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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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The cities that are already defunding the police
In the aftermath of the protests over the killing of George Floyd, city leaders are calling to cut law enforcement budgets or reallocate funds in at least 19 U.S. cities, according to Local Progress, which pushes for racial and economic justice and is tracking the issue in real-time.
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The Cities Taking Up Calls to Defund the Police
Minneapolis councilmembers took a remarkable step in pledging to reimagine public safety. Other cities are heeding demands to reduce police resources.
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Minneapolis lawmakers vow to disband police department in historic move
City council members declare intent to ‘abolish’ embattled agency and replace with alternative model in wake of George Floyd’s killing.
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Local Progress Applauds Minneapolis Community and City Council Members for Historical Step in Reimagining Public Safety
“Transforming this system will not happen overnight. This is just the beginning — but it will undoubtedly lead to long-lasting change.”
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Local Progress Condemns Trump’s Threats to Deploy Military Against Protests
In response to President Trump’s remarks threatening to deploy the US military in cities and states, Local Progress released the following statement.
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Local Leaders to Congress: Credit Cards Aren’t a Housing Strategy
Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Louisville, Philadelphia, Hartford, and San Francisco.
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New Reform/Transform report analyzes police policy and budgets in Oak Park, IL
A new report released by Freedom to Thrive Oak Park and Local Progress highlights the need to reimagine budgeting in Oak Park amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Local Progress Reacts to Lack of State and Local Funding in $484 Billion Coronavirus Aid Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the announcement that the Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal for additional coronavirus aid.
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City Leaders Rally Around a Fix: Cancel the Rent
To prevent a housing disaster, leaders in nine U.S. cities called on state and federal officials to give more support to tenants as the COVID-19 crisis deepens.
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RELEASE: 100+ Elected Officials Call on Congress and Federal Reserve for Financial Relief
100+ Local and State Elected Officials Call on Congress and Federal Reserve for Financial Relief to All Cities, States, and Territories.
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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.
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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.
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.
