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ILSR Press Releases and Selected Media Coverage
Advocates Applaud Equitable Clean Energy Wins in Minn. Legislation, Look to Next Session for More Progress
Katie Kienbaum
May 19, 2023
A coalition of clean energy advocates celebrates new legislation in Minnesota, which will increase access to clean energy and local solar across the state. READ MORE
On WBHM: Advocates warn of a ‘dollar store invasion'
Andrew Frank
April 6, 2023
NPR affiliate station WBHM reported on the rapid expansion of dollar stores across the American South. Across three segments, reporter Stephan Bisha interviewed... READ MORE
NEW BRIEF: Tax Dodging is a Monopoly Tactic
Reggie Rucker
March 30, 2023
“It’s time to revisit and reimagine the proactive role tax policy can have in enabling fair competition, tackling concentrated markets and in turn driving productivity and innovation, lowering prices, and fueling more and better jobs,” says Susan Holmberg, a co-author of th READ MORE
StarTribune: Utility Lobbying Violates Ratepayers' Free Speech
Maria McCoy
March 23, 2023
In this commentary from the Minneapolis StarTribune, John Farrell makes a case against monopoly utilities using customer funds for political lobbying. Compelling captive customers to pay for political speech is a violation of their first amendment right, says Farrell. READ MORE
BioCycle: Community Composters Grow Into a Movement
Andrew Frank
March 22, 2023
ILSR's Clarissa Libertelli authored an article in BioCycle on the Composting for Community initiative's first-ever Community Composter Census... READ MORE
Media Release: New Survey Reveals Community Composting is a Rapidly Growing Sector in the Recycling Industry
Reggie Rucker
March 22, 2023
The community composting sector could create nearly as many new jobs as currently exists in the coal mining industry, according to the new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). READ MORE
The New York Times: As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Say No
Andrew Frank
March 1, 2023
The New York Times reported on the growing opposition to chain dollar stores in communities across the U.S., drawing extensively from ILSR's recent report, The Dollar Store Invasion. READ MORE
The American Prospect: Small Businesses Rise to Fight Wall Street
Andrew Frank
February 8, 2023
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell and Senior Policy Advocate Katy Milani are interviewed on the rise of credit card swipe fees and the growing grassroots opposition. READ MORE
City Cast Las Vegas: Why Is Vegas' Internet So Bad?
Andrew Frank
February 2, 2023
ILSR's Sean Gonsalves joined the City Cast Las Vegas podcast to discuss Las Vegas' subpar Internet offerings and the advantages of city-owned broadband networks... READ MORE
“Antitrust enforcers are again embracing their responsibility,” Stacy Mitchell Says of DOJ Lawsuit Against Google in Online Ads Market
January 24, 2023
Mitchell proclaims in the statement, "Google actively extracts resources from communities that need them most and threatens a free, local press that lies at the heart of our democracy.” READ MORE