incomes, and efforts to encourage high-tech. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Murphy called for a sweeping revision of state economic policies during a...Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money
With nearly a dozen state initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana on the November ballot, the market for legalized marijuana is certain to expand. But, because marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),...
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
Join those who’ve endorsed a Public Bank for New Mexico
“I had the good fortune to work on this initiative before Bernie kidnapped all my time. This is one of those no-brainer initiatives that only the 1% could oppose. It has the potential to save the state millions of dollars by vastly reducing the cost of its bonds to improve infrastructure funding. in a public bank, our state funds can be used to build our local economy and our local infrastructure.”
– Paul Gibson
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