by Leila Salim | Oct 1, 2022 | National, News, Public Banking
NEXT CITY, by Oscar Perry Abello September 27, 2022 Public banking is already making headlines in one big city mayoral race slated for next year, and it’s bound to come up in at least one more. (photo: Philadelphia City Hall, by Jose Fontano / Unsplash) New Mexico...
by Leila Salim | Aug 29, 2022 | Economics, New Mexico
Representative Christine Chandler from Los Alamos shared some big ideas for the budget surplus the state legislature will get to work with in the 60-day session this winter. It was published in three papers over the weekend. Here is an excerpt: Diversifying and...
by Leila Salim | Aug 15, 2022 | AFLEP in New Mexico, Letters to the Editor
MY VIEW – Peter Smith Santa Fe New Mexican | August 13, 2022 Let’s have a fact-based discussion about a public bank for New Mexico. What do we call it when a person who knows the facts of a specific situation fails to state them fairly and accurately, and tries...
by Leila Salim | Aug 11, 2022 | AFLEP in New Mexico, Videos Public Bank NM
On Monday, August 8, 2022 in Gallup NM, AFLEP presented to the Economic Development & Policy Committee (EDPC), an Interim Committee of the New Mexico State Legislature. The EDPC is made up of both Senators and Representatives. AFLEP was represented by Harold...
by Leila Salim | Jan 7, 2022 | AFLEP in New Mexico, AFLEP News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Dorothy Gamble — Green Fire Times | Jan/Feb, 2022 Currently, New Mexico’s money—three to nine billion dollars on any given day—is deposited and managed globally for profit elsewhere. The proposed Public Bank of New Mexico (PBNM) would safely invest our taxes and...