Joan Bartl
NJ governor creates board to establish public bank
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive, signed an executive order Wednesday to create a 14-member board...
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Joan Bartl
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Murphy pushes taxpayer-funded bank for N.J. No state has done that in a century.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday took the first steps to make New Jersey the first state in a century to open a state-owned bank...
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Joan Bartl
Nov 13, 20191 min read
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Creating Public Bank Implementation Board
Governor Phil Murphy followed through on one of his most challenging campaign promises by starting the clock on exploration...
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Joan Bartl
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Murphy orders plan for public bank, calling it ‘a force for good’
Two years after his election, Gov. Phil Murphy is finally taking a first step toward fulfilling one of his more unique campaign promises...
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Joan Bartl
Apr 10, 20182 min read
State Public Bank Would be Good for N.J. According to Hughes Center Report
A state public bank for New Jersey would have a large positive effect on jobs and state earnings according to a report prepared...
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Joan Bartl
May 22, 20178 min read
What if People Owned the Banks, Instead of Wall Street?
The long-time local attorney and father of two had been following the fallout from the Libor scandal, a brazen financial scam...
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Joan Bartl
Apr 26, 20174 min read
How a California Public Bank could fix the freeways, send kids to college and ambush Wall Street
Republicans are dead set on rolling back regulations passed to restrain Wall Street and big banks from repeating...
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Joan Bartl
Apr 17, 20178 min read
A Bank Even a Socialist Could Love
“This is one of the biggest eye-openers of my life,” says Rebecca Burke, a New Jersey activist on the call. “Once you see it...
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Joan Bartl
Feb 8, 20173 min read
A Public Bank for Oakland
A thriving local economy is something we all want to see—no controversy there. But we’ve been too quick to accept the prevailing notion...
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Joan Bartl
Jan 26, 20174 min read
Public banks help communities thrive. Why aren't there more?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the idea of creating a public bank has been proposed in dozens of states across the country...
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Joan Bartl
Jan 6, 20173 min read
The Homegrown Promise of a Seattle Public Bank
A Seattle public bank would support local development by keeping our tax money at work at home.
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Joan Bartl
Oct 16, 201610 min read
Public Banks for U.S. Cities
The Public Bank Project is dedicated to developing financial alternatives to the current system of Wall Street dominated finance to expand..
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Joan Bartl
Aug 7, 20163 min read
A New Jersey Mayor Speaks Out for Public Banks
In this season of campaign rhetoric about the state of our country, you occasionally come across an idea or proposal that goes beyond the st
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Joan Bartl
Aug 3, 20154 min read
Public Bank Touted as Way to Raise Funds Without Burdening NJ Taxpayers
After state provides start-up capital, new financial institution would then provide low-interest loans for infrastructure, new schools and..
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