For immediate release: October 3, 2018

Notice of News Conference

Date: Thursday October 4

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: LCA Press room (Rm 130), Legislative Office Bldg., State and Swan Sts., Albany

Who: Mark Dunlea, State Comptroller Candidate; Howie Hawkins, Green Gubernatorial candidate

What: Creation of a NYS Public Bank

Green Party To Call for Creation of a New York State Public Bank

Mark Dunlea, the Green Party candidate for State Comptroller, will hold a news conference on Thursday October 4 to call for the creation of a state bank similar to North Dakota.

The news conference will be at 11 AM in the LCA press room of the LOB in Albany. Dunlea will be joined by Green Party Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins.

A New York public bank would take state government funds now deposited in accounts with large commercial banks, and use them to back low-interest loans for public infrastructure, private businesses, and consumers. It would also lower borrowing costs for local governments and school districts.