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
Nov 13, 20191 min read
New Jersey Considers Setting Up Nation’s Second Public Bank
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order aimed at making New Jersey the second state to establish a publicly run bank...
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Joan Bartl
Nov 8, 20171 min read
Phil Murphy wins in NJ! Public Banking on the ballot and wins!
Phil Murphy describes Public Banking as “the type of big thinking we need to get back on track.” He wants to do even more...
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Joan Bartl
Nov 8, 20172 min read
Murphy Win Fires-Up National Public Bank Movement
Banking on New Jersey Co-Directors Joan Bartl and Walt McRee knew they had opened something special when they first talked with...
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Joan Bartl
Jun 13, 20174 min read
The Meaning of the Murphy Win
Last week’s gubernatorial primary resulted not only in the ascension of candidate Phil Murphy to the threshold of the NJ statehouse...
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Joan Bartl
Apr 12, 20177 min read
What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey
Phil Murphy, the leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his campaign...
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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
Oct 26, 20164 min read
Profile: The Woman Laying the Groundwork for a Public Bank in New Jersey
While most taxpayer funds right now are deposited in commercial banks, the mission of a taxpayer-owned bank would be...
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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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Joan Bartl
Jul 15, 20152 min read
OP-ED: Garden State Needs Its Own Public Bank to Help Stoke Economic Growth
New Jersey should have its own public bank — in fact, perhaps several of them dedicated to serve local municipalities and other targeted...
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