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LPTX State Download 🍁 | A win for local democracy, next steps in the fight, & upcoming events! | September 2023
See what’s in store for our LPTX Chapter!
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights, Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice, Leveraging Federal Resources
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Federal Advocacy Roundup | September 2023
The September 2023 Local Progress Federal Advocacy Roundup breaks down recent Biden administration decisions around TPS and Medicare as well as the upcoming impacts of Supreme Court decisions on student loan debt and abortion.
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Local Electeds Praise Portland Street Response As National Model, Urge Continued Investment
Local elected officials representing nearly a dozen localities across the country have joined the chorus of Portlanders calling for renewed support for the Portland Street Response program.
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LPNY State Download 🍂 | Organizing committee meeting, housing, immigration work & more! | September 2023
This edition of the Local Progress New York newsletter covers our recent NY Organizing Committee meeting, the fight for immigrant justice in NY state, and movement on housing justice in Kingston!
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Workers in the South Aren’t Letting Anti-Labor Laws Stop Them From Organizing
From a recent work action in Durham, North Carolina to union drives at REI and at academic institutions, workers are taking important steps to organize the South.
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States and cities eye stronger protections for gig economy workers
In the past five years, lawmakers in at least 10 jurisdictions — including cities such as Chicago and Seattle — have proposed new protections for ride-share drivers and food delivery workers. LP's LiJia Gong weighs in on the importance of local gig economy legislation.
- Economic Justice
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Here’s What Rural Leaders Say Their Communities Need
The 2023 Rural Policy Action Report finds that rural Americans need policies that invest in rural communities, help small farmers compete with big agri-businesses, and hold corporations accountable.
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The Best Moments from our National Convening in St. Louis! #LP2023
This was our largest and most exciting national convening to date – with more than 44 different strategy meetings, workshops, and site visits, covering everything from workers’ rights and rent stabilization to reproductive justice, federal implementation, and navigating the challenges and opportunities in elected office.
- Home Rule
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St. Louis board president to announce bills challenging state laws
St. Louis Aldermanic President Megan Green is expected to announce eight new bills on Saturday aimed at fighting back against abusive state preemption and advancing local democracy.
- Economic Justice
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📬 The Network Download | Labor Day edition | September 2023
Check out the work our network is doing to advance workers' rights!
- Home Rule
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‘A Huge Win’: Texas Judge Finds Law Limiting Local Rule Is Unconstitutional
"When local policymaking is stifled, community voices are silenced," said Local Progress Texas, Texas AFL-CIO, Workers Defense Project, the ACLU of Texas, and Every Texan.
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Texas judge blocks bill that would allow state to override local water breaks rules
Local Progress Texas, Every Texan, Texas AFL-CIO, ACLU Texas, and Workers Defense Project explain what this win means.
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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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Workplace Militancy Isn’t Enough for Labor
Progressive labor movement must collaborate with like-minded local, state, and federal elected officials through networks such as Local Progress, the State Innovation Exchange, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus to expand and sustain hard-won gains.
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Immigrant Advocates Push Work Permit Fix as Deadlines Near
LP member Pious Ali – a city council member in Portland, Maine – stresses the importance of work authorization for new arrivals. “They are transforming the face of the workforce and the face of the community in a very positive way,” he said.
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Pre-Preemption
Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents. LP's Francesca Menes weighs in.
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Philly councilmember among group calling for recall Kia, Hyundai vehicles due to alarming theft rate
Philadelphia City Councilmember Kendra Brooks has joined a group of elected leaders from around the country, demanding a federal recall of Kia and Hyundai vehicles over the alarming theft rate nationwide.
press Releases
- 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.
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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.
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Local Electeds Call on NHTSA to Recall Kia & Hyundai with Theft Vulnerabilities
A coalition representing elected officials from 8 municipalities across the country – including Baltimore, New York City, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Austin – called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a recall of Kia and Hyundai models with theft vulnerabilities.
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Local Progress joins 100 tenants in DC at Homes Guarantee’s Tenant Takeover
Local Progress joined over 100 tenants at Homes Guarantee's Tenant Takeover to urge the federal government for vital tenant protections.
