by Michelle Mosser | Jun 10, 2021 | Economics, Environment, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Friends of Earth Scotland, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) By Paras Griffin, Truthout | June 9, 2021 The movement to create public banks is gaining ground in many parts of the U.S., particularly as part of an effort among activists and progressive lawmakers to...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 10, 2021 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
The Hudson River Tunnels project is one proposed use of funds for a future National Infrastructure Bank in the U.S. (Amtrak) By Stanley R. Forczek, Mass Transit | June 8, 2021 The creation of a National Infrastructure Bank will cover project costs that federal,...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 8, 2021 | New Mexico, News, Renewable Energy
Image by jplenio from Pixabay By Scott Voorhis, Utility Dive | June 7, 2021 A NM Public Bank could reduce the need for NM’s energy companies to form deals and mergers with out-of-state companies as NM transitions to renewable energy, keeping NM’s...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 2, 2021 | Environment, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Renewable Energy
Photo courtesy KRTN radio By Ella Nilsen, Vox | June 1, 2021 A NM Public Bank could serve as a green bank for NM as it transitions to renewable energy. Entrepreneurial New Mexicans wanting to finance green projects could have access to funds with a public bank...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Economics, National, News, Small Business
For businesses to reopen and cities to bounce back post-pandemic, it’s going to take some work — and maybe some money from this little-known funding program. (Photo by Bernard Spragg. NZ / Public domain) By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | June 1, 2021 ...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 1, 2021 | Commercial Banking, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wall Street (photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) By Andy Morrison, Gotham Gazette | May 31,2021 This past week, an obscure public body, the New York City Banking Commission, decided that the city can resume banking...