Listen to Craig Barnes interview two experts on public banking, Gwen Hallsmith, Executive Director of the Public Banking Institute, and Mike Krauss, a director of the Public Banking Institute and chairman of the Pennsylvania Project–an organization dedicated to the formation of Public Banks at the state and municipal level in Pennsylvania. They recently visited Santa Fe on behalf of We are People Here! to meet and discuss, with Mayor Gonzales, City Councilors, and other civic leaders of Santa Fe, the benefits and the formation of a Public Bank for the City of Santa Fe.
Stakeholders from across New Mexico are invited to contribute to the formation of a Clean Energy Economy Roadmap as part of the virtual town hall. As a clean energy industry matures within the state, the associated commercial, educational, workforce, and entrepreneurial opportunities for rural and urban centers alike, are expanding. The town hall’s intent is to inform a Roadmap, designed to harness regional opportunities through regional stakeholder input, in support of a clean energy ecosystem in New Mexico. This free, half-day town hall meeting will be hosted with Zoom. Registered participants will receive the town hall Zoom link on Aug. 4 as part of a reminder email message. Registration closes Aug. 4 at 12 p.m. View agenda and speakers by following 
Bring your lunch and eat while we zoom! The League of Women Voters presents their monthly community event, Lunch with a Leader on August 18, at 11:45 a.m. This month will feature three women who have been working to extend knowledge about the establishment of a public bank. The zoom information is below the bios of our leaders. Be sure to click or cut and paste on the link to get your zoom info emailed to you.
