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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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Progressive Governance Academy Hosts Southern Regional Training Series
The Progressive Governance Academy (PGA) is a newly-launched pilot project between Local Progress
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Progressive Governance Academy Kicks off in Connecticut with First Virtual Training Series
Despite the pandemic and communities working to eliminate racial injustices, the Progressive Governance Academy (PGA) is navigating this new normal to support our elected officials around the country.
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Trump’s Surge of Federal Police in Cities is Dangerously Authoritarian. We Won’t Stand For It.
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to President Trump’s announced intent to deploy federal law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security.
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How Local Elected Leaders Can Make it Easier and Safer to Vote During COVID-19
A new toolkit outlines high-priority local reforms to protect democracy during the pandemic.
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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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Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less.
Check out LPMN's feature in this sprawling list of organizations, groups, and collectives who are determined, political headwinds be damned, to make Minnesota a better place.
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Big Cities Take Up Fight Against Algorithm-Based Rents
The federal government’s price-fixing lawsuit against rental-software firm RealPage could take years to resolve. Rather than wait, some cities and states are already cracking down on the company.
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Do Fayetteville, NC police stop more Black drivers?
LP's former Legal Fellow Kat Kerwin and LPNC's Mario Benavente weigh in on the importance of reducing pretextual stops.
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Council Committee Advances Landlord Anti-Collusion Bill
The Philadelphia City Council advanced a bill introduced by LPPA member Councilmember Nicholas O’Rourke that would ban price-fixing by landlords.
press Releases
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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.
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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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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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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.
- 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.
