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Nov 14, 2019
3 min

NJ governor creates board to establish public bank

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive, signed an executive order Wednesday to create a 14-member board...

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Murphy pushes taxpayer-funded bank for N.J. No state has done that in a century.

Joan Bartl

Nov 13, 2019
3 min

Murphy pushes taxpayer-funded bank for N.J. No state has done that in a century.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday took the first steps to make New Jersey the first state in a century to open a state-owned bank...

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Murphy orders plan for public bank, calling it ‘a force for good’

Joan Bartl

Nov 13, 2019
3 min

Murphy orders plan for public bank, calling it ‘a force for good’

Two years after his election, Gov. Phil Murphy is finally taking a first step toward fulfilling one of his more unique campaign promises...

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New Jersey Considers Setting Up Nation’s Second Public Bank

Joan Bartl

Nov 13, 2019
1 min

New Jersey Considers Setting Up Nation’s Second Public Bank

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order aimed at making New Jersey the second state to establish a publicly run bank...

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Joan Bartl

Feb 8, 2017
3 min

A Public Bank for Oakland

A thriving local economy is something we all want to see—no controversy there. But we’ve been too quick to accept the prevailing notion...

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Joan Bartl

Jan 26, 2017
5 min

How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in Half

Americans could save $1 trillion over 10 years by financing infrastructure through publicly-owned banks like...

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The Homegrown Promise of a Seattle Public Bank

Joan Bartl

Jan 6, 2017
3 min

The Homegrown Promise of a Seattle Public Bank

A Seattle public bank would support local development by keeping our tax money at work at home.

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Joan Bartl

Jul 2, 2015
9 min

Public Banks: Bank of North Dakota

North Dakota is the only state that has established a publicly owned bank. Founded in 1919, the Bank of North Dakota’s mission is...

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