The FTC has chosen to "abandon communities that depend on fair competition to maintain access to essential goods and services ...

The Trump administration’s dismantling of a popular broadband grant program has been greeted with disgust and anger by those doing the heavy lifting to bridge the country’s digital divide, leaving ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Happy International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), running from May 4 – 10, 2025! Whether you’re already composting, using a compost service, or just starting to explore how to turn food scraps into ...

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 ...

When California announced in 2021 that it would open a last-mile broadband grant program seeded with $2 billion, it was something of a watershed moment. The Last-Mile Federal Funding Account (FFA) ...

The President’s actions “will result in much higher costs for slower, less reliable Internet access for millions of Americans,” says Christopher Mitchell WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2025) – Christopher ...