With AT&T again pushing a bill in South Carolina to revoke local authority to build community broadband networks, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and...
Another year in Missouri and another bill from the big telephone companies to limit broadband competition in the state house. The bill introduced by Senator...
"Workplace conditions at Amazon warehouses are unlikely to change until the company’s logistic business is exposed to real competition from unionized workplaces," says Ron Knox
If your cell phone or computer has broken down recently, you may have noticed how hard it is to get repaired. Manufacturer repair services (think...
Statement from Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, on the introduction of the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Steve Fenberg discusses Colorado’s Senate Bill 291, which changed incentives in the investor-owned utility business model to protect Colorado consumers from high fossil fuel costs...
When the Ohio Senate passed its two-year $75-billion budget bill yesterday, it included an amendment that effectively bans the creation and operation of municipal broadband networks...
New Mexico becomes first state to step up in absence of federal action to support households that can’t afford to pay for monthly Internet service.
In 2026, the Maryland Legislature passed HB 429/SB 599 “On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program,” establishing an annual grant program for on–farm organics recycling...
Q. President Bush made two recess appointments of federal judges in early 2004. Democrats condemn him for bypassing the traditional Senate confirmation process. Republicans counter...
Q. I’m thinking of not voting in the next election except maybe for a third-party candidate. After all, there’s not a dime’s worth of difference...
Legislation is making its way through the Maryland legislature that will encourage a distributed infrastructure to divert yard waste and food waste from the waste...
Last week we reported about the uncertain position that faced Washington ports might find themselves in, should they decide to bring better connectivity to the areas within and...
California’s Senate Bill 332 aims to address the immediate harms of the state's investor-owned utilities while also investing in a resilient future.
Oregon tries to tie utility profits to climate, cost, and reliability targets through performance-based regulation.