The government's decision to stop enforcing the law in the 1980s fueled the collapse of Main Street. Now a revival is imminent.
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ILSR is providing guidance for the inclusion of community composting in PCAPs as a nature-based solution with cross-cutting benefits that fight climate change, advance equity,...
Our new fact sheet explains how credit card monopolies and banks are imposing swipe fees — what is essentially a monopoly tax — to rake...
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Amazon portrays itself as a partner to businesses in an effort to derail Congress, business owners tell a very different story about their experience selling...
ILSR’s Exploring Digital Equity Fact Sheet Series unpacks the issues, challenges, and opportunities of bringing broadband access to everyone. … Read More
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Our latest fact sheet shows that lawmakers cannot achieve their aim of restoring competition to our online markets without passing the structural separation bill. …...
This new fact sheet highlights municipal broadband success stories from across the country and some of the many benefits the networks have brought to the...
Print this and post it around town, and share it on social media. We can all do our part to help support small businesses weather...
The coronavirus pandemic has created an existential crisis for America’s small, locally owned businesses, which are the backbone of the nation’s economy. Here are some...
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