Local fall referendums are still a few months away, but at least four additional Colorado communities have decided to put local broadband au... READ MORE
Spanish Fork, Utah, was recently highlighted in a promotional video touting the successes of its municipal Internet service. The video, prod... READ MORE
Lobbyists from the cable and telecom industry succeeded in using the legislature to firm up their rural Massachusetts monopolies this sessio... READ MORE
In this episode of Building Local Power, host Nick Stumo-Langer sits down with Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell to discuss ... READ MORE
Locally owned businesses play a central role in healthy communities and are among the best engines that cities and towns have for advancing ... 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 report, Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Governments, profiles 11 home composting programs (10 in the United State... 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
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.
