by Anthony Colombo | Dec 16, 2016 | Local Economies, National, News, Print Media, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
Photo: The First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. (Teemu008 / CC BY-SA 2.0) Mayor Javier Gonzales of Santa Fe, N.M., was defiant when he spoke with National Public Radio’s Kelly McEversin November. Donald Trump had just won the election after running...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 11, 2016 | Local Economies, National, News, Print Media, Public Bank, Santa Fe
It was the windswept dust bowl in one of the most rural states in the country that forged America’s one and only public bank. The North Dakota public bank was launched in 1919 after farmers and ranchers, burdened with credit and harsh weather, saw land repossessed by...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 11, 2016 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
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...
by Anthony Colombo | Feb 10, 2016 | Announcements, Local Economies, News, Print Media, Santa Fe
By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican, Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 11:30 pm | Updated: 9:59 am, Wed Feb 10, 2016. Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales and at least half of the City Council on Tuesday proposed that the city raise taxes and continue to tap the...
by Anthony Colombo | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Public Banking, Santa Fe
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 9:30 pm | Updated: 6:00 am, Thu Jan 14, 2016. By Bruce Krasnow / The New Mexican A feasibility study released Wednesday concluded that the city of Santa Fe could save money by establishing a public bank. Currently, when the city...