- ▹ April 20, 2021
George Floyd.
Today, we hold George Floyd, his daughter, his family and friends tighter in our hearts.
- Public Safety
- ▹ April 15, 2021
MN Local Electeds Call for End of Military-Police Response to Protests
More than a dozen local elected officials across the state are calling on those in charge of Operational Safety Net.
- Climate Justice
- ▹ March 29, 2021
On the Ground in Texas: Insights from El Paso
Francisco Sanchez wipes snow off his car with a boogie board before going out sledding with his kids at Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas.
- Immigrant Justice, Public Safety
- ▹ March 25, 2021
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
- ▹ March 23, 2021
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.
- ▹ March 23, 2021
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
- ▹ March 22, 2021
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
- ▹ March 18, 2021
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.”
- ▹ March 12, 2021
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.
- ▹ February 25, 2021
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.”
- ▹ February 24, 2021
“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.
- ▹ February 17, 2021
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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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:
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights
- ▹ August 17, 2022
How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion
As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world.
- ▹ August 6, 2022
Colorado Progressives Celebrate Victories at National Conference in Denver
After two years of Zoom meetings, the return of the Local Progress convention to an in-person format was an opportunity for progressives such as Kniech to share what they've accomplished with people who'd flown in from across the country.
- Economic Justice
- ▹ July 14, 2022
Local Governments Mobilize to Support Working Citizens
In recent years, a number of local governments have stepped up their programs to support workers, from enacting local minimum wage laws and pursuing wage theft to creating new offices to enforce labor laws.
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights
- ▹ July 8, 2022
Local Progress takes progressive reproductive freedom agenda to local leaders
“I would say that many people in Texas who have the ability to be pregnant are now at risk,” said Kara Sheehan, the Texas chapter manager of Local Progress. “We are looking to our local officials to lead."
press Releases
- Public Safety, School Boards
- ▹ June 23, 2022
School Safety & the Senate’s Bipartisan Gun Control Bill
We need meaningful gun control coupled with the things that build truly safe schools – providing physical, psychological, and emotional safety for all students. That means fully funding our public schools to have the teachers, staff, materials and spaces children need.
- Economic Justice, Public Safety
- ▹ April 1, 2022
Biden’s Proposed 2023 Federal Budget & Community Safety
Earlier this week, President Biden released his FY2023 budget proposal.
- Climate Justice
- ▹ February 15, 2022
LPTX Calls for Action on Anniversary of Winter Storm Uri
This week, more than 30 local leaders signed an open letter calling for a massive overhaul of Texas’ energy infrastructure.
- Home Rule
- ▹ February 8, 2022
Local Elected Officials Across Florida Sound Alarm on Legislative Session
Today, local elected officials across Florida sounded the alarm on the dangerous bills being debated during this legislative session.
- Public Safety
- ▹ April 15, 2021
MN Local Electeds Call for End of Military-Police Response to Protests
More than a dozen local elected officials across the state are calling on those in charge of Operational Safety Net.
