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Information you need about the advantages of public banking

Do you want to know more about how the ownership, structure, purpose, and transparency of a public bank differs from credit unions, Wall Street and community banks, community development financial institution, and non-depository organizations like finance authorities,...
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Public Banking in a Time of Crisis: How to Rebuild Los Angeles

The Bank of North Dakota has a proven record of responsiveness to natural disaster, providing more than $200 million in assistance to state residents in seven crises since 1997. As Los Angeles public bank advocate Trinity Tran writes, a public bank can provide the...
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Good news and new media

Good news! "An Act to Create a Massachusetts Public Bank" has received a reporting extension from the Joint Committee on Financial Services. That means we are still able to advocate for passage, including asking for co-sponsors. There has been some great recent media...
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July 18: Legislative briefing on the public bank bill

Members of the public, legislators and staff are invited to a legislative briefing on H.975/S.632, An Act to Establish a Massachusetts Public Bank, on July 18 at 1 p.m. at the State House, Room 428. You can also attend virtually. To RSVP (required for online...
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Green Banks and public banking: both/and, not either/or

We at Mass Public Banking are delighted that Governor Healey announced last week the formation of a "Green Bank” initiative to fund climate-friendly affordable housing. So how does this Green Bank differ from the proposed Massachusetts public bank? The Green Bank,...
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Six-part series explores power of public banking in LA

The Public Bank LA coalition has done amazing organizing work not only in terms of building together a people's movement for a municipal bank but in bringing in experts to scope out need and to propose ways of establishing a sustainable, transparent, accountable...
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