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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.
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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.

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.
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Local Electeds Call for Solidarity in the Fight Against Trump’s Divisive and Hateful Agenda

In response to the Trump-Vance Administration’s slew of executive actions attacking immigrants, trans people, and other vulnerable communities, Local Progress released the following statement.

New Report Shows How Local Governments Can Build Social Housing Solutions for Public Good

In a new report from the Local Progress Impact Lab, Power Switch Action & PolicyLiny outlines how building and managing housing in the public interest can guide us out of our housing crisis.
Advocates demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2024, during oral arguments for the Grants Pass homelessness case. Aparna Raj/ Local Progress/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation

Ahead of Trump term, U.S. cities grapple with homelessness

While the Trump administration plans to accelerate encampment sweeps, cities are ready to support people experiencing homelessness with dignity. LP leaders make the case for housing over jail time or fines.

📬 LP Network Download | Inspiring local wins, preparing for what’s next, & more. | Dec 2024

Here’s a look at some of what’s happening across the Local Progress network this month.
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LPPA State Download ❄️| rental price fixing, national convening, member spotlight, and more! | Winter 2024

Check out the latest in our final download for the year!
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LPCA State Download ❄️ | Housing, homelessness response, and collective growth!

Check out what LPCA has been up to!
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LPCO State Download ⚡️ | Collective bargaining webinar, state strategy meeting, PGA recap, & more! | December 2024

Learn what our LPCO members have been up to around the state!

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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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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.
Advocates demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2024, during oral arguments for the Grants Pass homelessness case. Aparna Raj/ Local Progress/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation

Ahead of Trump term, U.S. cities grapple with homelessness

While the Trump administration plans to accelerate encampment sweeps, cities are ready to support people experiencing homelessness with dignity. LP leaders make the case for housing over jail time or fines.
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Left Politics in California: An Interview with Gayle McLaughlin

An interview with Richmond City Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin about her work to hold polluters accountable.
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Opinion: The Right to Privacy: A Call for Accountability in Baltimore’s Surveillance Practices

Baltimore must act now to create a system that prioritizes equity and transparency over control, writes LP Board Member and Baltimore City Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett.

press Releases

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Road To Good Cause Campaign Scores 11 Victories Across Upstate New York

The coordinated campaign of local officials expand critical renter protections to thousands of tenants, setting their sights on Rochester next.

NEW REPORT: How Local Government Can Stand Up for Workers When States Try to Stand in Their Way

This new report for Labor Day 2024 highlights ways local elected officials can advance workers rights even when facing both hostile state preemption and federal labor law preemption.

How Localities Use Community Responder Programs to Keep People Safe

This new video from Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab focuses on three specific localities: Durham, Oakland, and Albuquerque to explain what community responder programs are, how they work, and why hundreds of localities are starting to adopt them.

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.

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.