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Federal Advocacy Roundup | December 2022

There’s been a lot in motion on Capitol Hill. Democrats strengthened their control of the Senate and Republicans gained control of the House. The subsequent lame-duck session following the elections has resulted in the landmark passage of The Respect for Marriage Act.
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  • Housing

Local Progress New York Hosts Housing Conversations Across the State

Over the course of four meetings, we brought together local members and community partners to explore housing issues in New York.
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  • Housing

Housing Leadership Lab digs deep at Strategy Workshop

In November, the Housing Leadership Lab held their in-person Strategy Workshop for the cohort in Chicago. Here are some highlights
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Our 2022 Year in Review

2022 has been an extraordinary year of opportunities and challenges. As we close out and reflect on the year, we’re thrilled to share Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab’s 2022 Year in Review.
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Our Post-Election Mission is Clear

The road ahead will be long. There will be ups and downs. It will take every single one of us. But last night’s results show that we are already making our way together.
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  • Economic Justice

Workers’ Rights Local Government Round Up | Oct 2022

Here are some of the most exciting workers’ rights developments coming from local governments—large and small.
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The Network Download: Community responder programs, our new co-chair, and more | Nov 2022

Here’s a look at some of what’s happening around the Local Progress network.
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  • Climate Justice

How Localities Are Building Resilience and Responding to More Frequent Climate Events

The road to creating sustainable communities for everyone touches every aspect of local governance. Local electeds have and must continue to enact lasting solutions to climate change at the intersections of racial, economic and environmental justice.
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  • Home Rule, Housing

New Poll Finds Bipartisan Support for Limiting Rent Increases

The poll of 1,250 registered voters in Florida found that Republicans and Democrats alike are overwhelmingly concerned about housing affordability and that there is bipartisan support for ballot initiatives to limit rent increases.
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Announcing our new LP Board co-chair: Kristerfer Burnett!

With both Jillian & Kris at the helm, it is also the first time that our network has been led by two Black electeds. We couldn’t be prouder of this historic moment as we ensure our network reflects the multi-racial democracy we’re fighting for.
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LP’s Women’s Caucus Elects First Co-Chairs: Johana Bencomo and Sherri Jones!

After the first formal in-person meeting in Denver this summer, the caucus formalized its leadership committee, which will play a critical role in shaping the vision and shared strategy of the caucus. Now, we’re thrilled to share that the committee has elected their first-ever co-chairs!
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  • Public Safety

Learning from Portland Street Response

We brought two dozen local elected officials, government staffers, and community partners together in Portland to learn from Portland Street Response (PSR), the city’s mobile community response program.
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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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  • Housing

Cities lead bans on algorithmic rent hikes as states lag behind

Minneapolis on Thursday has become the fourth U.S. city to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software, joining San Francisco, Philadelphia and Berkeley, California, in a growing wave of legislation aimed to protect renters from rental price-gouging.
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Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo is championing a local ban on the use of algorithms to set rents, following a U.S. Justice Department antitrust lawsuit.Beth Nakamura
  • Housing

Portland City Council weighs ban on using algorithms to set rents

Portland, Oregon could soon be the next city to ban rental price fixing!
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  • Immigrant Justice

Hundreds of State Officials Oppose Anti-Sanctuary City Act

Nearly 400 state and local electeds nationwide sent a letter to Congress today urging them to vote NO on HR 32 – a dangerous bill that would strip our communities of essential funding simply for undertaking reasonable policies that make all of us safer.
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  • Housing

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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press Releases

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  • Housing

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.
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  • Economic Justice

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.
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  • Public Safety

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.
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  • Housing

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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  • Housing

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.
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