The Public Bank Movement is Gaining Steam

State Bank hearings for SB 6310 on Wed Jan 25 1:30PM, HB 2434 on Thursday 8AM in Olympia

SB 6310 – Wednesday, January 25 at 1:30 p.m. Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance Senate Hearing Room 2. J.A. Cherberg Building, Olympia, WA H.B. 2434, to establish Washington Investment Trust, Thursday, January 26, 8 a.m. House Hearing Room B, John L. O’Brian Building, State Capitol campus, Olympia If you are unable […]

June 18th Washington Investment Trust strategy meeting, Seattle

Representative Bob Hasegawa will be leading a special meeting of the Washington Public Bank Coalition to discuss what needs to be done to get the Investment Trust bill passed in the next legislative session. The meeting will be on Monday evening June 18th from 5:30 to 8 pm at Rainier Vista Neighborhood House, 4410 29th Avenue […]

Panetta: We Need to Cut DOD Budget

During a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.,  [Defense Secretary] Panetta said lawmakers should take out about $74 billion in “needless” spending on weapons that “have outlived their usefulness.” —  from Panetta: We Need to Cut DOD Budget But our leaders in D.C. instead want to cut Social Security. Don’t put up […]