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LPCA State Download 🌨️ | Growing our chapter and taking action! | February 2025
Check out what we’ve been up to in the new year and learn how you can activate your leadership in 2025!
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LPCO State Download 🌨️ | Gearing up for big local wins | February 2025
From legislative action to solidarity on the picket lines, LPCO members are leading the way. Read more about how to get involved with our work in the upcoming year! ✨
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LPNY State Download 📣| Legislative Session, Toolkit release, and more! | February 2025
Check out what our LPNY Chapter has been up to in the new year and learn how you can activate your leadership in 2025!
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LPTX State Download🌟 | Opportunities to engage, 2025 priorities, and more! | February 2025
Check out what our LPTX Chapter has been up to in the new year and learn how you can activate your leadership in 2025!
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LPNC State Download 📣| Progressive Governance Academy, toolkit, and more! | February 2025
Check out what our LPNC Chapter has been up to in the new year and learn how you can activate your leadership in 2025!
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Introducing 🌟LP’s Communications Tools & Guides 🌟
Check out your new one-stop shop for all things comms!
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📬 LP Network Download | Local leadership under Trump admin, social housing, wildfire response, & more. | Jan 2025
Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
- Immigrant Justice, Leveraging Federal Resources
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Fighting for Our Communities Under Trump
The actions the Trump Administration has taken in its first few days come from a place of utter cruelty, racism, and greed. These executive actions are intended to shock and awe – but we are resisting and we will govern for all our people.
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Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support
Local Progress founding board chair Nick Licata makes the case for local governments to support social housing.
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Meet our new LP Board Co-Chair and Members! 🎉
As our network has grown and transformed, so too has our Board. Today, we’re excited to introduce our new board co-chair and four new board members.
Have a Media Inquiry?
Local Progress is a movement of local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of local government. We are elected leaders who build power with underrepresented communities and fight to reshape what is possible in our localities all across the country.
Want to get in touch with us for a story? Reach us at press@localprogress.org.
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:
- Economic Justice, Housing, Immigrant Justice
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The World Cup Is Coming. Our Cities Must Protect Their People.
Op-ed: As elected officials from U.S. host cities, we know that local governments are the last line of defense against human rights abuses during the FIFA World Cup.
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Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win
A must-read feature of former LP Co-Chair and now Congressman Greg Casar.
- Housing
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Multiple Cities Across the Country Are Resisting Rent Algorithms
Hoboken and Jersey city are two of the latest localities to join the nationwide movement to tackle corporate greed in the rental market and ban algorithmic rental price fixing.
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This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.
Portland, OR proved what we all know to be true: we keep us safe. LP's Reynold Graham talks to The Nation about Portland's program.
press Releases
- Immigrant Justice
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Statement: Local Leaders Applaud Decision to Affirm Birthright Citizenship in the United States
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