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
Apr 27, 20186 min read
The Ultimate Cash Crop
In January, days after Californians were first allowed to buy recreational marijuana in the state...
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Joan Bartl
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Unanimously Votes to Endorse Public Banking
On April 10, 2018, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) unanimously voted to endorse public banking, passing a resolution...
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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
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
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
May 19, 20173 min read
LOOSE ENDS: Joan Bartl is part of the movement aimed at creating a public bank for New Jersey
The connection between fighting against “Dick-and-Jane” gender stereotyping and fighting for a public bank in New Jersey is...
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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
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
Mar 10, 201710 min read
Cities and States Prefer Public Banks to Wall Street
Alarmed by the corruption and greed of Wall Street, many US cities and states are studying the feasibility of establishing public banks.
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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 26, 20175 min read
How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in Half
Americans could save $1 trillion over 10 years by financing infrastructure through publicly-owned banks like...
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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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