When independent businesses meet with their local officials, they help build the mindset that independent businesses matter. A new Local Pol... READ MORE
Using the latest available national data on new power generation through the first quarter of 2018, this recent analysis from ILSR’s Energy ... READ MORE
The City of Sanford, Maine, is putting the final pieces of funding in place to move forward with its ambitious 45-mile fiber optic build, Sa... READ MORE
Officials in Keene, New Hampshire, have been discussing ways to improve local connectivity for several years. In early July, they received m... READ MORE
A recent contract opens the way for billions of dollars in local government spending to shift to Amazon. The good news is that, for concerne... READ MORE
The United States Senate is gearing up to vote on a resolution to repeal the roll back of network neutrality protections by the Federal Comm... READ MORE
On May 1, 2018, Bill B22-0501 – Home Composting Incentives Amendment Act of 2018 unanimously passed the D.C. City Council. ILSR has supporte... READ MORE
Who should be responsible for the life cycle of a product, especially its take-back, recycling and final disposition? How can that process p... READ MORE
Each year, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance provides a score for each state's energy policies based on how they help or hinder local cl... READ MORE
Since 1974, ILSR has championed local self-reliance, a strategy that underscores the need for humanly scaled institutions and economies and the widest possible distribution of ownership. Through our work across the economy, we seek to empower communities to take charge of their own future.
