Common Wealth

Joan Bartl

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...

Joan Bartl

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...

Joan Bartl

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...

Joan Bartl

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...

Joan Bartl

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...

Joan Bartl

How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in Half

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

Joan Bartl

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.

Joan Bartl

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...