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By No More Normal, KUNM | February 7, 2021 Listen as Angela Merkert, Executive Director of Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity, speaks with Khalil Ekulona, the host of No More Normal, KUNM 89.9 Albuquerque on the benefits of a Public Bank for New Mexico communities...
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By Kim Shanahan, Santa Fe New Mexican – Some progressives have touted the benefits of a state bank for years, some for the past decade. As recently as nine years ago, the homebuilding industry in Santa Fe was deep in a lending drought with no sign of ending. Many thought a public bank could resurrect local developments starved of financing for new subdivision infrastructure. Many of us still do.
Three States and Two Cities Are Getting Serious About Public Banking
By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City – Over the last few weeks, legislators in Washington State, Oregon, Philadelphia and San Francisco all introduced bills to establish or take the necessary steps toward the establishment of “public banks.” Across the country, state and local governments currently hold more than $600 billion in deposits. Supporters of public banks envision using those deposits to do what the Bank of North Dakota has been doing since 1919 — playing a mostly behind-the-scenes role to give community lenders a boost.
Bill Could Allow OR Cities to Create Their Own Banks
By Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – Oregon lawmakers want cities to be allowed to put their cash in banks other than large, for-profit institutions. Bills in the Legislature – Senate Bill 339 and House Bill 2743 – would enable municipalities to create public banks, which are owned and run by a state or municipality.
SB 313/ HB 236 Public Banking Act has been filed!
February 2, 2021 – Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity is pleased to announce that the Public Banking Act, SB 313/ HB 236, has been filed and assigned to the following committees: Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee (STBTC), Senate Finance Committee...
A state-owned Public Bank benefits New Mexicans
By Renewable Taos Board, Taos News – How do we reach ETA goals when our state depends so heavily on the monetary returns from the fossil fuel industry? If it were just New Mexico, that would be one thing, but these mammoth economic shifts are driven by global forces. A Public (or State) Bank could provide a mechanism to help deal with these and other issues related to improving local economies and legislation is now being developed for the upcoming Legislative session.
New Mexico Economy Needs A Public Bank
By Paul O’Connell, KRWG – Public Banking is gaining interest across the country from California to New Jersey. It can occur at any level of government—city, county or state. Rather than owned by the private sector, it is a public institution like a University or Water Utility answering to the public it serves rather than stockholders.
Philly will consider establishing a public bank in an effort to boost Black-owned businesses
By Laura McCrystal and Sean Collins Walsh, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia City Council will consider establishing a public bank, a move that lawmakers and advocates say would fight systemic racism and boost the local economy by serving business owners of color. Councilmember Derek Green introduced legislation Thursday to establish a public bank as a city authority that would have the power to provide loans, issue tax-exempt bonds, finance city construction projects, and perform other banking functions.
San Francisco moves a big step closer to a public bank
By Tim Redmond, 48Hills – Six San Francisco supervisors spoke today about their support for a public bank, guaranteeing that a measure just introduced by Sup. Dean Preston will be sent to Mayor London Breed. The legislation would set up a task force composed of banking industry experts, community members, and a representative of the offices of the treasurer and controller that would have a year to craft a business and structural plan.
San Diego resumes efforts to create city-run public bank
By David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune – San Diego city leaders want to explore creating California’s first government-run public bank, which could loan out tens of millions of dollars in city reserves for projects related to affordable housing, climate change, social equity or other goals. If approved, San Diego would launch its public bank with hundreds of millions of dollars from city reserves that it now keeps at Bank of America and US Bank.
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
“I had the good fortune to work on this initiative before Bernie kidnapped all my time. This is one of those no-brainer initiatives that only the 1% could oppose. It has the potential to save the state millions of dollars by vastly reducing the cost of its bonds to improve infrastructure funding. in a public bank, our state funds can be used to build our local economy and our local infrastructure.”
– Paul Gibson
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