In this story for WGBH Denver Channel, the reporter details our data that keeps track of the communities in Colorado that have voted to opt out of SB 152 in order to investigate their own possibilities for Internet infrastructure investments.… Read More
In this story, this CityLab reporter interviews our own policy researcher Olivia LaVecchia on the impact that small businesses offer for their local economies — including the vital economic development potential that they offer for Main Streets across America.… Read More
For CityLab, writer Dan Glass interviewed David Morris on the trend of Silicon Valley corporations to try and replace the real interactions of small and local businesses, such as the new startup Bodega.… Read More
In preparation for the Appalachian Broadband Connectivity Summit, Ohio Valley ReSource reporter Benny Becker reached out to Christopher Mitchell, a speaker at the summit, on the different local solutions to broadband access that communities have.… Read More
In the wake of the release of our landmark Amazon Stranglehold report, GeekWire cites our report as a fundamental cog in the story of Amazon’s growing dominance.… Read More
In this story by Fox Business, the reporter reached out to Olivia LaVecchia, an ILSR researcher for her thoughts about Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods and the growth of the e-commerce giant in general.… Read More
On Thursday, July 13th, John Farrell participated in a phone call with Anya Schoolman of the Community Power Network detailing the future of renewable energy under the new Trump administration. Farrell addressed the tools that communities have to take control of their energy future, regardless of whether the federal government is a clean energy friend or … Read More
Slate‘s Henry Grabar covers a new development by Visa to eliminate cash payments at brick and mortar businesses, here’s our contribution: “According to a 2016 survey of independent retailers conducted by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, the median share of revenue spent on swipe fees was 3 percent. Small businesses pay more in swipe fees than they make in profit in many cases, ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell said, meaning that the banks and payment companies make more money from those businesses than the owners do. Not surprisingly, the survey found strong support for a federal cap on swipe fees, which add up to more than $50 billion a year for U.S. retailers.”… Read More
In this week’s episode of Building Local Power we interview Debbie Dooley, President of Conservatives for Energy Freedom and co-founder of the Green Tea Coalition in the southern United States. Dooley’s organizations promote “consumer choice in the energy field” to “provide competition” and stop monopolies from limiting their customer’s options in renewable energy. The Green Tea Coalition features a collaboration between members of the Tea Party Movement and progressives in the Green Party and the Democratic Party in Georgia and other southern states.… Read More
