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How Amazon is Capturing Local Government Procurement (Second Request)

Podcast: The Capitol Forum
Published: Jan 2, 2026
Duration seconds: 3583
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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 .