by Anthony Colombo | Jul 27, 2017 | Local Economies, National, New Jersey, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
“People focus on the big companies a lot, but small businesses are the big employers in the state, and if you look at where we’re going to get employment going forward, it’s going to be small business more than anything else,” said Democratic gubernatorial hopeful...
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 29, 2017 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
The Santa Fe City Council unanimously confirmed Mayor Javier Gonzales’ appointments to a new Public Banking Task Force on Wednesday. The seven-member task force is charged with determining the necessary procedures, timelines and requirements to establish a chartered...
by Anthony Colombo | Jun 28, 2017 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Santa Fe
Eight months before the end of his four-year term, Mayor Javier Gonzales is recommending appointments to a task force responsible for research that could lead elected officials to dramatically change the way Santa Fe’s city government does its banking. The task force...
by Anthony Colombo | May 24, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
When Craig Brandt marched into the City Council chambers in Oakland, California, in the summer of 2015, he was furious about fraud. The long-time local attorney and father of two had been following the fallout from the Libor scandal, a brazen financial scam that saw...
by Anthony Colombo | May 7, 2017 | New LTE
Good for our City Council. Members have unanimously supported a task force to develop a public bank. Why should we keep paying interest into the great maw of Wall Street when we can pay interest to ourselves and use the money to help our community? Thanks to the late...