- Immigrant Justice, Public Safety
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NC Local Electeds Push Back on State Bill 101
Senate Republicans introduced SB 101 alongside SB 100 to further target Black and Brown communities.
- Home Rule
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Local Electeds Across Florida Push to Protect Local Democracy
Today, local elected officials across Florida sounded the alarm on the dangerous proposals being debated during this legislative session.
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NY Local Electeds Call for Cuomo to Resign
More than two dozen local elected officials across the state are calling on Andrew Cuomo to resign.
- Economic Justice, Home Rule
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In Texas, Local Elected Officials Demand State Focus on Direct Aid Instead of Attacking Local Democracy
“Our state legislature is busy trying to score political points while we continue to clean up the mess they created.”
- Housing
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North Carolina has $5 Billion in Unreserved Funds. Local Leaders Want the State to Use it for Rent Relief.
“If we deploy these dollars now, we can secure a stronger recovery sooner for more people.”
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On the Ground in Texas: Insights from Denton
It has been almost a month since winter storm Uri swept across Texas and hundreds of thousands of residents are still struggling to access clean water or any form of relief from the state.
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Local Elected Officials Demand Texas Ramp Up Post-Crisis Relief Efforts & Fix Failed Energy Infrastructure
“Our state leadership failed us last week, and continues to by not accepting responsibility.”
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“It’s the Past We Step Into and How We Repair It”
Racial equity is a core value that drives our work as an organization and is at the center of how Local Progress members govern and support communities.
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Local Leaders React to State’s Failure in Winter Storm Response and Widespread Power Outages in Texas
“This is what happens when the state gives up its responsibility to corporations — and without care or accountability to the communities most impacted.”
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Holding space for yesterday and how we move forward together
In the hours, days, and weeks ahead, it will take all of us to chart a new way forward..
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2020 Year in Review
As a network, we have grown and our collective work has helped push the progressive policies..
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Local Progress Announces New Board Leadership
Councilmember Casar is a native Texan, the son of Mexican immigrants, a community organizer, and an Austin City Council Member..
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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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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.
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Ivan Luevanos-Elms and Sarah Johnson: This Is What Authoritarian Intimidation Looks Like
In this op-ed, LP ED Ivan Luevanos-Elms and former LP ED Sarah Johnson make the case that Trump's attempts to bully and intimidate local leaders is yet another sign of growing authoritarianism.
press Releases
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LP Members & Union Leaders Call To Overturn WPA Veto
Municipal Officials join labor leaders to call out the Governor for rejecting this Common-Sense legislation
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Statement: National Network of Local Officials Denounce Unjustified Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
In response to the reported arrest and subsequent release of Newark Mayor and Local Progress member Ras Baraka, Essex County Commissioner and Local Progress Board Member A’Dorian Murray-Thomas released the following statement.
- Public Safety
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Statement: Amid Federal Threats, Local Leaders Stand Strong for True Civil Rights
In response to the Trump Administration’s so-called “civil rights” investigation into Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s Office, Local Progress released this statement.
- Housing
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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.
- Economic Justice
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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.
