For Immediate Release: April 30, 2020 Local Leaders to Congress: Credit Cards Aren't a Housing Strategy Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Louisville, Philadelphia, Hartford, San Francisco NATIONWIDE -- Today, local elected officials from cities across the country escalated their call on state and federal officials to act immediately to provide relief and protection to the
A new report released by Freedom to Thrive Oak Park and Local Progress highlights the need to reimagine budgeting in Oak Park amid the coronavirus crisis. The report showed that the village allocated 39.6% of its general fund expenditures to the police department while only five percent was dedicated to social services --
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the announcement that the Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal for additional coronavirus aid, Local Progress released the following statement: “This package is a half-measure that does little to bring communities the full relief they need. It ignores the direct aid that people
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2020 100+ Local and State Elected Officials Call on Congress and Federal Reserve for Financial Relief to All Cities, States, and Territories “In this critical moment, the federal government’s unique constitutional power of the purse is essential for ensuring our communities are able to survive and thrive.” NATIONWIDE -- State