WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2025) – Christopher Mitchell, director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the ...

Composting helps enliven spaces – gardens, community hubs, and schoolyards; spaces where people of all ages come together. These sites are not just about growing plants, they are about growing ...

One way to build local power is to catalyze change directly in your community. Another, equally important method is to catalyze the catalysts. To really make change and build sustainable local ...

Digital inclusion organizations are reeling after the Trump administration announced the Digital Equity Act grant programs, embedded in the bipartisan infrastructure law, was being cancelled months ...

More than almost any other factor, a community’s planning and land use laws and policies affect its success — or failure — in cultivating and supporting small, locally owned businesses. Many civic ...

Saturday, March 14, 2020, was even busier than the typical bustling Saturday at Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, Kansas. Bottles of handmade hand sanitizer were perched on each table. It was Pi Day, a ...

On the latest episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast: Former BEAD Director Evan Feinman joins ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell and Sean Gonsalves to talk about the turmoil swirling around the ...

The evidence of Big Tech oligarchs and corporate monopolies dominating our markets and controlling our politics is abundantly clear. But, there is a flip side to this coin. There is a vibrant and ...

Since 1974, ILSR has advanced a vision to build local power and fight corporate control. Accountability and trust are at the core of our work, guiding our relationships with supporters, partners, and ...

ILSR’s Ron Knox sat down with State Innovation Exchange (SiX) Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, Ida V. Eskamani, to discuss ILSR’s latest antitrust resource hub for legislators, legislative ...

Alaska scored 4 out of 13 on the 2025 Community Power Scorecard. It passed its first community solar legislation in 2024. Successful and meaningful community solar policies prioritize four central ...