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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
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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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
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Nov 13, 20191 min read
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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
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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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
Nov 13, 20191 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Nov 8, 20171 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Jun 13, 20174 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Apr 12, 20177 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Apr 11, 20174 min read
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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.

Joan Bartl
Mar 10, 201710 min read
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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
Feb 8, 20173 min read
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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
Jan 26, 20175 min read
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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
Jan 6, 20173 min read
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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..

Joan Bartl
Oct 16, 201610 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Sep 9, 20165 min read
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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

Joan Bartl
Aug 7, 20163 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
May 9, 20164 min read
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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..

Joan Bartl
Aug 3, 20154 min read
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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...

Joan Bartl
Jul 15, 20152 min read
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