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Join us in Minneapolis July 12-14 for the 2018 Local Progress Convening!
Coming off an exciting 2017 election night, progressives across the country are stepping up and running for office because our ideas are popular ..
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Local Progress members, CPD leaders gather to advance racial justice initiatives
To those of you who attended the Summit and to all of you working hard to advance this work in your communities, thank you so much.
- Immigrant Justice
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Local Progress Responds To Ruling Blocking SB4
Today’s ruling showed that, when cities come together, there are few limits to what local lawmakers can achieve.
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Local Progress Statement on Charlottesville
We stand with Wes and the city of Charlottesville against hatred, violence and racism.
- Immigrant Justice
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After Sanctuary Cities Convening, 100+ Local Lawmakers Pledge To Uphold And Expand Sanctuary Policies
NEW YORK – On the heels of the country’s first-ever convening of municipal elected officials devoted to improving sanctuary city policies..
- Immigrant Justice
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American Leaders Against Hate and Anti-Muslim Bigotry Campaign
Hate crimes have spiked drastically since the 2016 presidential election. Xenophobic and racist rhetoric..
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Meet the lefty club behind a blitz of new laws in cities around the country
A new group for liberal city council members is pushing the limits of what municipalities can do for their residents.
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In The News
At Local Progress, we seek to make the aspirational pragmatic by showing how government can be a tool to create just and equitable outcomes and reshaping peoples’ understanding of governing from an institution to a collective responsibility. Here are some highlights of our media coverage:
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Cities Want To Give Worker’s Heat Breaks. States Are Stopping Them.
As the climate heats up, LP's LiJia Gong makes the case that abusive state preemption is prohibiting localities addressing climate change.
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I’m the Mayor of St. Paul. Here’s How Our City Is Erasing $100 Million in Medical Debt.
More and more local governments are using federal funds to relieve residents’ medical debt. Mayor of Saint Paul Melvin Carter explains why it's a simple, straightforward way to meet our communities’ needs.
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Opinion: One Year Later, Local Leaders Must Be Bold Despite “Death Star” Law
July 1, 2024 marks one year since the City of Houston sued the state of Texas over the Death Star law. San Marcos City Councilmember Alyssa Garza makes the case that now is the time to be bold – to advance policies that uplift the very communities our legislature wants to silence.
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Is this European city a model for Philadelphia’s affordable housing? One Council member thinks so
Philadelphia City Councilmembers Jamie Gauthier and Kendra Brooks visited Vienna earlier this year with Local Progress to learn about its housing polices.
press Releases
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After Grants Pass: organizing to house all our neighbors
In response to the Supreme Court's cruel decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, we will continue to organize for housing for all.
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Local Progress Condemns Cruel Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, Local Progress put out the following statement.
- Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Home Rule
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180+ State and Local Elected Officials Urge Congress to Reject the EATS Act
LP and the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) released letters calling on Congress to protect local and state governments ability to create policy that is responsive to the issues their own communities face in the agricultural industry.
- Immigrant Justice
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Local Leaders Denounce Senate Deal That Would Gut Asylum
In response to the Senate’s proposed border deal that would gut asylum in exchange for foreign military spending, Local Progress released this statement.
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📬 LP Network Download | Traffic safety, ceasefire, history in Minnesota, & more! | January 2024
Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
