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...
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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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Joan Bartl
- Nov 13, 2019
- 1 min
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Creating Public Bank Implementation Board
Governor Phil Murphy followed through on one of his most challenging campaign promises by starting the clock on exploration...
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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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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
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
State Public Bank Would be Good for N.J. According to Hughes Center Report
A state public bank for New Jersey would have a large positive effect on jobs and state earnings according to a report prepared...
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Joan Bartl
- Nov 8, 2017
- 1 min
Phil Murphy wins in NJ! Public Banking on the ballot and wins!
Phil Murphy describes Public Banking as “the type of big thinking we need to get back on track.” He wants to do even more...
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Joan Bartl
- Jun 13, 2017
- 4 min
The Meaning of the Murphy Win
Last week’s gubernatorial primary resulted not only in the ascension of candidate Phil Murphy to the threshold of the NJ statehouse...
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Joan Bartl
- Apr 12, 2017
- 7 min
What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey
Phil Murphy, the leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his campaign...
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Joan Bartl
- Apr 11, 2017
- 4 min
The Savings And Stability Of Public Banking
As a society obsessed by money, we pay a gigantic price for not educating high school and college students about money and banking...
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Joan Bartl
- Mar 10, 2017
- 10 min
Cities and States Prefer Public Banks to Wall Street
Alarmed by the corruption and greed of Wall Street, many US cities and states are studying the feasibility of establishing public banks.
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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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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
- Oct 16, 2016
- 10 min
Public Banks for U.S. Cities
The Public Bank Project is dedicated to developing financial alternatives to the current system of Wall Street dominated finance to expand..
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Joan Bartl
- Sep 9, 2016
- 5 min
Phil Murphy Makes State Bank Centerpiece of Gubernatorial Campaign
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Murphy called for a sweeping revision of state economic policies during a major speech in Newark...
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Joan Bartl
- Aug 7, 2016
- 3 min
A New Jersey Mayor Speaks Out for Public Banks
In this season of campaign rhetoric about the state of our country, you occasionally come across an idea or proposal that goes beyond the st
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Joan Bartl
- May 9, 2016
- 4 min
Bank of North Dakota Profitable Despite Oil Slump
When Arizonans for a New Economy gives talks about public banking and the Bank of North Dakota, invariably someone in the audience claims...
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Joan Bartl
- Aug 3, 2015
- 4 min
Public Bank Touted as Way to Raise Funds Without Burdening NJ Taxpayers
After state provides start-up capital, new financial institution would then provide low-interest loans for infrastructure, new schools and..
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Joan Bartl
- Jul 15, 2015
- 2 min
OP-ED: Garden State Needs Its Own Public Bank to Help Stoke Economic Growth
New Jersey should have its own public bank — in fact, perhaps several of them dedicated to serve local municipalities and other targeted...
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