Latest posts tagged with #CreatePublicBanksNow on Bluesky
If #NewYorkState were to #CreatePublicBanksNow! we could boost it even more! We could also continue funding the transition to sustainable energy in DACs through a public bank. @nyserda.bsky.social take notice! Let's create a #NYS Green Infrastructure Public Bank! @nyscomptroller.bsky.social
...The second bill (S.8406/A.9573)...would raise the Community Bank Deposit Program (CBDP) cap from $20 million to $30 million, expanding participating banks’ ability to support mortgages, small businesses, farms and local development..."
These bills could help #CreatePublicBanksNOw! in #NYC+State!
"...What if a city established a public bank and that public bank regularly purchased the city’s debt?..[This] would liberate the city’s munis from private bond markets and punishing rating agencies, while expanding the city’s fiscal capacity beyond projected tax revenues..." #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Wish your state public bank had ~$1B liquid assets so it could give its employees a retention bonus? Yes, me too. @governor.ny.gov Let's #CreatePublicBanksNow! in #NewYorkState Let's convert our #GreenBank into a #GreenInfrastructureBank which can fund the #CLCPA @citizenactionny.org #InvestInOurNY!
No surprise the Grain Inventor Loan Program is increasing the amount available to farmers. It was farmers protecting their grain and the Non-Partisan League who launched the political movement which eventually created the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social more than 100 years ago. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
"...The Industrial Commission has given the bank authority to transfer up to $80 million from another agricultural relief initiative established last fall, the 2026 Grain Inventory Loan Program, to bring the funding for low-interest operating loans to $380 million..." #CreatePublicBanksNow!
#PBI has a great new video we hope you'll share. It's basic information to help those who are confused about #publicbanking, how money is created, and #whobenefits. Why shouldn't we, the people benefit from the power to create money? #CreatePublicBanksNow! @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social is doing it!
"...@citizenactionny.org is advocating for four primary proposals: a living wage indexed with inflation, increased housing vouchers, the establishment of a public bank in Rochester, and a change in the formula for affordable housing designation." #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.publicbankinginstitute.org
“...The question isn’t just is there enough money,” Tran said. “...who decides where our common dollars go today, how they’re used, and whether they stay in communities and benefit our localities, or... keep getting signed out to private institutions...” #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
"...increase the gross receipts tax on companies... such as certain credit card companies, consumer lending companies and mortgage brokers. The tax would increase from its current range of 1.5 to 3.36 percent, to 1.69 to 3.85 percent...."
Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social
"Nathe said having this in code, rather than the Constitution, gives legislators some control over spending...."Future legislators need the flexibility, in case we hit a financial storm, and we need to fund K-12 or other things," Nathe said. "
Yes, #CreatePublicBanksNow, you'll have flexibility.
“This is a special caveat for somebody in dire trouble,” Schaible said...They’re the largest employer by far...The $10 million loan program...by the state-owned Bank of North Dakota under an existing program that awards low-interest loans to support medical facility...projects. #CreatePublicBanksNow
#CreatePublicBanksNow! Here's a basic intro into public banking. More videos on our website! Dig deeper!
We have a great infographic which lists the many benefits public banks have which other banks and community finance models don't have. A great primer! publicbankinginstitute.org/at-a-glance/
So pleased www.PublicBankingInstitute.org is partnering with @aflep-nm.bsky.social to forward community investmet in #NewMexico! #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
@bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social "...the frequency of bailout programs for farmers raises concerns... ad hoc programs [become] the rule more so than the exception,...” “...The fact that you need them over and over and over again, there’s some issues,” Parman said..." #CreatePublicBanksNow in 2026!
We are two days away from our meeting with Don Morgan, CEO & President of the Bank of North Dakota (BND). January 8th, Don will give a keynote address—and you are invited to attend virtually in order to learn more about how the BND works.
tinyurl.com/NMWelcomesDo... #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Join www.PublicBankingInstitute.org & @aflep-nm.bsky.social as we welcome Don Morgan to a local/national conversation to forward COMMUNITY INVESTMENT in NM! Register for the online event here! tinyurl.com/NMWelcomesDo... #CreatePublicBanksNow! #NewMexico then nationally! @indivisiblemv.bsky.social
"...As an assemblymember, he supported public-bank legislation, and he recently released a homeowner policy memo endorsing CLTs and co-ops." Will @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #CreatePublicBanksNow? We hope so! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
@masspublicbanking.bsky.social Congrats on meeting with the Housing Trust! Perhaps you'll be the next state to #CreatePublicBanksNow!
#SafeHousing #PublicBank www.publicbankinginstitute.org
Check this out! Want to #CreatePublicBanksNow! in Mass?
@masspublicbanking.bsky.social is looking for an intern for a @harvardlawschool.bsky.social intern this Spring. #MAPB has one of the most effective organizing groups in the US and are also really nice people. www.publicbankinginstitute.org
1975 Speaker of the [NYS} Assembly, Stanley Steingut... brought legislation, with Charles E. Schumer and 60 assemblymembers to create a state-owned public bank as well as establish a NYC municipal bank. The state bank would have bee one of the 25 largest banks in the country. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
I bet Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa and other farming states wish they had a #PublicBank like the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social. #CreatePublicBanksNow! and you'll be able to fund programs for your farmers. www.publicbankinginstitute.org
Wish your state had a public bank? Wish the country did? www.publicbankinginstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Members of our board attended this meeting and were impressed with Don Morgan's generous spirit. @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social is one of the models most supported by people wanting to #CreatePublicBanksNow! in cities and states across the country. Find out more today www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
Co-founder of www.PublicBankingInstitute.org & the Godmother of PB author ellenhbrown.bsky.social has written a new article to guide @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in navigating the path to #CreatePublicBanksNow! for the City of New York. He promised to do so in his Victory Speech. Allow us to help!
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social we can help your team create a public bank for NYC to keep your money local, and leverage that $100 billion by a factor of 10! Abundance! www.publicbankinginstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow!
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social This is pretty interesting. A NYC public bank would increase the ability to leverage funds by a factor of 10, and students will help their communities thrive. We'd love to help you understand how to make this happen! www.publicbankinginstitute.org
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#LinaKhan is on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition team? Could they be considering a move to #CreatePublicBanksNow in NYC?
Gov Armstrong of ND is being recognized for his compassion & action. He helps his neighbors because he's the governor of the only state in the continental US which has a public bank. We could #CreatePublicBanksNow! in every state, and help our neighbors in times of scarcity or abundance. We choose!
