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Jan 2, 2026 59 min

How Amazon is Capturing Local Government Procurement (Second Request)

from The Capitol Forum Hosted by The Capitol Forum

Amazon has inked contracts with local governments, municipalities and school districts that often bypasses the traditional guardrails in the procurement process. In this episode of Second Request, The Capitol Forum's Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance about ISLR's recent report "Amazon’s Capture of Local Government Purchasing Is Driving Up Public Costs and Eliminating Competition." To learn more about The Capitol Forum click here. Read Stacy Mitchell's report here.

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