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Danny Caine. Picture this hypothetical with me. Your community is home to one of the country’s premier manufacturers of ballpoint pens. This local business has long been a community anchor, employing ...

In fact, that very idea is the center of this week’s episode of Building Local Power. Knox has been a leader in ILSR’s effort to provide resources and tools to help states fight monopolies, and he’s ...

Mapping our State Antitrust Laws. This map, built from a database of antitrust statutes of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is intended to give policymakers and advocates a guide to what ...

In late 2024, Rachel Hernandez ran a successful campaign to become mayor of Riverbank, California. A small town at the top of the state’s central valley, Riverbank may not fit into what you imagine as ...

Rural America has lagged economically behind major metros in recovering from COVID-19, slowing growth across the region. In a lively conversation, Pittman shares the ways Wilson, N.C. has found ways ...

Most U.S. states could do far more to provide their residents with affordable, reliable, clean energy and to capture its economic windfall. In the 2025 Community Power Scorecard from the Institute for ...

Rooftop solar saved not just panel owners, but all California customers $2.3 billion on utility bills in 2024, according to a blockbuster new report.The study found that the rooftop panels saved ...

Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download This episode is the first in our new season of Building Local Power, The New Class, where we are talking to interesting changemakers among ...

Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download The inspiration for this season of Building Local Power is ILSR’s Power Play report, written by ILSR senior editor and researcher Susan ...

It’s no secret that cities with multiple locations of the same chain often have “a good one” and “a bad one.” Characteristics of “The Bad Target” include longer lines, dirtier facilities, fewer ...

For decades — from the 1930s until the 1980s — the U.S. grocery industry was remarkably competitive, with independent grocers thriving alongside large chains like Kroger and Safeway. Independent ...