by Michelle Mosser | Apr 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Economies, New Mexico, News
Photo: Employees at work at local toilet paper provider Roses Southwest Papers in Albuquerque (Image courtesy Roses Southwest Papers) By Valerie Vande Panne, Next City | Apr 20, 2020 At a time when businesses pivot from making booze to hand sanitizer, and from sewing...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 10, 2020 | Economics, Local Economies, National, News
Photo by Corey Taratuta By April Simpson, The Day | Apr 10, 2020 Every part of the country will feel the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis. But the small and isolated rural areas that lagged during the economic boom may fare better, relatively...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 7, 2020 | Economics, Local Economies, News, Small Business
Photo by Denise Womack-Avila, (CC BY 2.0) By Michael H. Shuman, Commentary on Community Economics Blog | Apr 7, 2020 Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businesses—the lifeblood of our...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 16, 2020 | Local Economies, New Mexico News, News, Public Bank
By Michael McDevitt, Las Cruces Sun-News / Jan 8, 2020 Las Cruces says New Mexico should consider a public bank. At its Monday meeting, the first of the year, the Las Cruces City Council voted to support New Mexico exploring the feasibility of a state public...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | California, Local Economies, National, New Mexico, News, Public Banking
By Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law / Jan 2, 2020 A California law has energized public banking advocates around the country New York and other states are moving ahead with legislation and studies aimed at creating public banks A California law allowing municipalities...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | Local Economies, National, New Jersey, News, Public Banking
photo courtesy of Bank of North Dakota Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wants New Jersey to become the second state with a public bank in the United States By Mike Catalini, Associated Press / Dec 20, 2019 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy...