Capital Magazine, April 2015 At a campaign stop in Albany last October, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an ambitious new plan to revolutionize New Yorkers’ access to broadband internet with $500 million in state funding. Cuomo has re-announced the plan twice since then, boasting of its economic promise for upstate communities and unveiling a flashy new website … Read More
In this 1-hour webinar presentation, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell and others present on how cities can protect and strengthen urban entrepreneurship and local businesses amid rising rents and growing development pressure.… Read More
Albany Times Union, March 20, 2015 Krasher, a Democrat who represents the midtown 11th Ward, wants a commission to study the possibility of building a city-run, citizen-owned high-speed Internet service to give residents faster broadband and force local private telecom companies to up their game. Other cities like Chattanooga, Tenn., through a municipally owned utility, have … Read More
Bloomberg, News, March 13, 2015 The groceries bagged, Dale Danahy offers a warm hug on this cold New England Saturday to a woman who has shopped Danahy’s store for 30 years. Hugs happen again in frozen food. Over by the bakery and in the meat section, Danahy is saying goodbye to a life inspired by a … Read More
Minnesota Public Radio, March 11, 2015 The city of St. Paul will pay Comcast more than $2 million to upgrade the data network connecting more than 100 public buildings to high-speed fiber optic cable. Since 1998, St. Paul has received network service for free from Comcast as part of a larger agreement that allowed the company … Read More
Consumerist, March 6, 2015 The “made by Sustainability Leaders” badge on this 150′ roll of bubble tape is not necessarily an indicator of the product’s environmental impact. If you see a product tagged with a “sustainability leaders” badge on the Walmart website, you might think this is an indication that this item is more environmentally friendly … Read More
Mother Jones, March 6, 2015 New York wants to get serious about solar power. The state has a goal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and it’s already among the nation’s solar leaders. New York ranks ninth overall for total installed solar, and in 2013 alone it added enough … Read More
The City Wire, March 4, 2015 Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation, told students at the University of Arkansas that the role of big business is to serve society by using its own strengths and working with other companies to improve the worldwide community. She was the featured speaker Tuesday (March 3) at the Dale … Read More
Minnesota Public Radio’s Daily Circuit show – March 4, 2015 The Federal Communications Commission voted last Thursday to approve the open internet policy known as net neutrality. Free internet advocates are thrilled with the ruling, but others have voiced skepticism about the importance of the vote. What will change now that net neutrality is approved? Will … Read More
