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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | 2 Comments | Updated on Mar 12, 2009

Four Corporate Tax Loopholes States Should Close

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/four-corporate-tax-loopholes-states-should-close/

Doing so would ease budget shortfalls and restore a measure of fairnessfor small businesses, which lack access to these loopholes and end upshouldering a heavier tax burden than their big competitors. Some evidence even suggests that leveling the playing field may help spur entrepreneurialism and job growth. Continue reading

Article filed under Waste to Wealth, Zero Waste & Economic Development | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 3, 2009

Recycling First: Directing Federal Stimulus Money to Real Green Projects

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/recycling-first-directing-federal-stimulus-money-to-real-green-projects/

Directing Federal Stimulus Money to Real Green Projects published at http://www.emagazine.com/archive/4601 “Shovel-ready” is the key to the Obama Administration’s plan for a rapid flow of money to city public works projects in its effort to stimulate green jobs, green infrastructure and local spending. But is this plan practical? Do cities have “shovel-ready” green projects? Most… Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Justin Dahlheimer | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 2009

Virginia State Supreme Court Ruling Halts a Wal-Mart Supercenter

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/virginia-state-supreme-court-ruling-halts-walmart-supercenter/

The grassroots group, Blacksburg United for Responsible Growth (BURG), is celebrating a Virginia Supreme Court decision that impedes Wal-Mart’s entry into its community. Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 20, 2009

Fiber opportunity is worth the risk in North St. Paul

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/fiber-opportunity-is-worth-the-risk-in-north-st-paul/

Fiber opportunity is worth the risk in North St. Paul By Christopher Mitchell, originally published in St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 20, 2009 Come Tuesday, North St. Paul residents have the opportunity to become the first metro-area community with a nextgeneration network connecting every home and business. This network will offer a unique experience in… Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 20, 2009

Fiber opportunity is worth the risk in North St. Paul

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/fiber-opportunity-worth-risk-north-st-paul/

Come Tuesday, North St. Paul residents have the opportunity to become the first metro-area community with a nextgeneration network connecting every home and business. This network will offer a unique experience in the Twin Cities, an advanced broadband network similar to what tens of millions use on a daily basis across the rest of the developed world.

North St. Paul has asked its citizens to approve $18.5 million in bonds to build a fiber-to-the-home network called PolarNet. Bonds will be repaid by the revenue from citizens subscribing to phone, television, and its blazing fast Internet connection provided by an established company based in Minnesota.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Justin Dahlheimer | No Comments | Updated on Feb 18, 2009

Years of Subsidizing Retail and Nothing to Show for It

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/years-subsidizing-retail-and-nothing-show-it/

Despite an enormous commitment of public funding to support retail development, neither taxable sales nor retail employment has grown significantly in the St. Louis, a new report finds. The report concludes that development incentives have done nothing to boost tax revenue in the metro and "the overall fiscal health of local governments in the region is increasingly tenuous. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 6, 2009

Obama’s Renewable Energy Initiative May Not Bring Power to the People

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/obamas-renewable-energy-initiative-may-not-bring-power-to-the-people/

Obama’s Renewable Energy Initiative May Not Bring Power to the People By David Morris, originally published in Alternet, February 6, 2009 The new mantra in energy circles is “national smart grid.” In the New York Times, Al Gore insists the new president should give the highest priority to “the planning and construction of a unified… Continue reading

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Article filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 6, 2009

Obama’s Plan to Help Renewable Energy May Backfire and Aid Big Coal

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/obamas-plan-help-renewable-energy-may-backfire-and-aid-big-coal/

Obama’s plan for a "national smart grid" needs closer examination. An expanded national grid would be anything but smart. In the New York Times, Al Gore insists the new president should give the highest priority to "the planning and construction of a unified national smart grid. "President Barack Obama, responding to a question by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, declares that one of "the most important infrastructure projects that we need is a whole new electricity grid … a smart grid."

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 5, 2009

Tax Reform and Community Based Renewable Energy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/tax-reform-and-community-based-renewable-energy-2/

Tax Reform and Community Based Renewable Energy By John Farrell, originally published in Renewable Energy World, February 5, 2009 The federal tax credits for renewable energy have been a major barrier to widespread ownership of renewable energy. The production tax credit, for example, can only be taken against passive income, a type of income that… Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 3, 2009

Broadband to Nowhere? That is the Status Quo

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/broadband-nowhere-status-quo/

In a misguided column entitled "Congress Approves Broadband to Nowhere," L. Gordon Crovitz suggests other countries have been more successful than the U.S. in expanding access to fast broadband but then rejects the approaches they took and encourages more of the same policies that have led to U.S. downfall. 

In response, I submitted the following letter to the editor at the Wall Street Journal:

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